Charles King

Marketplace education is never a short-term exercise, at least not for effectively run system vendors. Instead, a drumbeat of announcements, updates and testimonials clarifies the value of existing platforms and solutions. Those same narratives can highlight evolutionary changes that further enhance enterprise customers’ understanding. A new blog by Ken King, GM of IBM Power, uses […]

Enterprise technology solutions are predicated on the knowledge that large scale businesses face continual, often evolving challenges. Most enterprise IT vendors’ offerings and services are designed to help clients successfully address existing problematic issues and digital transformation challenges. The best vendors have the foresight, skills and expertise to help enterprises effectively prepare for ever greater […]

Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) recently issued announcements that illustrate the value offered by its strategic partners. Let’s consider them in more detail. Also see: Digital Transformation Guide: Definition, Types & Strategy Leveraging Intel’s 4th Gen Xeon Recently, Lenovo ISG announced 25 new solutions based on Intel’s 4th gen Xeon Scalable processors (AKA Sapphire Rapids). According […]

The relationships between vendors and their business partners, including resellers, value-added resellers (VARs), independent software vendors (ISVs), systems integrators (SIs) and cloud hyperscalers are typically symbiotic. However, beneficial outcomes depend on at least a modicum of predictability. So what challenges occur when vendors decide to change strategic directions or pursue new or uncertain markets? Plus, […]

Though “commercial client devices” is a common and well-used solution classification, it fails to capture the full range of product features that vendors focus on in developing and manufacturing desktop and notebook PCs and workstations for businesses. It also fails to account for the dozens of peripheral devices, from basic mice and keyboards to high […]

Sustainability is gaining credence in the tech industry, with numerous vendors highlighting their strategies and efforts for enhancing the efficient use of energy and raw materials for products and packaging. However, fewer organizations discuss the mechanics of that process, and how enhancing specific steps in complex processes can deliver greater results. A year ago, Dell […]

Recently, Kyndryl executives, including CEO Martin Schroeter, hosted a briefing with industry analysts to discuss the company’s progress during its first year as an autonomous entity. Let’s consider what they shared. Also see: Top Cloud Companies Kyndryl Then and Now When it was officially separated from IBM on November 4, 2021, Kyndryl began its independent […]

Environmental threats, ranging from the rise of extreme weather events to global climate change, do not impact all people or groups equally. The populations at greatest risk are those in developing countries that have fewer resources to devote to large scale programs. While many enterprises have embraced efforts to reduce the environmental impact of doing […]

Data storage innovation often gets short shrift in digital transformation discussions where it is simpler to focus on the advancements of silicon, chipset and system solutions. But the fact is that improvements in storage capabilities like capacity and data read/write speeds are comparable to – or even greater than – what compute performance has achieved. […]

Consistency of experience, operations and results is one of the most important factors in technology product success. However, while it is a commonplace issue in consumer tech, the subject is seldom highlighted in enterprise IT solutions and services. That makes last week’s announcement that Red Hat will transfer its data storage portfolio and teams to […]

When it comes to financial industry technologies and challenges, Alan Peacock has witnessed and worked with far more than most people. After graduating from college in the early 1980s, Peacock joined the Royal Bank of Scotland, eventually rising to become its CTO. Following that were CTO and CIO positions with Lloyds Banking Group, and five […]

As vendors and end users continue to move to subscription computing services, it is important to understand how this transition will impact third parties, like value added resellers (VARs) and other channel ecosystem members. Why so? Because in many cases, channel partners serve as the main point of contact between vendors and clients, especially smaller […]