Pentagon Drops a Bomb on AWS
Friday’s surprise announcement by the Pentagon that it was selecting @Azure over @AWScloud for the #JEDIcontract war cloud caught everyone by surprise. Even Microsoft was caught flat-footed, asking reporters for more time to fashion a comment late on a Friday. This is the biggest deal in Seattle enterprise technology not because of the $10 billion […]
Have We Reached “Peak Cloud?”
Earlier this year analysts were falling over themselves to proclaim the end of accelerating cloud growth. AWS and Azure warned of slowing growth rates. It’s not that the market isn’t red hot, it’s just not as red hot as it once was. Half of all IT dollars went to #cloudcomputing in 2018, so adoption will […]
The value of being an outsider
Every client engagement starts blind. There’s always a period in the beginning where the agency knows very little about the client. Maybe there is a remit for strategy, messaging, or a plan, but there is no history or shared knowledge. The agency asks questions and identifies gaps based on inquiries and logic. This exchange has […]
Journalism Ascendant
News is making a comeback. New models of journalism are rising at sites like BuzzFeed, Vox Media, and HuffPo. These sites have staffs approaching 500 people and make hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and are part of the trend of aggregating news readers to a few national sites. BuzzFeed makes nearly $200 million […]
Happy Earth Day, Except Idaho
Today NPR reports that less than half of teachers don’t teach climate change. Idaho stripped all mentions of human-caused climate change from statewide science guidelines this year, according to the New York Times. And five states block teachers from advocating climate change science. Scientists are working overtime to present research findings but their insights aren’t […]
AWS and Azure named finalists for the Pentagon’s $10B JEDI cloud contract
The Pentagon narrowed its list of contenders for the $10B cloud contract, removing Oracle and IBM from the list. The business will go to a Seattle-area company, with a slight advantage going to AWS for the work it has already done for the CIA. With the two smaller vendors out of the way, the bake-off […]
The Evolving Role of the Modern Developer
Marcus Merrell takes a new approach to the full stack developer, revealing an evolved computer scientist who moves her or his organization forward. Successful developers are well-rounded, high functioning team members who also write great code. These developers are resourceful, high EQ (emotional intelligence) contributors to all aspects of the business and the broader developer […]
How to Build a Hyperscale Data Center
Tim Prickett Morgan sat down with Kushagra Vaid, GM of Azure infrastructure to understand best practices from the second largest data center company in the world. TPM asks how Azure can meet demand when there are other hyperscale data centers simultaneously placing bids for servers. There have been times when the hyperscalers and cloud builders […]
Intel Unveils New Chips to Keep AMD, Custom Silicon at Bay
Intel, the largest maker of computer processors, announced a new range of server chips aimed at maintaining its dominance over one of the most profitable segments of the semiconductor industry. The company is introducing 90 different versions of the Xeon processor aiming to expand the type of work its most lucrative model can handle. At […]
Kyocera to Build Data Center Cooled by Snow
Kyocera Communication Systems plans to build a data center solely powered by wind, solar and biomass in Ishikari City, Hokkaido, Japan. Construction on the “zero-emission” data center is due to start later this month, with the facility set to be ready for operation in 2021. But, the site will only start running on renewable energy […]
