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There were 5 blog postings during March (2008):
How I learned to love the Mac: confessions of a PC user
The last time I used an Apple computer was the Apple Lisa when I worked at John Hancock Life Insurance many decades ago. Hancock was the type of company that liked to try every new technology. I was lucky enough to work in the department that was...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 2nd March '08
When not to salvage the legacy application
One of the hardest things for organizations to do is to retire old applications. Unlike hardware that tends to be replaced on a regular cycle, old software sticks around way too long. It definitely over stays its welcome. I remember when I...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 13th March '08
I love the smell of acquisitions in the morning: BMC Gets BladeLogic
The great thing about acquisitions is that it provides a lot of fodder for bloggers and pundits. And there have certainly been a lot lately. For example, just yesterday BMC finally got a data center automation company. It almost had landed...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 19th March '08
Has IBM Changed its Partner Strategy? The Hunt for OEMs
Partners are getting more and more important to the major software players. IBM announced a very interesting relationship with Kana, a $60 million solution provider of multi-channel customer service software. This is indeed a growing area in...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 19th March '08
When does the data center become the cloud?
This is the beginning of another season of analyst meetings. Today I am at IBM's Linux and Open Source meeting. Next week I will be with HP at their industry analyst meeting (hardware, software, services—no printers). That will be followed...
Judith Hurwitz, Hurwitz & Associates | 29th March '08