April 30, 2012 Executive Technology Strategies ets 12-04-11
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This Week the following topics are highlighted: Desktops Anywhere, Smartphones, and CISPA - VMware Inc. announced new products to help enterprises extend services to the cloud and a variety of traditional and new platforms. First quarter smartphone and tablet activations prove that Apple is gaining further ground as the preferred enterprise platform. Lastly, cyber-security legislation CISPA has moved one step closer to law. RFG believes VMware's updated applications will be well received within corporate environments where employees are demanding greater access to enterprise services. By deploying the new Horizon Application Manager and View VDI, employees will be able to access Windows desktops, shared storage, and numerous enterprise services across devices and networks. Along with the potential boon to productivity come the typical security concerns, which IT executives must counterbalance by upgrading enterprise frameworks and policies to safe usage and secure resources. The IaaS products are little more than the means by which PaaS solutions are offered; thus it is logical for IaaS frontrunner Piston Cloud to work to secure its position and future by working with VMware's OpenStack. IT executives considering and/or adopting PaaS solutions should watch this space as the combination of the two products should be compelling once operable. Though Good’s data is mostly U.S.-based and ignores two mobile platforms, it nonetheless is a good indicator of current enterprise behaviors. Despite Apple smartphones being potentially more expensive to purchase, Android fragmentation has been costly and challenging for IT departments. As a result, the market is seeing what may be the beginning of an extended slide in Android market position until and unless Google can better wrangle Android implementation, quality, and support to ease enterprise burdens. On the tablet front, the iPad remains the only compelling product at its price point – which now starts $100 lower than before given Apple's decision to sell the iPad 2 along with the new iPad. Though other products are less expensive and available in other screen sizes, the iPad remains the most usable platform for enterprise employees and IT administrators. IT executives should fear the continued pushes from U.S. congressmen, senators, and members of special interest groups to encourage corporations to more readily share information with the government. Though CISPA is likely to die at or before it hits the President's office (the White House Office of Management and Budget has recommended it be vetoed), this modified version of SOPA is not destined to be the last of its kind. The wording of this, and potentially future versions of similar legislation, calls for voluntary sharing of information. Unfortunately, such sharing of information could easily be coerced from vendors participating in government contracts. Further, the implications of this type of legislation could impact cloud initiatives by requiring cloud providers to share enterprises data with government authorities. IT executives should keep appraised of this and future legislation and work with senior legal and business executives to lobby accordingly and ensure the government respects corporate privacy. Transforming Storage - EMC Corp. sheds more light on Project Thunder while Hewlett-Packard Co. launches HP 3PAR program guaranteed to double performance in VMware environments. Elsewhere, it seems Violin Memory Inc. will be releasing an SAP AG HANA appliance using Violin Memory flash arrays before the end of the quarter. Meanwhile, Fusion-io Inc., announced NoSQL database company Couchbase Inc. would be optimizing its Couchbase server offering using Fusion-io's PCIe flash ioMemory products and released its third quarter financials. RFG believes the choices for next generation storage solutions will continue to expand and blur over the next two to three years as vendors toy with varying options, as they attempt to provide users with the best solutions to workload use cases. It is no longer about just cost and/or performance and "just a bunch of disks" (JBOD) packaging. It is about automation, auto-tiering, clustering, load balancing, server-data proximity, scaling, virtual pools, and other features that improve efficiency and productivity. The EMC Project Thunder approach is similar to the Violin Memory platform except that no applications will run in the Thunder boxes. Couchbase's incorporation of Fusion-io technology starts to blur the difference between the Violin Memory architecture and Fusion-io's. Moreover, Violin Memory plans on extending its architecture so that its memory arrays and embedded servers become an application platform, similar to Oracle Corp.'s Exadata and Exalytics engines but at lower cost points. As to the HP guarantee program, RFG believes the concept demonstrates HP's faith in and commitment to the 3PAR architecture. However, the guarantee is not a statement of its new technology over that of competitors – it is a conviction of the advantages the 3PAR next generation architecture has over the older, traditional legacy storage arrays. Properly configured HP should be able to deliver on its commitment