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
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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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
