Let's start with the basics. On-premise means a physical data center where the infrastructure is managed by you. Cloud is a physical data center not controlled by you. Hybrid Cloud is a combination of the...
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A 2nd Gen DCIM Tool is not a NextGen DCIM Solution
Those that have been in the Data Center industry for a while remember the early days of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools (at one time, I think Gartner was tracking 15+ solutions); times have...
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Published October 7, 2022, 
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The Birth of DCIM: The Evolution from Data Center to Hybrid Cloud
The Birth of DCIM In the land of punch cards Long, long, long ago, in a data center far, far away (say twelve years ago), Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) was touted as the saving...
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Published October 5, 2022, 
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Multi-Cloud vs. Hybrid Cloud: What's the Difference?
First, a multi-cloud is a hybrid cloud, but a hybrid cloud is not just a multi-cloud. When the term multi-cloud is used, it refers to an organization that uses more than one public cloud provider...
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