An open examination of enterprise IT.
The CTOvision.com Technology Titan List covers the 16 largest IT firms (Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Google, Cisco, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Qualcom, SAP, EMC, Dell, Yahoo). These powerhouse companies all have a market capitalization of over $16 Billion Dollars. A review of the list highlights an incredible fact: These are, with the exception of one case, American [...]
The term Cloud Computing is used two different ways in the IT community. To most users, cloud computing is any capability delivered over the network. If it is not local computing it is from the cloud. To these users, almost all enterprise IT is cloud computing. Technologists and enterprise architects use the term in a [...]
The many trends highlighted above all have speed components and all are accelerating. The pace shows no sign of slowing, especially since other technology segments (especially NanoTech and BioTech) are also now accelerating and are contributing to IT in unexpected ways. This acceleration and broadening of acceleration into other technology fields is making it very [...]
Green IT is about more than saving energy. This movement is also about modernizing our computer infrastructure. The two go hand in hand. Saving power requires new hardware and software and that can generate tremendous savings in power. But it also generates increased processing power. Power cost is a key driver Also driven by regulation [...]
Open source software started with hobbyists. It has now been embraced by all major IT companies, even the largest proprietary shops (like Microsoft) have open source software strategies and activities. And all major enterprises are using open source software to some degree. The reasons for this are many. One is the large number of developers [...]
Enterprise CIOs and CTOs remain key players in the IT ecosystem. But the IT industry has been shifting to support an increasingly important player: the individual. The commercialization and commoditization of IT, paired with the ubiquity of computing, has caused a shift in IT developer focus towards the individual consumer. This trend can compete with [...]