The Path to CIO: From Mining Gold to Developing People
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Fireman, policeman, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! For Tracy Kemp, CIO of Allegion, the Path to CIO started in the Big Sky...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: The Series Finale
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Firefighter, police officer, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! So, how did we all end up there? Over the past year, I have asked a...
View ArticleDanish school sees learning blossom with 2-in-1s
We love seeing success stories like this. Nordfyns Kommune is a municipality in southern Denmark. At one of its schools – Sletten Skole – it has recently given students Dell Venue 11 Pro tablets,...
View ArticleWhat is the significance of 11.4 cents??
Did you know that using an electricity rate of 11.4 cents per kWh provides a simple method of calculating annual electricity cost of any device? 1 watt of power consumption, with an electricity rate of...
View ArticleIT’s Year in Review
New Year’s Day 2015 As I sat watching the Rose Bowl (not that I am a big follower of college football, I’m more of a pro football/college basketball kind of fan), but it is an annual tradition to watch...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: It All Started with (an) Operation!
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Fireman, policeman, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! For Will Lassalle his dream of being a surgeon started with a game...a game of...
View ArticleTesting C-State Settings and Performance with the Oracle Database on Linux
In my previous post How to Maximise CPU Performance for the Oracle Database on Linux I looked at some of the settings related to CPU performance and in this post I will look at some tests that prove...
View ArticleTo Get Where You Are Going…Amplify Your Value
To get where you are going...you have to know where you are! Sounds pretty obvious doesn’t it. To arrive at any destination, you have to leave where you are and move toward that destination. At the...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: Connecting the Dots
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO,” said no child...ever! Fire fighter, police officer, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! Engineering was the only path that made sense to Intel Security...
View ArticleTroubleshooting the Altiris Manageability Toolkit for vPro Technology – Part...
Troubleshooting issues with the Intel® AMT Provisioning process can be a daunting prospect. This series walks through the troubleshooting methods to pinpoint where problems originate and how to fix...
View ArticleConsolidating older 2-socket workloads onto Dell’s new R810 (Xeon 7500/6500)
Intel's Xeon 7500/6500 processor series brings the biggest leap in performance in Xeon's history. This level of performance enables consolidation of a ton of older servers onto significantly fewer Xeon...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: From Paris to the Sierra Nevadas
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Firefighter, police officer, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! CIO of Brain Balance Achievement Centers, Stephane Bourles’ Path to...
View ArticleUsing 2 in 1s for Disruptive Innovation at Front Porch
In a time of rapid change, innovation is crucial for any enterprise. But I haven’t seen many organizations approach innovation as thoughtfully and systematically as Front Porch. This California-based...
View ArticleAmplify Your Value – A Seismic Shift Forward
Did you feel it? Did you feel the shifting of the earth? Did you hear it? Did you hear the rumble so loud you could feel it in your bones? What? You missed it? What were you doing on Saturday night...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: Riding the Wave to the Public Sector
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Firefighter, police officer, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! As a child Aleta Jeffress, CIO for the City of Aurora, Colorado,...
View ArticleVirtualization 2.0 and Data Center Architectures – what can IT expect?
Virtualization 1.0 is yesterday’s news; the days of virtualization being used only as a tactical tool to drive consolidation and higher system utilization are quickly ending. For the most part,...
View ArticleYou’re the (2 in) 1 for Me!
OK, I admit it. I’m a geek. I like technology—especially new technology. In this blog I want to share my experience with 2-in-1 devices. For the last several years, I’ve been an IT Program Manager for...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: The Building Blocks of a CIO
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Fireman, policeman, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! Isaac Sacolick wanted to build...bridges, buildings, trains. His love for...
View ArticleVMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Sets New Record
VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 All NVMe Flash Array with Intel® SSD P3520 Sets New Record At VMworld last year, we demonstrated the World’s First 64 node All Flash Virtual SAN with NVMe and SATA SSDs. The...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: Play That Funky Music Tech Boy
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Firefighter, police officer, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! Steve Ginsberg’s Path to CIO included stops in Hollywood, the...
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