VORTEX Digest
John Gallant Spotlights Top Network News and Issues
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August 26, 2005
Volume 6, Number 49
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In This Issue:
* Vonage may be going public. Why I wouldn't invest a dime. Would
you?
* Tom Foremski and I have had our say on whether IT is strategic.
Vorticians weigh in with their ideas.
* Speaking of strategic, what exactly does that mean? One
Vortician explains and tells us why the future for IT is shiny
and bright.
* EMC's Dave DeWalt on the future of the "new" data center
* Subscription information
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"If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he
surely meant us to stick it out."
Arthur Koestler
Dear Vorticians,
Before I share with you all the juicy items prepared for this
week's feast, let me take a brief moment for some self promotion.
If you have not yet looked over the agenda for Vortex 05 – and,
more important, if you have not yet registered – now is the time
to act!
Geoffrey Moore and I have put together an outstanding lineup of
speakers comprising top tech industry leaders (from such
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of the most innovative, thought-provoking CIOs in the business.
As Webster's defines it, a vortex is a swirling whirlpool of
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Now, this week in the Vortex blog, I've posted the following
items. Read ‘em and respond.
- Vonage is said to be preparing for a $600 million IPO. Why am I
not cheering? See why I think the future is very cloudy for this
Internet telephony leader and how Google's new Google Talk IM
service is yet another bullet in a big gun aimed at Vonage.
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/vortex/2005/009844.html#009844
- Tom Foremski of SiliconValleyWatcher.com and I have had a lot
of fun debating whether IT is strategic in today's enterprises.
Now the really smart people – our fellow Vorticians – weigh in on
the topic. As always, they crystallize the issues quite nicely.
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/vortex/2005/009837.html
- In fact, one reader does a real service by defining what it
means to be strategic in the first place. And, in doing so, makes
clear why – unlike for Vonage – the future is very bright indeed
for IT.
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/vortex/2005/009846.html
That's it for now. As always, stay in touch at
mailto:jgallant@vortex.net.
Bye.
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Executive Spotlight at VORTEX: Dave DeWalt, President, EMC
Software Group
VORTEX 2005: Setting the IT Agenda
Breakthrough to Value
Oct. 24-26 at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco
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EMC is positioning itself beyond its storage roots to take on an
ever broader, more strategic role in the "new" data center of the
future. With acquisitions like Documentum, Legato, VMWare,
SMARTS, and others, EMC is reaching farther up the IT stack to
help customers make better use of resources and information. In
this one-on-one interview, DeWalt discusses EMC's grand plan, its
progress to date and the targets ahead.
Register by Sept. 16, 2005 and save! We welcome all Vorticians to
join us at VORTEX 2005 and are pleased to offer you a special
registration rate of $2,995(a $500 savings).
http://www.vortex.net/V5E1VD
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