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Azure Marketplace: meter’s New Avenue for Enterprise Customer Acquisition

Michael McDowell July 28, 2025

For meter, this isn’t just about passive listing. It’s an active customer acquisition strategy. They’re tapping directly into enterprise budgets already allocated to Azure, bypassing traditional sales friction.

The Great Network Shift: Why Enterprises Are Outsourcing Support and What It Means for Contracts

Michael McDowell July 24, 2025

Enter the Managed Service Provider (MSP). These partners offer a lifeline, promising to take on the heavy lifting of network design, delivery, and ongoing operations.

Broadcom’s Tomahawk Ultra: Challenging Nvidia’s Dominance in AI Networking

Michael McDowell July 23, 2025

The significance of this battle lies in “scale-up” computing – the technique of ensuring closely located chips can communicate at lightning speed.

Open Flash Platform Initiative Aims to Redefine Flash Storage for AI

Steve McDowell July 21, 2025

Six industry participants recently launched the Open Flash Platform (OFP) initiative, backed by six founding members: Hammerspace, the Linux Foundation, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), ScaleFlux, SK hynix, and Xsight Labs.

The initiative purports to address the challenges presented by the next wave of AI-driven data storage, specifically the limitations of power, heat, and data center space.

MSP Quotes- Unfiltered Weekend Thoughts

Michael McDowell July 19, 2025

Having spent most of my career on the enterprise client side, I’ve learned that an MSP’s quoting process isn’t just about them getting a number out the door. It’s about how they show up professionally.

The ‘Single Pane of Glass’ Illusion: Interoperability or Trojan Horse?

Michael McDowell July 14, 2025

But here’s my unfiltered take, whispered over a cold pizza slice: Is this newfound love for interoperability a genuine embrace of the multi-vendor reality, or is it a Trojan horse designed to eventually displace your third-party gear?