Are data services like water or electricity?

Are data services like water or electricity?

Source: CIO.com, Author Matt Watts. I know it sounds strange to many in the IT world, but your customers are starting to think of your service as a utility. Yes, that kind of utility: gas, water, electricity. Something they turn on with the press of a button or the...
3 key trends for 2015

3 key trends for 2015

Source: VMware CloudOps, Author, Craig Dobson As we look forward to finding out what 2015 holds—both from a market and an industry perspective, one thing is for certain: the rapid changes we have seen in our industry will continue. In fact, the pace of change is...
Data rush: Part 1

Data rush: Part 1

The Explosion “It’s not my fault,” said the Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) as he went back to his desk. The users in the New York office were frustrated with the database performance. Scott, a seasoned Oracle DBA walked back to his desk after a...