Maybe it’s a sign that our industry is finally headed back on the upswing. Maybe it’s just the vendor’s wishing it were.
How else could you classify the rapid build-up of hype utility computing (or adaptive utility computing or revisionist networking or whatever myriad buzzwords vendors are trying to sell) that is generating?
I mean, many of the products that would actually implement most of what utility computing promises really don’t exist and if they did the cost of implementing them would make most net executives wince. And history tells us the big overarching software/hardware approaches are perhaps fun to talk about for awhile but ultimately face an uphill battle.
But I am trying to be positive here. Perhaps all this utility computing is a sign that vendors are working on something new and sexy after years of technological doldrums. And from what I have seen so far, there does seem to be a fair amount of user interest in what HP, IBM, Sun and others are saying.
As usual, the proof will be in the products and we’ll have to wait a while longer for that.
HP execs detail ‘adaptive enterprise’ strategy
On the one-year anniversary of its acquisition of Compaq, HP mapped out its vision for focusing its broad resources on helping enterprises optimize their technology investments by more tightly linking IT and business operations.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0506hpexecs.html
IBM boosts high-end pSeries servers
The high end of IBM’s Unix server line this week was bolstered by new Power4+ processors and additional features as the company also disclosed new flexible pricing strategies for its pSeries servers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0506ibmboost.html
AmberPoint shines light on Web application performance
Management vendor AmberPoint is set to ship software at the end of the month that it says will help corporations monitor and maintain prescribed performance and availability levels for their Web services applications.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0506amberslm.html
IBM packages software to help customers test wireless
IBM has released Mobile Office Entry Jumpstart, a program targeted at enterprises that want to get started with mobile computing.
