Technology Logo and Me - a series of technology blog series
Johnny Tan
IBM Z SME | Commercial Cloud Technologist | Linux Enthusiasts | VMware Certified Professional | Certified Storage Professional | ITIL Certified Professional | Technology Blogger | Lifelong Learner | IBM Champion
"Technology Logo and Me" is the tagline for my "Technology Blog Series" that I started not long ago. There are 40 episodes in total, that I have posted on LinkedIn.
Why am I doing this? It is because I do not want just to be a consumer of posts and articles on LinkedIn, I want to participate actively and create content on social media. Every post is limited to 3,000 characters, therefore, it is a short and sweet article to be read. At times, I have to further summarize my stories or points, just to fit in 3,000 characters. Changing "and" to "&" does help in saving 2 characters.
I am thinking, it is time for me to have a table of contents to summarize all the 40 posts of my "Technology Blog Series" on LinkedIn as an article, at least as TOC - Table of Content, so that others can refer to them.
In the past, if we wanted to become a writer, we need a media company or printing company who is willing to put our writing onto printed materials, such as newspapers, magazines, newsletters, or books.
In the past, if we want to become a singer, we need a Record/Studio Company or Label Company to sign us up with a contract before we can release our Album.
Today, we can go directly to social media, such as LinkedIn or blogs to publish our writing. We are no longer depending on the media companies to publish our writings. We can also upload our "Single Song" to YouTube for example to release our song, instead of depending on record' Companies.
Therefore, I decided to write today, as an independent Technologist Blogger.
Here, we go.
Post #1. Palo Alto Networks and me.
This post attracted 4,951 impressions. It is the first episode of my "Technology Blog Series". Likes by 99 people. The top viewers were from IBM , Palo Alto Networks , and NCS Group . In this post, I shared about cloud security in the commercial cloud.
Post #2. Cloud Operating Models and me.
This post attracted 3,443 impressions. It is not a specific technology logo, but it is a framework based on who pays and who manages, to derive the Cloud Operating Models. This post discusses and elaborates on the three models. The top viewers were from IBM , Hitachi Vantara , and NCS Group .
Post #3. Veeam Software and me.
This post attracted 4,712 impressions. It is about the "#1 backup and recovery in the cloud" from the advertisement, which I verified and discovered that Veeam Software indeed is the #1 backup and recovery in the cloud, and I discussed the benefits of using Veeam Software as opposed to Cloud Native backup and recovery. The top viewers were from IBM , Veeam Software , and NCS Group .
Post #4. VMware and me.
This post attracted 6,987 impressions. I shared about abstracting or virtualizing compute, storage, and network, we will have a software-defined data center (SDDC), which eventually, the SDDC can be deployed on on-premise, commercial cloud, or hybrid. I also explored the 7th R migration - Relocation, as one of the 7R migration approaches by Amazon Web Services (AWS) . Top viewers were from VMware , IBM , and Amazon Web Services (AWS) .
Post #5. Hitachi Vantara and me.
This post attracted 11,408 impressions. It is about the storage story and how one storage vendor guarantees 100% availability of its storage system. The top viewers were from IBM , 塔塔咨询服务公司 , and Hitachi Vantara .
Post #6. 红帽 and me. Part 1.
This post attracted 4,445 impressions. The 红帽 's logo was still the original logo with "Shadowman". I shared my journey with Red Hat Linux open source. Top viewers were from IBM , 红帽 , and Palo Alto Networks .
Post #7. 红帽 and me. Part 2.
This post attracted 4,480 impressions. Part 2 was written because I hit the limit of 3,000 characters per post. In this post, I discussed the Kubernetes platform - the Openshift. The top viewers were from 红帽 , IBM , and NCS Group .
Post #8. GovTech Singapore and me.
This post attracted 19,494 impressions. In this post, I de-mystified the Government on Commercial Cloud (GCC). Three Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) under GCC are Amazon Web Services (AWS) , 微软 Azure, and 谷歌 Cloud Platform (GCP). Top viewers were from NCS Group , GovTech Singapore , and 埃森哲 .
Post #9. Equinix and me.
This post attracted 8,596 impressions. Equinix is the World's Digital Data Centre, where servers, storage systems, and network devices live. To Equinix , Data Centres are IBX - International Business Exchange, where their customers exchange data and interconnect. The top viewers were from Equinix , IBM , and 红帽 .
Post #10. 甲骨文 and me. Part 1
This post attracted 2,577 impressions. I discussed the AL4 (Available Level 4) database, as not all databases are created equally. I shared about Exadata Database from 甲骨文 , which is AL4. The top viewers were from IBM , Equinix , and 甲骨文 .
Post #11. 甲骨文 and me. Part 2
This post attracted 4,498 impressions. I touched on the topic of IBM Mainframe Modernisation, in which 甲骨文 has a solution called Tuxedo. The top viewers were from IBM , 甲骨文 , and Amazon Web Services (AWS) .
Post #12. IBM P-Tech and me.
This post attracted 2,947 impressions. IBM P-Tech is a public-education model that provides high school students from underserved backgrounds with the academic, technical, and professional skills and credentials they need for competitive STEM jobs. I was invited as a speaker to the IBM P-Tech students in Singapore. The top viewers were from IBM , NCS Group , and GovTech Singapore .
Post #13. Cloud Migration Strategies and me.
