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Reflections on CliQr’s Acquisition by Cisco

Today, Cisco announced its intent to acquire CliQr, for a reported $260M. This acquisition validates the importance that Cloud Management…

 
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If It Isn’t Self-Service, It Isn’t a Cloud

If It Isn’t Self-Service, It Isn’t a Cloud A while back, I was working for a large storage company.  We…

 
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Network Transformation: Thinking Outside the Middlebox

Stuck in the Past The original computers were relatively dumb, single-purpose machines.  Logic was hard-wired into the circuitry, and the…

 
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A Brief History of The Complexity of Technology: Then and Now

I love the history of technology.  My favorite place in Silicon Valley is the Computer History Museum.  It’s a living…

 
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7 Absolutely Terrible Ways You Run Your Hybrid Cloud

If you’re an IT administrator, there are good and bad ways to offer cloud services to your end users.  Get…

 
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Running a Hybrid Cloud? Are you tracking usage and costs?

At Microsoft Ignite 2015, 72 percent of IT professionals polled said cloud usage and cost tracking are essential for business…

 
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CloudBolt Version 5.0 is here…

We are very happy to announce the immediate availability of CloudBolt version 5.0.  The platform’s new features include:

 
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How to Manage Multiple Cloud Services

There are many benefits to using multiple cloud services. Key among them is avoiding vendor lock-in as it allows you…

 
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A Cloud Cost Control Strategy that Works

Cloud cost control is becoming increasingly important because of the ever-increasing cloud budgets. Many enterprises initially moved to the cloud…

Latest Blogs

 
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Oct 10, 2025
Optimization Has a Trust Problem — and a Timing Problem

Most teams will tell you they’re doing continuous optimization. Their dashboards are full, their alerts are wired, and somewhere there’s…

 
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Oct 9, 2025
The 3 Myths Keeping Your Infrastructure Static 

Most organizations treat operational maturity like a wall of green checks. Uptime’s high. Nothing’s on fire. The dashboard’s quiet. However,…

 
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Oct 7, 2025
Beyond ClickOps: A Better Model for Self-Service at Scale 

Self-service in cloud environments has always carried a certain promise: faster delivery, less friction, and fewer bottlenecks between developers and…

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