without the need for ponying up added hardware or services. IT executives should be thinking about storage differently in the future and moving toward acquiring storage on a "fit for purpose" workload usage basis. Furthermore, IT executives will also have to factor in multiple platforms integrating with each other to create an optimized infrastructure architecture. Some Acquisitions are Quietly Growing Large Service Provider Capabilities - Glancee was quietly acquired by Facebook on May 7, 2012. This acquisition adds to Facebook’s mobile tech portfolio. In addition, there are indications that Twitter is trying to purchase Camera+ and Linkedin is purchasing Slideshare.Editor’s Note: The first reason that this item was highlighted is to make note of this type of growth strategy – increase service provider capabilities and provide more reasons for the customer base to stay with this provider. It is also interesting to note that due to the proliferation of application development activities, service providers are able to expand their offerings beyond what was originally envisioned. HP Details Its Cloud Computing Strategy At Openstack - In an article posted by Adam Riglian (News Writer), HP detailed its cloud computing strategy at the OpenStack Conference in San Francisco to an audience that had long been wondering when the Silicon Valley superpower would finally make clear its cloud ambitions.Editor’s Note: The major point of this article is that a major technical manufacturer and service provider is aligning themselves with open source and as such it is developing a, as they put it, cloud eco-system that will be supported by different IaaS providers and populated by numerous open source partners. HP is providing the PaaS service without getting into the brokering of applications. They appear to feel that the open source community will thrive going forward and become as profitable as the closed system that many other providers are developing. Experture feels that this is a valid approach – there are many cloud providers that do not own the infrastructure, but HP takes it a step further in that they are offering to provide a platform on which to support open source application systems. Desktops Anywhere, Smartphones, and CISPA Lead Analyst: Adam Braunstein VMware Inc. announced new products to help enterprises extend services to the cloud and a variety of traditional and new platforms. First quarter smartphone and tablet activations prove that Apple is gaining further ground as the preferred enterprise platform. Lastly, cyber-security legislation CISPA has moved one step closer to law. Focal Points:
RFG believes VMware's updated applications will be well received within corporate environments where employees are demanding greater access to enterprise services. By deploying the new Horizon Application Manager and View VDI, employees will be able to access Windows desktops, shared storage, and numerous enterprise services across devices and networks. Along with the potential boon to productivity come the typical security concerns, which IT executives must counterbalance by upgrading enterprise frameworks and policies to safe usage and secure resources. The IaaS products are little more than the means by which PaaS solutions are offered; thus it is logical for IaaS frontrunner Piston Cloud to work to secure its position and future by working with VMware's OpenStack. IT executives considering and/or adopting PaaS solutions should watch this space as the combination of the two products should be compelling once operable. Though Good’s data is mostly U.S.-based and ignores two mobile platforms, it nonetheless is a good indicator of current enterprise behaviors. Despite Apple smartphones being potentially more expensive to purchase, Android fragmentation has been costly and challenging for IT departments. As a result, the market is seeing what may be the beginning of an extended slide in Android market position until and unless Google can better wrangle Android implementation, quality, and support to ease enterprise burdens. On the tablet front, the iPad remains the only compelling product at its price point – which now starts $100 lower than before given Apple's decision to sell the iPad 2 along with the new iPad. Though other products are less expensive and available in other screen sizes, the iPad remains the most usable platform for enterprise employees and IT administrators. IT executives should fear the continued pushes from U.S. congressmen, senators, and members of special interest groups to encourage corporations to more readily share information with the government. Though CISPA is likely to die at or before it hits the President's office (the White House Office of Management and Budget has recommended it be vetoed), this modified version of SOPA is not destined to be the last of its kind. The wording of this, and potentially future versions of similar legislation, calls for voluntary sharing of information. Unfortunately, such sharing of information could easily be coerced from vendors participating in government contracts. Further, the implications of this type of legislation could impact cloud initiatives by requiring cloud providers to share enterprises data with government authorities. IT executives should keep appraised of this and future legislation and work with senior legal and business executives to lobby accordingly and ensure the government respects corporate privacy. Transforming Storage Lead Analyst: Cal Braunstein EMC Corp. sheds more light on Project Thunder while Hewlett-Packard Co. launches HP 3PAR program guaranteed to double performance in VMware environments. Elsewhere, it seems Violin Memory Inc. will be releasing an SAP AG HANA appliance using Violin Memory flash arrays before the end of the quarter. Meanwhile, Fusion-io Inc., announced NoSQL database company Couchbase Inc. would be optimizing its Couchbase server offering using Fusion-io's PCIe flash ioMemory products and released its third quarter financials. Focal Points:
