I too find myself at an inflection point. While I am truly excited by the prospects for AMD, there are projects in my life outside of AMD that offer me compelling opportunities. Continue reading
I’ve Looked at Cloud Computing from Both Sides Now…
“I’ve looked at cloud computing from both sides now, From up and down, and still somehow, It’s cloud illusions I recall, I really don’t know cloud computing, at all.” - (With apologies to) Joni Mitchell, 1969 I searched for … Continue reading
Does AMD Advertise?
One of the things people often tell me is that AMD doesn’t advertise. They mournfully tell me: “If only you could spend the sort of money that your competitor does, then your PCs would be as well known.” If only … Continue reading
Top 10 List – Things You Might not Know about AMD Fusion APUs
I don’t typically blog about AMD news, but couldn’t help myself today because today represents a new chapter in the Fusion era of computing. We have updated our award-winning (see No. 9 below) C- and E-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) … Continue reading
Technology, Literacy and the “Ovarian Lottery”
I was fortunate enough to attend the International Conference on Ethics, Governance and Technology – Key Drivers for Societal Change conference in New Delhi last week. This event, organized by AMD in association with ASSOCHAM, examined many of the issues … Continue reading
“Highlander” is Just a Movie
If you have seen the movie Highlander you will know that it is about immortals who cut each other’s heads off because in the end “there can only be one.” Now, if you follow the tablet hype you would think … Continue reading
AMD Takes Seattle (ok, technically Bellevue)
Earlier this month AMD hosted its inaugural AMD Fusion Developer Summit in the greater Seattle area. I wanted to share some of the highlights with you to give you a flavor of the event. It was really quite memorable. Originally … Continue reading
Voting for Openness
In my last blog I asked whether you would vote for your IT department. I focused on the “democratization of IT” that companies are experiencing as a result of the new applications and devices we are all running. This week … Continue reading
Would You Vote for Your IT Department?
According to Wikipedia, democracy “is a form of government in which all citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.” Few would argue their IT department act like democratic organizations, and many would argue they shouldn’t. … Continue reading
A New Kind of Openness
I was recently musing on the quote attributed to Thomas J. Watson, the founder of IBM, about the number of computers the world would need. As the story goes, in 1943 he said, “I think there is a world market … Continue reading
