http://news.cnet.com/8300-13556_3-61.html The Pervasive Data Center en-us This blog takes a deep (and often skeptical) look at trends big and small in the world of enterprise computing. 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:50:44 PST How a private cloud goes beyond virtualization management http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-57360964-61/how-a-private-cloud-goes-beyond-virtualization-management/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter Both in terms of their underlying approach to IT and their management capabilities in the aggregate, there's a clear distinction between virtualization and private clouds. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-57360964-61/how-a-private-cloud-goes-beyond-virtualization-management/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:50:44 PST Gordon Haff How photo products (mostly didn't) evolve during 2011 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-57341833-61/how-photo-products-mostly-didnt-evolve-during-2011/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter In many respects, it feels as if we're in something of a holding pattern with photographic technology at the moment. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-57341833-61/how-photo-products-mostly-didnt-evolve-during-2011/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:30:00 PST Gordon Haff How I did with my 2011 cloud predictions http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-57338025-61/how-i-did-with-my-2011-cloud-predictions/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter I didn't have any howlers. But I was off here and there with the pace of change. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-57338025-61/how-i-did-with-my-2011-cloud-predictions/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:48:04 PST Gordon Haff Is software customization passe? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-57328759-61/is-software-customization-passe/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter Extensive customization was long the norm with enterprise application software, but it wasn't always a good thing. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-57328759-61/is-software-customization-passe/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:07:06 PST Gordon Haff Will the cloud change programming? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20119595-61/will-the-cloud-change-programming/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter New programming languages come and go but most of the successful approaches build off existing models rather than heading off in a completely new direction. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20119595-61/will-the-cloud-change-programming/ Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:48:29 PDT Gordon Haff What became of multi-core programming problems? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20105532-61/what-became-of-multi-core-programming-problems/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter The challenges of multi-core programming on the client went away as much as they have been solved. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20105532-61/what-became-of-multi-core-programming-problems/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:19:03 PDT Gordon Haff Enterprises build optimized data centers too http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20094024-61/enterprises-build-optimized-data-centers-too/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter GE's new Platinum LEED-certified data center provides a great example of how highly optimized data center design isn't just something that Google and Facebook do. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20094024-61/enterprises-build-optimized-data-centers-too/ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:01:52 PDT Gordon Haff The PC isn't dead, but it's still a post-PC era http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20085450-61/the-pc-isnt-dead-but-its-still-a-post-pc-era/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter The "post PC" theme is often taken as an argument that the PC is going away. That's not happening but there's still a major shift going on. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20085450-61/the-pc-isnt-dead-but-its-still-a-post-pc-era/ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:32:25 PDT Gordon Haff The open-source license landscape is changing http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20071811-61/the-open-source-license-landscape-is-changing/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter There is an ongoing shift toward open-source licenses that are more permissive, reflecting an increased emphasis on building communities rather than protecting against free-riders. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20071811-61/the-open-source-license-landscape-is-changing/ Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:17:22 PDT Gordon Haff Tom West of 'Soul of a New Machine' dead at 71 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20064511-61.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=ThePervasiveDataCenter West was the star of perhaps the best book ever written about project development. He also helped lead one of the key companies of the minicomputer, and then Unix, eras. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-20064511-61.html Sat, 21 May 2011 17:22:55 PDT Gordon Haff