What are the best tools for designing interactive online events? As I explained in my last post (Design Considerations in Designing Online Events), you can’t just lift and shift a face-to-face event to the digital world and expect interactive experiences to happen. You must deconstruct the face-to-face event and design an interactive online event. This […]
Year: 2020
Design Principles for Interactive Online Events
Do you need to host interactive online events? This is a good time to revisit this concept. As the world faces a viral health epidemic, meeting face-to-face in large groups of people may not be feasible. The World Health Organization even provides guidance on planning large events. It may be in the interest of public […]
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Can you automate bare metal infrastructure?
Automation is a foundational pillar of digital transformation, but is it possible for on-premises ops teams to automate bare metal? Can ops teams automate bare metal infrastructure? This post will define a few cloud infrastructure terms and discuss how our client RackN does it. Disclaimer: I consult for RackN, but I was not asked to […]
Project Nautilus emerged as Dell’s Streaming Data Platform
During TechField Day, we learned about Dell EMC’s Streaming Data Platform (formerly Project Nautilus), enabling real-time analytics and storage for data streams. […]
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Taming Unstructured Data with Dell EMC Isilon
During TechField Day, we discovered how Dell EMC Isilon tackles unstructured data challenges with its scale-out NAS and cloud integration. […]
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Tiger Technology Brings the Cloud to You
Recapping what we learned at TechField Day: Tiger Bridge, a seamless cloud tiering solution for secure and scalable media storage. […]
Should You Use Influencer Lists?
You’ve seen them before, influencer lists promising to deliver the names of the 100 Top Influencers for <insert trending new tech term here>. As a marketer, what are the best ways to use influencer lists? As an influencer, what does it really mean to be included on these lists? Before I start, let me clarify […]
Is storage still relevant?
Disclosure: I was invited by GestaltIT as a delegate to their Storage Field Day 19 event from Jan 22-24, 2020 in the Silicon Valley CA. My expenses, travel, accommodation and conference fees were covered by GestaltIT, the organizer. I was not obligated to blog or promote the vendors’ technologies. The content of this blog is […]
Storage Field Day 19: Getting Back to My Roots
I’m excited that I have been invited to be a delegate at Storage Field Day 19. This is a little different than the Tech Field Day I attended in 2019, because the focus of all the presentations at this event is data storage. I am looking forward to this because I am a storage person. […]
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Can Small World Theory Explain Polarization? #blogredux
This week in Blog Redux: can small world theory explain polarization? This week I’m reviving an old post from blog.ginaminks.com from July 10, 2010. The post was titled How information needs and small world signatures are related to affinity and relevance. Ahh the good ole days when we didn’t have to worry about SEO and we could […]
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