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...
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...
Today’s Acronym Soup: What is PSME?

Today’s Acronym Soup: What is PSME?

In today’s “Acronym Soup” blog post, we once again step over on the manageability side of things and ask the question: What is PSME? PSME is an acronym for “Pooled System Management Engine”, which gives us a hint about its actual meaning....