I see “z” in all presentations I receive from the US and I immediately change them, as well as all the other Americanisms.
http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2014/08/14/open_stack_channel_451/#c_2272534
[Coté Memo #021] Data MQs, Giving Feedback, Quantified Dogs
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Mobile phones are arguably a more useful import than hamburgers
http://qz.com/250059/this-is-what-it-looks-like-when-a-country-gets-mobile-phones
A small cup of Starbucks coffee contains 250mg of caffeine. For a frame of reference, espresso tops out at about 75mg. Let’s face it: Starbucks sells a drug I am addicted to. And their app allows me to pay for my addiction easily and rewards me with a free vial - I mean cup - of coffee every so often. I also get free apps on the iTunes app store.
How to write an executive strategy memo
When you’re asked to write an executive memo, you need (to learn how) to be concise and to the point. When I was at Dell, working in strategy, I wrote many “executive memos.” One of the senior executives, including Michael, had a question about entering a market, buying a company, etc. and wanted our input on it. It was one of the more fun tasks we did, often in a quick half day, at most taking two days.
Hey, biz bods: OpenStack will be worth $3.3bn by 2018 (Register Column)
My new somewhat monthly column in the channel section of The Register is up. It goes over 451’s recent OpenStack market-sizing and relates some anecdotes about how common it is to get outside help with private cloud installs. You know, of interest to people who’d be reading up on channel stuff.
One of the co-authors of the 451 report also has a nice summary up, available for free. The folks at Piston pointed out that you could misread one of the mentions of them saying that their customers require PS work.
Dell's end-user device management portfolio, KACE, has grown revenue 5x since acquisition (451 Report)
I checked in with Dell’s end-user device management folks, KACE, recently and wrote up a report. Patching and all that isn’t exactly thrilling (but, as they say, necessary), however, it’s interesting to see the momentum the acquisition has had since 2010. Because we’d been collecting revenue from KACE over the years (thanks to Dennis), we could estimate what growing the business 5x looked like.
The full report which goes over recent updates, competition, etc.
[Coté Memo] Dell Cloud BOGO, M&A decisions by lunch, behind-the-scenes tech press shenanigans
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Information companies can get from free wifi
Here, the example is in airports:
It lets the airport team observe where certain areas might become congested, allowing quicker reaction and reducing the impact on passenger flow.
Furthermore, the heatmapping functionality enables them to overlay demographics, which proves particularly useful when examining the use of certain spaces.
Airports can ascertain where it would be best to place new shops and restaurants, as well as signage and advertisements effectively.
[Coté Memo #019] Selling DevOps, the WTF on industry analysts, champaign over health food
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