
Monday, January 25, 2010
7global speaking at Microsoft road shows

Monday, January 11, 2010
Snow joke

Monday, January 4, 2010
More crystal ball gazing...

Monday, December 14, 2009
IDC's list of Top 10 Tech Predictions for 2010

Maturation of cloud computing tops IDC's list of Top 10 Tech Predictions for 2010:
http://bit.ly/89QplD.Tuesday, December 1, 2009
7global acquired


There’s a lot of consolidation at the moment in the managed service and hosting world and we’re no exception. 7global has been acquired by 365iT and it’s hugely exciting. We’ll be operating as wholly owned subsidiary and so there won’t be any of the upheaval these kinds of events can inflict.
We’ll have the same expertise backed up with some real clout. This is going to be of great value to customers, partners and prospective clients alike. You can read the official press release here.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Softcat Hosting Day
Had an interesting day at the Softcat Hosting Summit at the Barbican in London yesterday. Was great to catch up with familiar faces and some 7global alumni. Microsoft (predictably) got a right royal kicking over the recent slash in BPOS pricing. There was a storm of outrage, only partially assuaged by the assurance that Microsoft is 'listening' and will be 'looking at' corresponding SPLA pricing.
I actually think what they're doing is inevitable but they've communicated very badly with partners who feel extremely threatened by this (and I actually don't count 7global in this). The message is "move up the stack, as the vanilla stuff will be swallowed up. If not by Microsoft then someone else." Adapt or die is the message- true, but obviously there's more work to be done on how this is communicated.
I must say, despite persuasive presentations from VMware and Citrix, Microsoft's Dynamic Data Center piece was by far the most together and coherent. They've got the full story and they make it easy. They've got the pricing right on this. Pulled it out of the bag in the end guys.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Back from Convergence
