As I go about talking about my Modern Enterprise theme, people ask me about the role of infrastructure in the Modern Enterprise platform. Industry confusion about the role of PaaS Vs IaaS (even though PaaS is a distinct layer on top of IaaS) is one of the biggest reasons for this. Today I’m adding my […]
Containers Are the Foundation of Modern Enterprises
Last week we had the Red Hat Summit in San Francisco where the talk of the town (ok, at least near Moscone Center) was containers. The clear message from the summit was that containers are key to future enterprise IT strategies. I am a big proponent of Docker since it was a new project released […]
Going Beyond Config Management Tools For DevOps
Two weeks ago I wrote a blog post arguing that DevOps is not just about culture (which, of course, is at the heart of DevOps) but also about aligning the right tools with the culture. Even though I don’t claim a single prescription for handling DevOps, some felt I implied specific tools to be DevOps […]
Fortunately, DevOps Doesn’t Stop With Culture
DevOps has become an important industry buzzword these days, because enterprises realize that their embrace of Modern Enterprise requires them to consider DevOps as a part of their strategy. There is lot of confusion in the industry about DevOps and it’s usually because of discussions based only on culture or the tools. We need to […]
Modern Enterprise != Complex IT
A very happy new year to all readers of this blog. This year is going to be pretty exciting for the enterprise IT because trends indicate that more and more enterprises will make the move to embrace cloud computing and other modern technologies. 2014 could very well be the tipping point where the Modern Enterprise […]
Modern Enterprise Model
The world has changed. Business landscape has changed. Rapid technology evolution and globalization are leading cause for this change. As technology advances, from a linear evolution in the past to more rapid exponential evolution, organizations are forced to change how they do IT to avoid getting disrupted. Gone are the days when enterprises can be […]