Read Part 1 and Part 2 (IaaS) and Part 3 (SaaS) here. In the previous entries we discussed the possible impact of IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), SaaS (Software a as a Service) and even briefly PaaS (Platform as a Service) on the role of our Cloud IT Manager separately. It is, however, important to realizeContinue reading “Conclusion: Cloud Computing and the New Role of the IT manager”
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Part 3: SaaS and the New Role of the IT Manager
Read Part 1 and Part 2 here. Cloud purists would argue that a true Cloud IT organization exclusively uses services (SaaS) and owns no software, let alone platforms or infrastructure. And if these purists started a brand new organization today, they might have a point, at least until their first takeover or merger. This notContinue reading “Part 3: SaaS and the New Role of the IT Manager”
Part 2: IaaS and the New Role of the IT manager
Read Part 1 here. How does Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) impact the role of our Cloud IT Manager? Well, first of all, he will need to learn some new skills, the first one being virtualization management. Second, to have any chance of deploying his current intertwined spaghetti of applications into the cloud he needsContinue reading “Part 2: IaaS and the New Role of the IT manager”
Cloud Computing and the new (leaner?) role for the IT manager, Part 1.
In last week’s blog post I suggested we already were at the top of the Publishing hype cycle for Cloud. Little did I know that just about every magazine to hit my doormat this week would be a dedicated special issue about Cloud Computing. The most innovative was a double feature that when read fromContinue reading “Cloud Computing and the new (leaner?) role for the IT manager, Part 1.”
Cloud Computing , another “4 P’s in a Pot” Innovation?
I guess the title of this blog post needs a little explanation. Back in college – we’re talking 80’s here – professor Dr. ir. G.C. Nielen gave me some insight into the laws of innovation. His 4P law of academic innovation started with P for Problem. Next individuals would Ponder on the Problem, the third step was Publishing,Continue reading “Cloud Computing , another “4 P’s in a Pot” Innovation?”
Have you got what it takes? Play PPM Hero today and find out!
CA is launching a new, exciting and fun interactive online game. In PPM Hero, the game, projects leaders run around an office trying to solve problems (sounds familiar?). The fun part is that you can get additional funding for your project by correctly answering various PPM questions. While loading up some energy at the PPMContinue reading “Have you got what it takes? Play PPM Hero today and find out!”
Certified – So you think you can dance?
Learn the Steps or Feel the Beat? Everyone who ever attended event night at one of the major software vendors’ user conferences knows, “Real IT people don’t dance” (or should I say “IT people don’t really dance”). Yet I plan to use a dance analogy when discussing the various best practice frameworks and methods weContinue reading “Certified – So you think you can dance?”
A Service Portfolio approach to Cost Management
Do Lean Times require Smart IT, or does Lean IT mean Smart Times? This week a major European IT magazine launched Smart IT, an expert forum dedicated to how smarter IT can help reduce enterprise cost, So not just IT cost itself. It is only fitting that the first case discussed here was a retailContinue reading “A Service Portfolio approach to Cost Management”
Is a Thin client also a Lean client? Or are we now Clouding the issue and is not all Chrome that glitters?
Today Google announced their second OS, but somehow this got a lot more attention than their first (Android). I am sure this has to do with the fact it now seems an all out war between two giants, both doing Search, both doing Mobile, both doing Office Suites and now both doing OS’s. All fourContinue reading “Is a Thin client also a Lean client? Or are we now Clouding the issue and is not all Chrome that glitters?”
Why is it so complex to make IT simple?
Whenever I tell someone I work for an IT company, you see a little spark of fear pop into their eyes while they quickly check their watch. Probably because they know from experience (with other IT people not with me) that there is a big chance the conversation will become complex, lengthy and likely evenContinue reading “Why is it so complex to make IT simple?”
Tune Into The Cloud 