Compuware recently commissioned a survey of 468 CIOs. The report, published by Research In Action, showed that nearly 2/3 of respondents named cloud as their top priority. The most interesting and hopeful aspect of this report is that we are … Read More →
Author Archives: Matthew E. Porter
Shall We Play A Game?
I am surprised that there are still companies that employ “the enterprise sales process” . We often see this employed when we evaluate new hardware vendors. Here is how I recently described the process to a potential vendor (who thankfully promised to not do this): Vendor send quote. I gasp. I reply that I receivedContinue reading “Shall We Play A Game?”
Focus on the Five Percent
For most companies, 95 percent of what they do is what EVERY company has to do – build and service a customer base, human resources, accounts payables, etc. Read More →
Five Questions for Family Dinner.
When it was time for dinner, Courtney and I sit with our kids and want to know how each of their days was. Sometimes, a child would just utter “Fine”, “ok”, etc. and want to move on. Other times, a child would be so excited that others wouldn’t have a chance to share their day.Continue reading “Five Questions for Family Dinner.”
Video: How Linux is Built
Many people often don’t know how much technology impacts our everyday lives. Read More →
Children As Truth and Inspiration
A number of family and friends know this story already. It’s time to write it down for posterity’s sake and because I hope Avery will read it one day. As many people know and talked about in a previous post, I have lost a bit of weight the past 2 years (from 199 lb toContinue reading “Children As Truth and Inspiration”
The Cloud and the Balance Between CFO and CIO/CTO
One of the most interesting aspects of the rise of cloud the past few years is the balance between the CFO and CIO (or CTO). Read More →
Ad Redux
There was once a small, innovative company who was first in their field. They had built a product out of an idea, a spark of something that would change the world. Before beginning, they offered it to other companies, who rebuked and called them “crazy”. They go on to build the product and sell millionsContinue reading “Ad Redux”
Tech Companies in Saint Louis – Going and Growing
The past few years in Saint Louis have been interesting to watch. When Craig and I started the parent company of Contegix as a software development and managed hosting company, there were very few entrepreneurs doing anything here, especially in the tech industry. In fact, Gabe Lozano from LockerDome and I were chatting about thisContinue reading “Tech Companies in Saint Louis – Going and Growing”
MiraCloud- CloudStack and The Commitment to Open Source
Contegix has always been a service company. We utilize and embrace core, foundational technology to deliver technology as a service for our customers. Read More →