RFG believes the choices for next generation storage solutions will continue to expand and blur over the next two to three years as vendors toy with varying options, as they attempt to provide users with the best solutions to workload use cases. It is no longer about just cost and/or performance and "just a bunch of disks" (JBOD) packaging. It is about automation, auto-tiering, clustering, load balancing, server-data proximity, scaling, virtual pools, and other features that improve efficiency and productivity. The EMC Project Thunder approach is similar to the Violin Memory platform except that no applications will run in the Thunder boxes. Couchbase's incorporation of Fusion-io technology starts to blur the difference between the Violin Memory architecture and Fusion-io's. Moreover, Violin Memory plans on extending its architecture so that its memory arrays and embedded servers become an application platform, similar to Oracle Corp.'s Exadata and Exalytics engines but at lower cost points. As to the HP guarantee program, RFG believes the concept demonstrates HP's faith in and commitment to the 3PAR architecture. However, the guarantee is not a statement of its new technology over that of competitors – it is a conviction of the advantages the 3PAR next generation architecture has over the older, traditional legacy storage arrays. Properly configured HP should be able to deliver on its commitment without the need for ponying up added hardware or services. IT executives should be thinking about storage differently in the future and moving toward acquiring storage on a "fit for purpose" workload usage basis. Furthermore, IT executives will also have to factor in multiple platforms integrating with each other to create an optimized infrastructure architecture. Some Acquisitions are Quietly Growing Large Service Provider CapabilitiesHal Kreitzman Glancee was quietly acquired by Facebook on May 7, 2012. This acquisition adds to Facebook’s mobile tech portfolio. In addition, there are indications that Twitter is trying to purchase Camera+ and Linkedin is purchasing Slideshare.Focal points:
Editor’s Note: The first reason that this item was highlighted is to make note of this type of growth strategy – increase service provider capabilities and provide more reasons for the customer base to stay with this provider. It is also interesting to note that due to the proliferation of application development activities, service providers are able to expand their offerings beyond what was originally envisioned. HP Details Its Cloud Computing Strategy At OpenstackEditor: Hal Kreitzman In an article posted by Adam Riglian (News Writer), HP detailed its cloud computing strategy at the OpenStack Conference in San Francisco to an audience that had long been wondering when the Silicon Valley superpower would finally make clear its cloud ambitions. Focal Points:
Editor’s Note: The major point of this article is that a major technical manufacturer and service provider is aligning themselves with open source and as such it is developing a, as they put it, cloud eco-system that will be supported by different IaaS providers and populated by numerous open source partners. HP is providing the PaaS service without getting into the brokering of applications. They appear to feel that the open source community will thrive going forward and become as profitable as the closed system that many other providers are developing. Experture feels that this is a valid approach – there are many cloud providers that do not own the infrastructure, but HP takes it a step further in that they are offering to provide a platform on which to support open source application systems. Copyright © 2004-2012 Experture and Robert Frances Group, all rights reserved 649 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield, CT. 06824; (203) 557-0856; http://www.experture.com/; Contact: inquiry@experture.com Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2014 2014 -> For want of a nail 2014 -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 2014 -> Ihbb asian Championships 2014 middle school bowl Round 4 First Quarter 2014 -> Ihbb european Championships 2014 Bowl Round 4 First Quarter 2014 -> International History Bee and Bowl 2013-14 Asian Division Question Set Bowl Round Six 2014 -> United states patent and trademark office 2014 -> Coffs harbour eisteddfod vocal syllabus 2014 -> Listen News Programs Schedule pledge now 2014 -> Slow club announce third album complete surrender Download 47.06 Kb. Share with your friends:
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