As we wrap up 2010, I wanted to say thanks to the people who continue to support this blog. I’ve had the opportunity to attend several trips and meet dozens of people in the technology blogger world, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I have several blog stories in the works for the first part of January 2011, starting with a complete write up of HP and IBM blade offerings after which I will finish up with a summary giving my opinion on who has the best blade server, so stay tuned. As part of my final blog posting for 2010, I thought it would be fun to give you some details about BladesMadeSimple.com and what was hot, and what was not, so here we go.
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Yet Another Movie Chooses HP
I have a scoop that another movie recently chose to use HP blade servers to finalize production. While I can not disclose the studio, I can say that it is not their first venture with HP blade servers. Continue reading
Lessons Learned from Dell OEM Day
At the conclusion of a long day in Austin, I decided to take a few minutes to provide some thoughts about what I learned today. Continue reading
Dell’s Super Secret Society
On Tuesday I have the pleasure of joining a handful of other bloggers in Round Rock, TX, to visit with one of Dell’s top secret societies Continue reading
What’s Your Problem??
I’m deviating from the norm today to ask you a question: what’s your problem? I ask not in a sarcastic way, but in a serious way. Writing about blade servers is fun, but I’m looking to write up some posts on what problems blade servers, or x86 servers in general, help solve – and I’m looking for your feedback. Of course, I could rely on the marketing that vendors provide on how they can “increase your ROI” or “reduce your TCO”, but I want REAL issues from you, the reader, and not a bunch of corporate buzz words. Continue reading
IBM Gains Blade Server Market Share in Q3 2010
IDC came out with their 3Q 2010 worldwide server market revenue report last month which shows that IBM grew from Q2 2010 in their blade market share. Continue reading