Online Chatter

Today I decided to move my blog from sun.com to Data Center Pulse.  I have been a blogger for about two years now. My blogging has been sporadic due to the hectic schedule that most of us Silicon Valley types have to lead. But, my intent was to provide my perspective on technology, the data center world and of course what I was working on.  At Sun, I was having a blast with the mountain of projects we were juggling and the great innovations that were coming from it.  As you have seen in my different blog entries and the content we have shared,  Sun is a very transparent company.  Sun encourages the sharing of knowledge to advance technology. It is part of the culture and something I respect very much.  It was just that perspective that made me start Data Center Pulse.  I attended a leadership connections conference in Sept/08 and was inspired by Jonathan Schwartz's open source vision. It resonated. It made perfect sense to me. I wanted to apply this mentality to my industry - data center infrastructure.  The very next day, DCP was born. It has grown very quickly and many important focus areas have emerged.  I have received great support from everyone at Sun to keep true to the original intent of DCP -- Influence the data center industry through end users - aka, the data center customers.

The DCP vision has solidified and lately we have been able to add critical functionality to our website, including blogs for members. I decided it was time to move my blog here. My opinions are shaped by the influences around me and experiences I have had.  There is great value in being able to express opinions and content in a completely independent forum. 

So today marks a new step in my online chatter. Watch this blog for updates on the changing data center landscape. It's time to turn up the heat.  :-)