Charles King

“Legacy” systems don’t get a lot of love in the tech industry, mainly because of the way that some vendors derogate the term while hyping their own shiny new products as replacements. Yet any time that a new server or other data center solution is deployed it becomes, for all practical purposes, a legacy system. […]

Choosing the technology that has evolved most over the past two decades would be a daunting task, but it is likely that high performance computing (HPC) would be among the top contenders. In the early 2000s, HPC installations and performance were largely dominated by systems leveraging proprietary technologies, such as processors and interconnects. But by […]

Programs for tech vendors’ partners don’t receive as much attention as they should. That’s mainly because as business-focused organizations, partners such as solution providers, Value Added Resellers (VARs), cloud service providers (CSPs) and OEM-focused players live and work beneath the radars of most traditional media outlets. In addition, much of the work partners perform is […]

As enterprises have increasingly chosen multi-cloud deployments over single vendor engagements, the need to define and address complexity has never been greater. Dell Technologies’ new APEX services and DevOps capabilities for multi-cloud applications offer a prime example of how vendors can proceed. Dell expressed two goals in launching APEX as-a-Service solutions in May 2021: to […]

The new solutions Dell Technologies introduced at CES 2022, along with three new workplace Concepts announced in mid-December, are good examples of products that help employers and employees address business and marketplace shifts. That is especially important for products used in the workplace, including endpoint PCs and laptops. Let’s take a look at what’s new […]

Discussions about enterprise systems often focus on traditional RAS (resiliency, availability, scalability) performance features, with nods toward developing issues like protecting businesses against rapidly evolving security threats. But a vital point that doesn’t get nearly as much attention is adaptability—that is, how best and effectively businesses can integrate existing systems with new, forward-thinking strategies and […]

The case for edge computing is so compelling that it can obscure the “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” nature of these solutions. The fact is that potentially valuable data has always existed or been generated at the edges of business networks whether they encompassed factory floors, retail outlets, remote locations, city streets […]

Although the concept of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) is deeply embedded in tech industry and culture, most people focus on the OEM relationships between large hardware vendors and their component partners or between commercial ISVs and PC makers. Those interactions are akin to OEM interdependencies in every other manufacturing sector. For example, specialist subcontractors contribute […]

Tom Rosamilia has had a remarkable career by most any measure, but it is particularly notable in the tech industry, where employment tends to be highly peripatetic. After graduating from Cornell University in 1983 with degrees in computer science and economics, Rosamilia joined IBM where he worked in programming, software and product development, and management […]

One of the odder points about cloud computing is the ongoing contentiousness over technical infrastructure. Debating the quality and benefits of various system designs, silicon developments and aaS models has its place but is analogous to arguing over who builds the best turbines for hydroelectric plants. More important concerns include how electrical services are being […]

Managing IT at or beyond the edge of traditional corporate networks has been an important subject for years, especially among businesses that employ remote/branch offices (ROBOs) and mobile workers. But edge computing as a separate entity has gained relevance and momentum during the past half decade due to the evolution of complementary technologies, including Internet […]

If you were ranking the most revolutionary technology products of the past quarter century, the modern PC would have to be at or near the top of the list. Early on, PCs were playthings for the technically inclined before businesses adopted them for productivity and workplace tasks. Continuing evolution and countless innovative developments helped bring […]