Study Group: Colocation and Data Center Evaluators (North America)
Council Members in this Study Group: 38
This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Howard BruckChief Information Officer
HUDSON VALLEY BANK
Howard Bruck is Chief Information Officer at Hudson Valley Bank, a commercial bank. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology sector. He specializes in financial services technology, outsourcing, hosting, databases, ERP, CRM, BI...
- Izak Mutlu
Vice President- Information and Product Security
SALESFORCE.COM, INC.Izak Mutlu, CISM, is the Vice President of Information and Product Security at Salesforce.com, a company specializing in customer relationship management software. He is responsible for managing IT security, architecture, design, implementation, and operations....
- Paul Massie
Director of Operations
StrataScale, Inc.Paul Massie is the Director of Operations at StrataScale, a cloud or managed hosting provider. He is responsible for the customer facing IT infrastructure and applications, as well as customer support. Previously, he was the CIO of Genesis Microchip,...
Everett ThompsonPresident
Wired Real Estate GroupEverett Thompson is President, Wired Real Estate Group (www.wiredre.com), a data center advisory firm based in San Francisco. The Wired Real Estate Group advises investors and enterprises on data center leasing and sales, including trends, technologies,...
William "Bill" LaPerchPresident & CEO
ABOVENET, INC.Bill LaPerch is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AboveNet, Inc., a provider of fiber optical connectivity solutions for business and carriers. He has successfully guided AboveNet through Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and has extensive experience with...
GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
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Bank Tech Companies - who will be left standing?
September 29, 2009
Analysis by: Howard Bruck, Chief Information Officer,Mergers: Conflicts Becoming A Core Reality | www.banktechnews.com
7,000 US banks and credit unions represents a lot of customers for the banking technology companies. While banks may be hurting, their technology needs only increases. With so many recent mergers are there too few providers left? Who has the advantage banks or the providers?
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Dell/Perot, HP/EDS what's the difference?
September 21, 2009
Analysis by: Howard Bruck, Chief Information Officer,Dell to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 billion | money.cnn.com
Dell, buying into the notion that hardware is now a commodity and they have already optimized that business, believes they need to diversify. So they buy a large business/technology consulting firm. Do they now bring any more value to the Perot business?
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Microsoft launches competition for Google Apps.????
September 20, 2009
Analysis by: Cliff Bell, Chief Information Officer,Will You Use Microsoft's Office Web Apps? | www.microsoft-watch.com
1. Will Microsoft's launch of a web-based office suite undermine their current office products?2. Does Microsoft know how to deliver web applications?3. Can Google reach the enterprise?
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Interesting niche software solutions find ways to sell even in this environment
September 16, 2009
Analysis by: Howard Bruck, Chief Information Officer,SuccessFactors: Small cap, big plans | money.cnn.com
While core infrastructure, telecom, and enterprise system maintenance revenues have been relatively stable even in this market, discretionary tech spending is challenged.However, tech buying is strong with a few interesting technology solutions that can provide tangible short term benefits.
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Misleading Equinix (Data Center) Statistics
July 28, 2009
Analysis by: Everett Thompson, President,Upward Trend in Colo Revenue: Equinix Making $200 More Per Cabinet | www.datacenterknowledge.com
Revenue growth at Equinix and in the data center business is strong, but are you sure it's not just increasing power and cooling consumption? How do you know?
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
- Individual/Small Consultancy
- Managed Service Provider
- Data Services Provider
- IT Outsourcing Company
- Management Consultancy
- Internet Portal
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- Consultant
- Chief Technology Officer
- Chief Information Officer
- Principal
- IT Director
- Chief Executive Officer
- Operations Executive