Composability 101

Composability 101

Have you ever heard the terms “composability” or “composable infrastructure”? They may be somewhat new to many of our readers, but in the world of large-scale enterprise data centers and private cloud computing, composability is quite a hot...
Warning: Be Careful with Free USB Devices!

Warning: Be Careful with Free USB Devices!

We’ve all heard the saying: there’s no such thing as a free lunch. This could be (sadly) the case now with free USB swag that has long been ubiquitous at trade shows and other industry events. Unsuspecting recipients are finding out the hard way that these...
COMPUTEX Taipei 2018 Wrap-Up

COMPUTEX Taipei 2018 Wrap-Up

Last week, we did a brief preview of COMPUTEX 2018 to show what was in store for visitors to the AMI booth, and to welcome everyone to the event. We are glad to note that once again this event was a smashing success for us, with many visitors to our booth keen to know...
COMPUTEX Taipei 2018 Wrap-Up

Visit Us at COMPUTEX Taipei 2018!

It’s that time of year once again – COMPUTEX Taipei is almost upon us! The 2018 edition of COMPUTEX will take place from June 5 to June 9 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, where AMI will be hosting a booth once again. This year, we will...
DMTF Rising: Building Key Alliances to Spread Redfish Adoption

DMTF Rising: Building Key Alliances to Spread Redfish Adoption

In previous posts in this blog we have talked about the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) special interest group, of which AMI is a long-standing member, primarily in the context of the Redfish® hardware management standard, which AMI has incorporated into...
The “Platformization” of Our Lives – Part 2

The “Platformization” of Our Lives – Part 2

In last week’s post on platformization, we defined this somewhat perplexing concept in the context of our own personal interactions with platform business models. Our post also identified the main types of platform business models currently in use and examined...
The “Platformization” of Our Lives – Part 2

The “Platformization” of Our Lives – Part 1

Do you know the meaning of “platform business”, or a platform business model? In truth many of us don’t really understand the concept, although we use them nearly every day. But have you ever taken a ride with Lyft or Uber? Booked a place to stay during...