RE: The Common System Interface: Intel's Future Interconnect

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From: John Santos [mailto:john@xxxxxxx]
Sent: August 30, 2007 8:59 PM
To: Info-VAX@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: The Common System Interface: Intel's Future Interconnect

Main, Kerry wrote:
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Also, keep in mind that there is now a massive trend to consolidating
both servers and
DC's. This is a huge change from the distributed computing designs of
the last 10 years.

Imho, the question that will become increasingly important in the
future - "Can a company
afford OS platforms for their future centralized, very HA strategy
that have "one app,
one OS" App/ISV support cultures and where the OS vendors release 5-
20 security patches
per month?"

My advice to Cust's - think like Wayne Gretzky (ok, he's a hockey
player) and the way
He became a great player .. "Do not skate to where the puck is, but
where it will be in
the next play sequence .."

:-)

I've long noticed this cycle. For example, when I first
started, one of our biggest customers was a large NY bank
that had been burned by its centralized data processing
operation. All their eggs in one basket, and someone had
dropped the basket. (I don't know the details.)


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Re: consolidation - distributed computing cycle.

Imho, what is now happening is a struggle to find the "happy medium". Neither of these
strategies on their own is the right strategy in all cases.

What seems to be happening more and more is centralized technology where it makes sense
(latency and bandwidth are restrictions that might require some servers left distributed),
but dedicating IT Resources to deal with the Business Units i.e. IT resources who attend
regular BU meetings and who's role is to assist the BU's understand how IT can help their
bottom line by assisting them in providing more competitive and cost efficient solutions.

This is designed to fix the "glass house does not understand our requirements" complaints
Associated with previous centralized computing strategies.

And make no mistake - IT groups today are motivated to ensure the BU's are happy, because
they know they will be outsourced if they continue to ignore the BU's.

Regards

Kerry Main
Senior Consultant
HP Services Canada
Voice: 613-592-4660
Fax: 613-591-4477
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