Is "cloud the only way to go" going to be feasible? Regulatory and other requirements will mean there will still be a lot of on-premise stuff. Or will "private cloud" gear count as part of the "cloud" concept?
On the MS front, someone sent me this article today - from a while back but still fascinating reading http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2012/08/microsoft-lost-mojo-steve-ballmer#/1 On 4 June 2013 14:34, <[email protected]> wrote: > The new mantra is “Cloud First”, which means all development has shifted > to provide functionality with Azure first, then on-prem after. In less > than 2 years, due to Microsoft’s dev shift and due to IT no longer being > able to keep up with updates from the accelerated release schedule, a > subscription model (Cloud) will be the only way to go. > > Sent from Microsoft Surface Pro > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 4, 2013 8:27 AM > *To:* ntsysadm > > The focus is on cloud integration... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *ASB > **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>* > **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) > for the SMB market…*** > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Michael B. Smith > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Nothing I can say.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ryan Finnesey >> *Sent:* Monday, June 3, 2013 10:20 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: Microsoft's 'Blue' servers**** >> >> ** ** >> >> What are your thoughts? **** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [ >> mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On >> Behalf Of *Michael B. Smith >> *Sent:* Monday, June 3, 2013 12:47 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Microsoft's 'Blue' servers**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Microsoft's 'Blue' servers: What's coming when | ZDNet:**** >> >> http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-blue-servers-whats-coming-when-7000016224/ >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> > > -- *James Rankin* Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
