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I've recently started to drown my head into automation again - this time from the Cloud. This article appeared on the NJINN Blog!

It’s the age of Digitalization. And we’ve hit its focal point the hard way. While some are still working on the C-level slideware to explain “Digitalization” to the Execs, others have already formulated their entire strategy (that’s quite something, yes)

And then…

I've recently started to drown my head into automation again - this time from the Cloud. This article appeared on the NJINN Blog!

You must automate? Few things in life tend to be “a must”. Maybe some dreaded events like death and taxes…

… and Automation. Otherwise those life immanent events kick in just too soon.

I would like to point out just three ready-to-automate processes which,…

#Ski 4.0 - Eine technosophische Betrachtung #IoT #Digitalisierung -

{feature image (C) “Loop21 Mobile Net GmbH” – gefunden auf futurezone.at}

  Dieser Tage eine Schlagzeile: “WLAN auf der Schipiste wird zum Standard“. Der Artikel erklärt weiter, dass das WLAN besonders in der Mittagszeit genutzt würde (hoffentlich von jenen abseits der Piste, denk ich mir noch) und dass die Frage nach dem WLAN meist die erste beim Betreten einer Hütte wäre. Ein unmittelbarer…

We are the sole generation to watch vinyl’s decline and(!) rise!

These days, news reported vinyl purchases to exceed digital downloads.

My birthday this year saw a very special present: My brother had produced his first ever record. Circulation: 2 – one for him and one for me!

My last turntable didn’t make a move anymore for more than 15 years; I recently disconnected it from my HiFi – it still…

[new post] Keynote "Nach der #Cloud: Was kommt jetzt?" #IoT #Digitalization #Industrie4.0

Transkript meiner Keynote zum Post-Cloudalen Zeitalter. Slides hier zum Download.

Haben Sie sich schon immer mal gefragt, wo die Cloud begraben liegt? Bittesehr! Hier ist sie ;)

This is where the Cloud is burried!

Ich habe mich ja schon in einigen Publikationen mit der Sinnlosigkeit auseinandergesetzt, Cloud Computing zu diskutieren – nicht, weil die Cloud tatsächlich tot wäre (einen Talk damals…

[new post] Mein Passwort - Oder wurden Sie noch nie gehackt?

Innerhalb weniger Stunden – 2 Hacker-Fälle in meinem Freundeskreis. In beiden Fällen – vermutet! – ein zu einfaches Passwort.

In beiden Fällen habe ich den Betroffenen mit einem (mir wenig epochal erscheinenden) Tip unter die Arme gegriffen. In beiden Fällen waren die Betroffenen sehr dankbar dafür. Und daher schreib ich den Tip nun auf, damit ich in Zukunft nur noch den Link versenden muss ;)

Sic…

[new post] "Drum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet!" Wie kann ich die schlechte Qualität von #UPC nachweisen?

Chello UPC rühmt sich mit schnellem Internet. Hyper-schnellem Internet. Leider bleibt das – zumindest in den Wiener Innenbezirken – meist eine Mähr’! Da nun aber gerade in diesen Breitengraden die Alternativen mangels “blizznet” et al. rar sind, bzw. LTE auf Grund der Bebauungsdichte auch keine besseren Ergebnisse liefert, ist man der miserablen Servicequalität des Quasi-Monopolisten auf Gedeih…

new #blog post about #security and #privacy in #IoT: "Vicious Circle into the Past" -

We are on the edge of an – as businessinsider.com recently called it – exploding era: The IoT Era. An interesting info graphic tells us stunning figures of a bright future (at least when it comes to investment and sales; see the full picture further below or in the article).

The info graphic in fact stresses the usual numbers (billions of devices, $ trillion of ROI) and draws the following simple…

#Automation and #Orchestration - a #Conclusion

This post is part of the "Automation-Orchestration" architecture series. Posts of this series together comprise a whitepaper on Automation and Orchestration for Innovative IT-aaS Architectures.

  Automation and Orchestration are core capabilities in any IT landscape.

Traditionally, there’d be classical on-premise IT, comprised of multiple enterprise applications, (partly) based on old-style…

How to #StartUp a #Cloud inside an #Enterprise:

I’ve been following Ruxit for quite some time now. In 2014, I first considered them for the Cloud delivery framework we were to create. Later – during another project – I elaborated on a comparison I did between Ruxit and newRelic; I was convinced by their “need to know” approach to monitor large diverse application landscapes.

Recently they added Docker Monitoring into their portfolio and…

A quick guide to #System #Orchestrator #Architecture:

This post is part of the "Automation-Orchestration" architecture series. Posts of this series together comprise a whitepaper on Automation and Orchestration for Innovative IT-aaS Architectures.

  This final chapter addresses architecture components for typical system orchestrators; comparing these with the blueprints for high-grade innovative automation solutions mentioned previously in this…

Student*in der #Soziologie gesucht!

Nein – nicht, wofür du jetzt glaubst …

Sonntagnachmittag. Der gestrige Tag wurde von der Generation… (was sind die Damen und Herren jetzt eigentlich; für “Z” sind die doch auch schon zu jung, oder?) … an den Computern verbracht. Leage-of-Legends, Minecraft, oder was das Internet halt sonst noch so an Spielen hergibt. In Konsequenz dessen gab es heute also einen “Frische…

#System versus #Service #Orchestration

This post is part of the "Automation-Orchestration" architecture series. Posts of this series together comprise a whitepaper on Automation and Orchestration for Innovative IT-aaS Architectures.

  One of the most well-known blueprints for service orchestration is the representation as seen from the perspective of service oriented architecture (SOA).

The following figure in principle describes this…

Automation and Orchestration - what's #Orchestration anyway?

This post is part of the "Automation-Orchestration" architecture series. Posts of this series together comprise a whitepaper on Automation and Orchestration for Innovative IT-aaS Architectures.

  Prior to diving into the architectural patterns for a robust orchestration solution for the enterprise, a few definitions need to be clarified, and as this paper talked a lot about Automation in the…

From #Automation to #Orchestration

This post is part of the "Automation-Orchestration" architecture series. Posts of this series together comprise a whitepaper on Automation and Orchestration for Innovative IT-aaS Architectures.

  In some cases, choosing an appropriate IT automation solution comes down to a matter of business dependency, migration efficiency, or simply vendor relationship and trust. Many times, these criteria…

#Dynamic #Processing Control of #Automation Flows

This post is part of the "Automation-Orchestration" architecture series. Posts of this series together comprise a whitepaper on Automation and Orchestration for Innovative IT-aaS Architectures.

  The final compelling element to consider in an enterprise-grade automation solution is its ability to dynamically control – in real-time – how automation changes the behaviour of your IT landscape. This…

Homogeneous end-to-end #Automation #Integration

This post is part of the "Automation-Orchestration" architecture series. Posts of this series together comprise a whitepaper on Automation and Orchestration for Innovative IT-aaS Architectures.

  Whether looking to extend existing IT service capabilities through innovative service orchestration and delivery, or trying to increase the level of automation within the environment, one would always…