About 5 or 6 years ago I attended a Gartner event in Florida when I spent time talking to IT managers about their business challenges. Back then, virtualization was something that many customers were talking about but few people were … Continue reading
Thanks for the Memories
Recently, our CMO blogged about the server transition from DDR-2 memory to DDR-3 memory. One of his key points was that the investments needed to drive the cost of DDR-3 down to DDR-2 levels might not be made as quickly … Continue reading
Shanghai Express
Economic uncertainty? What better time to launch a product that can help customers integrate their demanding workloads, achieve increased utilization of their servers, and bring about the enterprise-wide cost-saving and performance enhancing benefits of virtualization? And all done with a … Continue reading
No "I" in TEAM
For those of you following this blog, you have probably put it together that I am in fact a long time Pittsburgh Steelers fan. And just for the record, growing up in NY in the 1970’s as a loud-mouth Pittsburgh … Continue reading
Good-bye to Neverland
I have been lucky to spend my entire career in an industry that won’t take “no” for an answer. The computer industry has been all about breaking barriers and expanding into new frontiers. We figure out how to make computers … Continue reading
Hollywood Reporter
Sunday evening, Oct 26, this Texas girl checked into the Beverly Hilton Hotel (BHH) – my home away from home during the 2008 Microsoft Professional Developer Conference. And, while I knew that I would be hearing a lot about “The … Continue reading
The Importance of Consistency
I was reading today about the Oakland Raiders’ latest fired coach filing a grievance for the salary he still believes he is owed. That got me thinking that just five years ago the Oakland Raiders were in a Super Bowl. … Continue reading
Cloud Computing: Getting Beyond the Fluff
Today was an exciting day for AMD. We announced that AMD is a key processor partner for cloud computing solutions offered by various software partners and customers – Microsoft, STRATO and DAUM Communications, to name a few. And we’re thrilled … Continue reading
Signs of Life
Two weeks away from the keyboard and it seems like an eternity. My last blog left off with the tie donning Mike Nolan still walking the Niners sideline, the Raiders looking more like a CFL team than an NFL team … Continue reading
Goal-Line Stand
OK, I am ready for the criticism, so bring it on. How did I miss the shoe-in pick and nail the upset; well, as they say in the NFL, “On Any Given Sunday”. And I know some of you are … Continue reading
