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7 takeaways from DevOps Days Austin
Some take aways from Rob. More: 7 takeaways from DevOps Days Austin
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The Truth About Pattern Matching
menswear techniques that sounds really important and next level, but, when you think about it, is really just a basic move you used to do all the time as a kid. —The Truth About Pattern Matching
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Report: IBM, Lenovo x86 server deal hits the skids
Buying IBM’s x86 server business is the quickest way for Lenovo to rocket up the rankings and become the number four server maker in the world, behind IBM and far behind Hewlett-Packard and Dell. The deal would make Lenovo the number three x86 server maker instantly. —Report: IBM, Lenovo x86 server deal hits the skids
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People will do more with Big Data than big companies can
The history of computing over the last 30 years is one of lurches forward every time individuals got the power to do what only big enterprises could do previously — and to do a much better job of it. —People will do more with Big Data than big companies can
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Microsoft adds Azure to its billion dollar a year club | Ars Technica
Amazon Web Services (AWS), by way of comparison, is estimated to have brought in $1.8 billion last year. —Microsoft adds Azure to its billion dollar a year club | Ars Technica
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Exclusive: Bain, Golden Gate in the lead to buy BMC Software – sources
My old company… More: Exclusive: Bain, Golden Gate in the lead to buy BMC Software – sources
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Why it’s an endless churn
The endless search for an organizational handle on the market – that is, rational structures to deal with the irrational – coupled with managers’ ambitions and what I shall call their mobility panic, fuel a never-ending succession of personnel changes, marked by intense personal rivalries, in virtually all big corporations. —Moral Mazes This books keeps…
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In-N-Out Burger Coming To Austin: Austinist
{{{Better get a bucket}}} In-N-Out Burger has reportedly applied for a permit to build what would be its first Austin location near I-35 and Airport Boulevard. The west coast burger chain had already announced plans to open a store in Round Rock. —In-N-Out Burger Coming To Austin: Austinist
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Down on the Guadalupe River
Despite an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion, Mr. Weston, 48, lives modestly with his wife and three children in a 2,300-square-foot double-wide trailer on the banks of the Guadalupe River just outside of San Antonio. In addition to being a successful dot-com and real estate investor, he descends from British nobility on his mother’s…
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Things analysts forecasts won’t tell you
“These old technologies are holding us back. They’re anchors on where we want to go,” he said. “We find the things that have outlived their useful purpose. Our competitors are afraid to remove them. We try to find better solutions – our customers have given us a lot of trust. In general, it’s a good…
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The new fragmentation
The result is the CIOs and individuals face a market over the next five years where Microsoft still dominates PCs, Apple’s iPad leads the tablet category, and Google’s Android leads in smartphone sales. Frank Gillett, Forrester
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Cloud is just computers
I get the big data part of the PureData announcements, but after analyzing the announcements and getting briefed by Big Blue, I still don’t get the cloud part. And I don’t get why the names on all of this stuff need to be so complicated. TPM opening on PureData
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Disruption
In other words, an upgrade to an over-serving product will be deferred at the slightest excuse while an installation of an under-serving product that attacks an unsolved problem will be rationalized no matter the circumstances asymco
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On Oracle Strategy
What I’ve come to realise is this. Oracle’s strategy hinges on one simple argument: investing in a complete integrated stack of Oracle technology (from server and storage hardware up through middleware to enterprise apps) will deliver you more value than investing in technology from a variety of suppliers. The integration strategy
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It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy. Steve Jobs
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“It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy.”
“It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy.” – Steve Jobs
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Technology is a glittering lure, but there’s the rare occasion when the public can be engaged on a level beyond flash, if they have a sentimental bond with the product. The Carousel
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“Technology is a glittering lure, but there’s the rare occasion when the public can be engaged on a…”
“Technology is a glittering lure, but there’s the rare occasion when the public can be engaged on a level beyond flash, if they have a sentimental bond with the product.” – The Carousel
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