Double dip bad news from Brad Casemore: Avaya is still not showing anymore signs of growth and HP is looking at even more cuts. It's depressing to see two storied companies struggling like this. Kennedy apparently did say that the employee headcount at the company is likely to be reduced through … [Read more...]
Last Week’s Leavings: Avaya and HP | Twilight in the Valley of the Nerds
May 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
What Is a Blade Server?
February 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been watching enterprise IT for over 20 years now, and I’ve seen some radical changes. In the server space, one of the biggest shifts was the form factor of the servers: From tower to rack-mount to blades. But what makes a blade server anyway? Let’s consider this for a moment, as we watch … [Read more...]
HP’s Mighty Stumble
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
How could a company as mighty and diverse as HP have had so many issues with executive management? HP stumbled mightily in 2011, and it had nothing to do with product or people. Even sales remained strong, though the PC business is changing. HP’s mighty stumble was a crisis of confidence due … [Read more...]
Why Should Anyone Take Dell Seriously in Enterprise Storage?
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
For a massive IT company, Dell sure doesn’t get the kind of respect given their competitors. Time and again, I’ll hear the sneers about Dell being little more than a “box shifter” who doesn’t “get” real enterprise IT needs. After a series of acquisitions in storage and … [Read more...]
Virtual Bill’s Tech Field Day 5 Review
May 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Woah… figures that when I get back home from Tech Field Day #5, I am completely slammed at work and home and I have barely found the time for the usual things, let alone blogging. So, while I have been away from the Virtual Bill blog, the other delegates from TFD5 have produces some amazing … [Read more...]
Show 30 – HP ExpertOne Certifications
January 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This week we hear from HP on their Network Certification program. Rebekah Harvey, Director of Product Management for HP Global Certification and Learning got in the hot seat and answered our questions on their program. Many people are saying that HP Networking is likely to do well, and we may … [Read more...]
Every Company Is Gunning For Someone Else
December 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Everyone has a target on their backs, but they all aim in different directions One of the amusing aspects of being self-employed is watching all the giants battle it out. Every company is gunning for someone, but the amazing thing is that they rarely point their sights directly at each other: … [Read more...]
Show 25 – Omniscient Logic – HP Networking in the Data Centre
November 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This week we are speaking with Lin Nease, Director of Advanced Technology, from HP Networking about the high end features, functions and capabilities of their Networking products. We talked a bit about the history of HP Networking and the convergence of the product lines (Procurve and … [Read more...]
Could Oracle’s Next Acquisition Be HP or NetApp?
September 24, 2010 by 2 Comments
Larry Ellison is on a tear at Oracle. Who will he buy next? Oracle has its sights set very high. Although the company is best-known for its namesake database software, a steady string of acquisitions has transformed the company (and its colorful leader, Larry Ellison) into an industry … [Read more...]
The Enterprise IT Acquisition Game
September 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The players are lining up for the biggest acquisition game enterprise IT has witnessed in a while Today is the (a?) day of reckoning in the 3Par saga, with Dell widely expected to make a counter-offer higher than HP’s bid. But this mega deal, like the Data Domain war before it, sends a strong … [Read more...]