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Quicksilver Finalists Selected

Posted Fri, 10/28/2011 - 11:19 by geekism

In technology, competition truly is the mother of innovation.

The first round of the Project Quicksilver competition is complete! Through the months of August and September we received 68 requests to participate in eBay's second public Data Center RFP codenamed Project Quicksilver. 61 companies qualified, and 20 submitted design proposals by the October 7th deadline. Today we have selected the 5 finalists based on a comprehensive and balanced scoring system that rated each companies submission based on the design concept, team capabilities, overall operational efficiency, sustainability and cost.

 

 

Deep thoughts on Cloud SLA’s

Posted Tue, 10/18/2011 - 10:51 by mark.thiele

OK, they aren't really deep thoughts so much as they are observations on the SLA assumptions made between provider and customer.

Earlier today there was a great back and forth on Twitter about SLA's and Cloud. Following are some of the associated Tweets:

@GeorgeDWatt
When SLAs are broken cash compensation may trump credits. It hurts more & if service is really bad may simplify exit. #CloudViews

@mthiele10
So much talk about Cloud SLA's. The real issue is how the provider measures outages vs. how the customer does. Penalties are immaterial.

Does Loyalty Have a Spot at the Table in Modern Companies?

Posted Wed, 10/12/2011 - 15:03 by mark.thiele

It can be really frustrating as a job seeker to have an interviewer ask "why have you moved around so much?" Of course you'd like to say what you feel, but that won't go over well, so you come up with some other answer that is "interview correct".

But really, why do many of us move around so much these days? There are some obvious answers; layoffs, bad leadership, termination, poor fit, better opportunity, etc., etc. I happen to believe that there are deeper underlying reasons and that the above are but the symptoms. Loyalty (or lack thereof) being the primary reason!

Get Out Of The Way Of Progress

Posted Mon, 09/26/2011 - 15:40 by mark.thiele

Thoughts on the Term "Cloud" & All its Assumed Meanings

On September 15th, I made the following rash statement on Twitter:

mthiele10Mark Thiele

We have to move past selling Cloud. Cloud is purely an infrastructure evolution, we now have to sell "What can we do differently or better"

Following are some of the back and forth tweets related to the above:

jayfry3Jay Fry

What Does Data Center Modularity Mean to You?

Posted Fri, 09/09/2011 - 09:46 by mark.thiele

The word du jour at least in the data center space is "Modularity". The only word used more often and loosely in the IT space is "Cloud".  Even though the two words "Modularity" and "Cloud" are hyped, it doesn't mean there aren't real opportunities in both areas of technology. The trick is in understanding how the terms should be used, and where and how they should be applied.

Definition of Modularity:

Project Quicksilver

Posted Fri, 08/19/2011 - 17:37 by geekism

 

Earlier this week we pre-announced that Ebay will be launching another public Modular Data Center RFP through Data Center Pulse. This is the second round of the public RFP process. Project Mercury, which was the result of the first public RFP, will finish commissioning by the end of this month and will be fully operational by October. Today we formally announce project Quicksilver. Quicksilver is Liquid Metal Mercury that moves and changes very quickly. Besides the obvious play on the Mercury name, we picked this name because it represents the capability we are looking for in data center portfolio. How can we create a generic, flexible data center infrastructure that can move and change with our business needs?

As you will see, we are taking the public RFP to the next level. The video below gives more insight into the project by describing the Scope, Requirements, Process and Schedule. 

 

You can watch the project page for all of the updates as we go through this journey. My team, partners and suppliers have done incredible things in Project Mercury. I look forward to the next phase in our evolution as we execute Project Quicksilver. 

Interested parties, should email modular@ebay.com for more information.

Let the new battle begin!

Dean

DCP on panel @ EU Data Centre Forum on Financing, Investing & Real Estate Development

Data Center Pulse (DCP) partnered with IMN’s ‘European Data Centre Forum on Financing, Investing & Real Estate Development’. The conference will be held April 24th and 25th 2012, London, UK.

 

Jan Wiersma from the DCP board will be on the ‘Data Centre Design, Implementation & Construction’ panel at the event.

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