Getting Back to Normal There are moments when we all need a bit of inspiration — especially during these unprecedented times. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been looking for just that. Last week, my 10 year old daughter created a message to motivate and inspire her classmates that I would like to share […]
Reflections on the First 17 Years Today marks a milestone in the history of our company. On May 1st, 2003, we incorporated and together with my original partner, Glen MacDonald, we started operating as HighVail Systems; building a business and a legacy that has truly endured the test of time. Looking back on the last
A Month into Social Isolation: What We Have Learned Let’s face it – we’re all stuck at home. As the events of the global pandemic continue to unfold and we adjust to the critical measures put in place to help protect our safety, our health and our way of life, we begin to realize
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Zombie Applications For many organizations, walking through their datacentre is like taking a trip back in time. Ancient systems from a bygone era dot the landscape between racks of faster, modern hardware. Approach any one of these aging systems and a single, terrifying truth is revealed. They’re still powered on! Oh the horror! Legacy applications
With IBM’s Acquisition of Red Hat, Communication is the Key to Success “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” —George Bernard Shaw Earlier this month, IBM announced the completion of their $34B US acquisition of Red Hat, and now the hard work begins. Although there are a lot
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The Application Implication Unfortunately for Big Bang Theory fans everywhere, this is not another instalment of Chuck Lorre’s masterpiece. So much has been written about the short and long-term significance of IBM’s Red Hat acquisition on the hybrid cloud landscape. Speculation suggests that IBM is well positioned for the next generation platform play that creates seamless computing
How Customers Will Find Opportunity in IBM’s Acquisition of Red Hat Since it was announced late last year, a lot has been written about the acquisition of Red Hat by IBM. The analyst community and media have reported that this acquisition positions IBM as the largest cloud provider in the world. And some speculate that
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The Same But Different: Virtualization vs. Containers There’s been a keen interest in Container technology and it’s interesting because containers have in fact been around for years. Overshadowed by virtualization for the last decade, containers are making a comeback with a ‘run-anywhere on any-platform guarantee’. Does that sound like the promise of Virtualization? Probably, but
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Why Building a Separate DevOps Team Doesn’t Make Sense There are many things in this world I just don’t understand: why do spaceships always meet head on at the same level in space movies; how can you tell when blue cheese has gone bad; and why organizations create separate teams to execute a DevOps transformation.
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Be a Superhero: Avoid Impending End-of-Support Doom Once and For All If your organization develops or consumes applications on a Windows Server platform, the date January 14, 2020 will surely be top of mind. Effective that day, security patches, bug fixes and general operating system support from Microsoft will no longer be available. If you
