Celtic Innovation

Celtic Innovation

One of the selling points for virtualizing an IT infrastructure is that it will give the IT staff more time to innovate around the needs of the business. After sweeping…
Alaskan Silos

Alaskan Silos

One of the more common IT themes in the last few years has been the "cleaning up" of IT silos that have sprung up across an organization (the MD Anderson…
Three Box Balancing

Three Box Balancing

In June I plan on returning to New York City to cover the World Innovation Forum (WIF). I have learned much about corporate innovation theory at this conference, and I…
Innovation Training

Innovation Training

As I mentioned last year, ten of my current co-workers joined EMC in September as part of an accelerated leadership program. Several of us are mentoring them through the first…
Wavemaker Ripples

Wavemaker Ripples

The VMware acquisition of WaveMaker was recently announced by SpringSource. The acquisition certainly has cloud implications. In fact,  EMC's Chief IT architect characterizes WaveMaker as "PowerBuilder for the Cloud".  If…
VDC Class Launches

VDC Class Launches

Last week Chuck gave an update on the launching of EMC's latest certification course, and mentioned that there were nearly 500 people signed up to take the course. Earlier this…
Into the MIX

Into the MIX

This June I will attend my 3rd World Innovation Forum in New York City. I attend as an invitee of HSM Global, listen to the speakers, and publish my thoughts.…
Innovation Cubed Conference

Innovation Cubed Conference

Last week I was invited to speak at the Innovation Cubed Conference in Orlando, Florida.  The crowd attending the conference was a good mix of large and small companies, some…