Hybrid cloud approach and incorporating HPE Greenlake Chris PurcellMarch 6, 20240100 views There was an interesting slice of news that came out during the HPE Discover event in Barcelona late November. It was the about improve ways to automate ITOps, which announced the foundational APIs for the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform. The HPE GreenLake platform now enables users to automate operations via APIs to achieve velocity, get consistent results, reduce costs, and scale.… Read more
Shifting cloud first strategy and pursuing hybrid cloud approach incorporating HPE GreenLake Chris PurcellJanuary 13, 2024086 views There was an interesting slice of news that came out during the HPE Discover event in Barcelona late November. It was about improve ways to automate ITOps, which announced the foundational APIs for the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform. The HPE GreenLake platform now enables users to automate operations via APIs to achieve velocity, get consistent results, reduce costs, and scale. Today, many enterprises are shifting their cloud first strategy and are now pursuing hybrid cloud approach and incorporating HPE GreenLake.… Read more
Calling all developers…well actually calling all technologist. Chris PurcellSeptember 13, 2023084 views One of our best kept secrets at HPE is our vibrant Developer Community where you can map into community knowledge to find out about all things software at HPE. One of the coolest programs within the dev community is our monthly Munch & Learn Technology Talks where you can join in a one-hour free webinars to hear from and engage with renowned technologists as they share thought-leadership insights on popular HPE and open source technologies. … Read more
>>TOP THINKING Network Innovation or Iteration? A Matter of Perspective Chris PurcellMarch 18, 20190171 views As a member of the tech sector for quite some time, I have seen my fair share of marketing trends come and go. Typically, a new term is introduced and quickly becomes the “hot new thing,” promising to not only deliver the end-user from the challenges of their current environment, but also give the solution provider the opportunity to make a lot of money.… Read more
How Software-Defining Your Datacenter Can Be as Easy as Ordering a Pizza Chris PurcellDecember 13, 20180193 views [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]What does it mean to software-define something, or to move into the digital age? These phrases may sound strange at first, but if you look around, companies all over the world are doing these things every day. Hell, take pizza for example. You might not think you can software-define pizza, but it has already happened, and you probably didn’t even realize it.… Read more
Top Two Hybrid Cloud Concerns?Spend & Security Chris PurcellSeptember 27, 20180152 views [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Businesses are embracing hybrid cloud in record numbers because it lets them choose a mix of applications, services and platforms — all tailored to their needs. Yet, many struggle with the complexity of operating different private and public clouds in conjunction with traditional infrastructure. Often, they don’t have the right skills to oversee and manage their cloud implementations and that can lead to unrestrained cost and risk.… Read more
>>TOP THINKINGFailback in Seconds: Customer Share Disaster Recovery Stories from the Data Center Chris PurcellSeptember 27, 20180162 views [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Hurricanes, floods, cyberattacks, and simple human error — I’m sure you’ve heard your share of these types of data center disaster stories. Some disasters are predictable and give you plenty of time to prepare. Businesses in the “tornado belt,” for example, experience a much higher probability of weather-related outages in certain months and can plan ahead. Other businesses, unfortunately, get completely blindsided.… Read more
>>TOP THINKING – Teach your children well. Hyperconverged can help. Chris PurcellJuly 17, 20180195 views [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Teach your children well. Their IT purgatory will surely go by…” I’ve stretched the lyrics a bit, but not the meaning. Crosby, Stills & Nash were making a good point in that classic song: In order to prepare our children to be the innovators of the future, it’s really important how we teach them, not just what we teach them.… Read more
>>Top Thinking Chris PurcellMarch 17, 20180163 views [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What makes the future exciting? Simplicity. In all of our wildest imaginings in stories and movies about what the future will be like, a simpler life is almost always a central theme, driven by amazing technologies. The world today is getting closer and closer to these imaginings. The smartphone gives us one place to do pretty much anything, anywhere. You don’t necessarily have to get out of bed to turn the lights off if you’ve equipped your home with “smart lights,” and you can use your phone to activate your robot vacuum while you do more valuable things.… Read more