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IBM’s New zEnterprise – Quick Analysis

IBM’s New zEnterprise – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on July 22, 2010

A new mainframe that pulls in Unix and Linux servers – does it prevent enough IT mess to move from x86?

Posted in Business | Tagged conferences, enterprise software, Guruaj Rao, Hardware, ibm, IBMzLaunch, mainframe, Quick Analysis, Steve Mills, SystemZ, zenterprise

Sorting out Microsoft’s clouds – Quick Analysis

Sorting out Microsoft’s clouds – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on July 12, 2010

Microsoft expanded its cloud offerings today, answering the call for “private cloud.”

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Azure, Cloud, Cloud Computing, microsoft, Private Cloud, Quick Analysis

Media Synching – a squiggly can of worms

Media Synching – a squiggly can of worms

By Michael Coté on July 9, 2010

Syncing media and DRM.

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged apple, drm, iPhone, ipod, iTunes, ITunes Store, Music, Quick Analysis, The New Thing

IBM buys BigFix – Quick Analysis

IBM buys BigFix – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on July 1, 2010

IBM buys BigFix to fill out some white-space.

Posted in Business | Tagged asset management, BigFix, configuration management, desktop, ibm, Quick Analysis, Systems Management

Transforming telcos to an “app economy” – Alcatel-Lucent Buys ProgrammableWeb – Quick Analysis

Transforming telcos to an “app economy” – Alcatel-Lucent Buys ProgrammableWeb – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on June 29, 2010

Helping carriers take advantage of selling apps instead of just voice and data.

Posted in Business | Tagged Alcatel-Lucent, Development Tools, dumb pipes, mobile, open API, platforms, ProgrammableWeb, Quick Analysis, stupid network

Automation as a Service from Opscode – Quick Analysis

Automation as a Service from Opscode – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on June 22, 2010

With new cash and a SaaS IT Management offering in beta, Opscode has some interesting stuff going on.

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged automation, Citrix Online, Cloud, Collaborative IT Management, configuration management, google, model-driven automation, Open source, OpsCode, Opscode Platform, paglo, Puppet Labs, Quick Analysis, SaaS, software as a service, Systems Management, Windows 7

Better Junk Mail – Quick Analysis from the Enterprise 2.0 World

Better Junk Mail – Quick Analysis from the Enterprise 2.0 World

By Michael Coté on June 14, 2010

You’re helping companies send you better junk mail than ever.

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged ads, better junk mail, Collaborative, CRM, e2conf, enterprise software, marketing, Quick Analysis, Social CRM, The New Thing, you're just data | 1 Response

Acquiring, everyone’s doing it – SAP Buying Sybase – Quick Analysis

Acquiring, everyone’s doing it – SAP Buying Sybase – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on May 13, 2010

SAP’s acquisition target was said to be a head-scratcher. Sybase certainly makes you cock your head a tad.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged acquisitions, Database, databases, enterprise software, erp, Léo Apotheker, M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Quick Analysis, sap, Sybase

The Java cloud? VMforce – Quick Analysis

The Java cloud? VMforce – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on April 28, 2010

Not exactly the “Java in the cloud” dream, but good looking nonetheless.

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud, Cloud Computing, Development Tools, enterprise software, force.com, Google AppEngine, ibm, Java, Java Virtual Machine, Quick Analysis, salesforce.com, vmforce, VMware | 1 Response

Reading is delightful on the iPad – The iPad Review – Quick Analysis

Reading is delightful on the iPad – The iPad Review – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on April 7, 2010

I’d gladly use an iPad everyday in addition to a real computer, but it’s too expensive to justify it.

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged App Store, apple, google, Google Reader, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Quick Analysis, Reviews, RIA, The New Thing

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