It has been a time of transition in our household. Our oldest daughter is now off to college some 1,700 miles away, leaving us one short for the first time in 18 years. It is no understatement to say I was less prepared for this change than I thought even though we had ample notice. … Read More
In my last role, we had a very young team and some cultural confusion on how a good leader acted and carried themselves. It was not that we had poor performances as much as so many of them had not been invested in and needed to be educated on some of the basics. It’s much … Read More
At the Flash Memory Summit (FMS) this past August, Darren Thomas, VP of Micron’s Storage Business Unit, gave a presentation about the state of flash usage in the storage market — issuing a call-to-action to the industry. Darren stated that in order to “cross the chasm” to greater user adoption, flash vendors have to bring … Read More
One of the most enjoyable aspects of providing trusted technology solutions is meeting with customers in frank and far-ranging conversations, including what’s next in data centers. I also make several trips a year to talk to the venture capitalist community to help identify emerging memory trends and breakthroughs in shared accelerated storage. My vantage point … Read More
My recent travels have taken me to some customer meetings where I have had the chance to talk to some very forward-thinking CIOs and technologists. In our conversations it has become clear to me that the new models of computing are changing the intrinsic value of our data. What I mean is, the value of … Read More
While perusing recent technology news I came across an article in Inc. summarizing the 5 biggest technology changes as seen by top venture capitalists. Read the article here. In my role I make several trips a year to talk to the venture capitalist community. I have found that they are an excellent gauge to help … Read More
For the technology industry, interesting times can bring great opportunity. We have recently seen a pretty major, if evolutionary, shift in architectures over the past decade and particularly in the past year, with the release by both Intel® and AMD® of their latest generation of CPU offerings. It is obvious to me that these changes … Read More
