Comments on: Now Is The Time For All Good Companies to Virtualize … http://virtualizationconversation.com/2008/11/12/now-is-the-time-for-all-good-companies-to-virtualize/?nucrss=1 IBM Virtualization Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:58:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bob http://virtualizationconversation.com/2008/11/12/now-is-the-time-for-all-good-companies-to-virtualize/comment-page-1/#comment-36 bob Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:47:22 +0000 http://ibmvirt.blendinteractive.com/?p=117#comment-36 interesting points Steve. thanks for the info. I also think the comment by Zane is rite on. interesting points Steve. thanks for the info. I also think the comment by Zane is rite on.

]]> By: Rob http://virtualizationconversation.com/2008/11/12/now-is-the-time-for-all-good-companies-to-virtualize/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Rob Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:51:12 +0000 http://ibmvirt.blendinteractive.com/?p=117#comment-22 @Zane - I disagree with your reading of this post. Green is good for the world not just the country. The fact that virtually (ha) all of the major virtualization vendors are based in the US is beside the point. I oversee a number of large data centers and Virtualization allows us to do what we simply could not do before. When we started, we were not even thinking about energy savings. Perversely, I had no incentive to cut energy costs as it was part of a different budget! But, we did save money. Virtualization is many things but for my group it is fundamentally a matter of flexibility. @Zane – I disagree with your reading of this post. Green is good for the world not just the country. The fact that virtually (ha) all of the major virtualization vendors are based in the US is beside the point. I oversee a number of large data centers and Virtualization allows us to do what we simply could not do before. When we started, we were not even thinking about energy savings. Perversely, I had no incentive to cut energy costs as it was part of a different budget! But, we did save money.

Virtualization is many things but for my group it is fundamentally a matter of flexibility.

]]> By: Bill McLean http://virtualizationconversation.com/2008/11/12/now-is-the-time-for-all-good-companies-to-virtualize/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Bill McLean Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:50:31 +0000 http://ibmvirt.blendinteractive.com/?p=117#comment-19 Ten years ago I wrote a little book "Virtual Virtue", that I self-published in 2001. While the thrust of the book's messages center on not only words, but action, in keeping with Aristotle's exhortation centered on virtue, its tenor could and should be, applied to any endeavour, especially if one is seeking a successful and satisfying conclusion to such. " 'In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be done but rather the doing of it. It is not enough to know about virtue, then, but we must endeavour to possess it, and to use it, or to take any other steps that may make us good,' Aristotle: 384-322 BC Nichomachean Ethics, X 9.1. As in 'Familiar Quotation.' John Bartlett." Ten years ago I wrote a little book “Virtual Virtue”, that I self-published in 2001. While the thrust of the book’s messages center on not only words, but action, in keeping with Aristotle’s exhortation centered on virtue, its tenor could and should be, applied to any endeavour, especially if one is seeking a successful and satisfying conclusion to such.

” ‘In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be done but rather the doing of it. It is not enough to know about virtue, then, but we must endeavour to possess it, and to use it, or to take any other steps that may make us good,’

Aristotle: 384-322 BC
Nichomachean Ethics, X 9.1.
As in ‘Familiar Quotation.’ John Bartlett.”

]]> By: Zane Safrit http://virtualizationconversation.com/2008/11/12/now-is-the-time-for-all-good-companies-to-virtualize/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Zane Safrit Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:19:08 +0000 http://ibmvirt.blendinteractive.com/?p=117#comment-18 Interesting idea. Interesting marketing scheme: be patriotic, buy our products, we're american. It's eerily reminiscent of The Big Three's marketing campaigns in the 70's when overseas competitors offered small cars to combat the oil embargo. As our guys didn't have the products we wanted, they marketed their wares under a 'buy american' campaign. The obvious points were much the same as here in your article: Big Three Auto Companies are the number one strategic resource for our economy, generating jobs and manufacturing expertise. It's a flagship industry. We can't offer a quality product. So, you have to buy us as your patriotic duty. We did. Then there was GM's "made in america" campaign for ...wait for it...big trucks of lesser quality. Then there was GM's 'this is our country' campaign selling...wait for it...big engine, low-mileage cars. And here we are today, being told we have to buy The Big Three's story now (the really don't have any cars we want and we really can't buy them anyway...). That's all they have to sell. I hope this isn't the start of IBM's swan song. Interesting idea. Interesting marketing scheme: be patriotic, buy our products, we’re american.

It’s eerily reminiscent of The Big Three’s marketing campaigns in the 70’s when overseas competitors offered small cars to combat the oil embargo. As our guys didn’t have the products we wanted, they marketed their wares under a ‘buy american’ campaign.

The obvious points were much the same as here in your article:

Big Three Auto Companies are the number one strategic resource for our economy, generating jobs and manufacturing expertise.

It’s a flagship industry.

We can’t offer a quality product. So, you have to buy us as your patriotic duty.

We did.

Then there was GM’s “made in america” campaign for …wait for it…big trucks of lesser quality.

Then there was GM’s ‘this is our country’ campaign selling…wait for it…big engine, low-mileage cars.

And here we are today, being told we have to buy The Big Three’s story now (the really don’t have any cars we want and we really can’t buy them anyway…). That’s all they have to sell.

I hope this isn’t the start of IBM’s swan song.

]]> By: adams http://virtualizationconversation.com/2008/11/12/now-is-the-time-for-all-good-companies-to-virtualize/comment-page-1/#comment-13 adams Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:00:46 +0000 http://ibmvirt.blendinteractive.com/?p=117#comment-13 i want to join you i want to join you

]]> By: KM http://virtualizationconversation.com/2008/11/12/now-is-the-time-for-all-good-companies-to-virtualize/comment-page-1/#comment-11 KM Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:38:41 +0000 http://ibmvirt.blendinteractive.com/?p=117#comment-11 Nice to see that one of the companies that started the Virtualization movement (IBM) many many years ago, is helping us make some sense of it today. Nice to see that one of the companies that started the Virtualization movement (IBM) many many years ago, is helping us make some sense of it today.

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