This post attracted 2,617 impressions. I discussed 6R migration strategies from Amazon Web Services (AWS) Whitepaper. An additional 7th R - Relocation was added to form 7R migration strategies. The top viewers were from IBM , NCS Group , and Amazon Web Services (AWS) .
Post #14. Nutanix and me.
This post attracted 5,844 impressions. I elaborated about HCI - Hyperconverged Infrastructure where Nutanix is the market leader. The top viewers were from Nutanix , IBM , and Amazon Web Services (AWS) .
Post #15. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and me.
This post attracted 6,354 impressions. This is a series topic about the Top Three Cloud Service Providers that I called them, the Romance of the three kingdoms (三国演义). Amazon Web Services (AWS) comes from the e-commerce site of 亚马逊 . If the infrastructure supporting 亚马逊 e-commerce is scalable and high-performance for Black Friday Sales, the same infrastructure could power any e-commerce sites and more. The top viewers were from IBM , Amazon Web Services (AWS) , and 红帽 .
Post #16. 微软 Azure and me.
This post attracted 7,970 impressions. This is a series topic about the Top Three Cloud Service Providers that I called them, the Romance of the three kingdoms (三国演义). Microsoft Azure understands Enterprise for Commercial Cloud business even though?Microsoft?Azure was not a first-mover like?Amazon Web Services (AWS). Microsoft Azure has been in the Enterprise space way before Commercial Cloud. The top viewers were from IBM , NCS Group , and Amazon Web Services (AWS) .
Post #17. 谷歌 Cloud Platform and me.
This post attracted 5,192 impressions. This is a series topic about the Top Three Cloud Service Providers that I called them, the Romance of the three kingdoms (三国演义). Google?Cloud Platform started from a web search engine.?If?Google?can run such a massive infrastructure cluster, this platform can surely be used for any Enterprise. The top viewers were from IBM , 谷歌 , and Amazon Web Services (AWS) .
Post #18. F5 and me.
This post attracted 4,130 impressions. I heard that F5 is named after the "Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale" (SSHWS) category Five. SSHWS classifies hurricanes into five categories distinguished by the maximum sustained wind speed. Category 1 is 74-95 MPH, while Category 5 is >157 MPH which damage is catastrophic. Top viewers were from VMware , IBM , and F5 .
Post #19. Dynatrace?and me.
This post attracted 6,237 impressions. Dynatrace is the market leader in the APM - Application Performance Monitoring by Gartner Magic Quadrant. The top viewers were from Dynatrace, IBM, and NCS group.
Post #20. ?Informatica?and me.
This post attracted 7,122 impressions. I highlighted that Informatica is the top market leader in 4 spaces of Gartner's Magic Quadrants for Enterprise iPass, Data Integration Tools, Data Quality Tools, and Master Data Management Solutions. Top viewers were from Informatica, IBM, and VMware.
Post #21. SAS?and me.
This post attracted 14,862 impressions. I wrote that SAS?(previously "Statistical Analysis System") is a statistical software suite developed by SAS Institute for data management, advanced analytics, multivariate analysis, business intelligence, criminal investigation, and predictive analytics. The top viewers were from SAS, IBM, and Accenture.
Post #22. Trend Micro?and me.
This post attracted 4,466 impressions. I shared about how Trend Micro secures your environment on-premise and also SaaS. The top viewers were from IBM , 趋势科技 , and NCS Group .
Post #23. SUSE and me.
This post attracted 4,491impressions. I started to use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server since 2002. In this post, I shared an alternate Linux distribution besides 红帽 and it is with Enterprise support. Top viewers were from IBM , NCS Group , and 红帽
Post #24. ??Meta?and me.
This post attracted 4,417 impressions. We may have watched the movie "The Social Network" about how Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook when he was studying at Harvard University. The top viewers were from IBM , 红帽 , and NCS Group .
Post #25.?IBM?Q and me.
This post attracted 5,512 impressions. NUS set up the Centre for Quantum Technology (CQT) to bring together Physicists, Computer Scientists, and Engineers to conduct research on Quantum Physics and build devices based on Quantum Phenomena. For me, I visited IBM Q - which is fully operating Quantum Mechanical Computers that are connected to the Internet. The top viewers were from IBM , Amazon Web Services (AWS) , and 红帽 .
Post #26. Akamai Technologies?and me.
This post attracted 3,021 impressions. I shared on Content Delivery Network (CDN) that fronted most of the Web Servers to protect against DDOS and provide faster access to the static webpages. The top viewers were from IBM , 红帽 , and NCS Group .
Post #27. ServiceNow?and me.
This post attracted 8,141 impressions. I shared about ServiceNow is a super-charged domino equivalent. The top viewers were from IBM , ServiceNow , and NCS Group .
Post #28. ?Red Hat?Openshift Service on?Amazon Web Services (AWS)?(ROSA) and me.
This post attracted 11,011 impressions. ROSA is managed services by 红帽 and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the Kubernetes Platform for Enterprise. The top viewers were from 红帽 , IBM , and ST Engineering .
Post #29. SolarWinds?and me.
This post attracted 5,133 impressions. I shared about observability as a key capability found in SolarWinds in the cloud and on-premise. The top viewers were from IBM , SolarWinds , and 华侨银行 .
Post #30. Tableau?and me.
This post attracted 4,616 impressions. Tableau helps people see and understand the data via visualization techniques in this post. The top viewers were from IBM , NCS Group , and ST Engineering .
Post #31. ?ST Engineering?and me.
This post attracted 21,027 impressions, the highest so far and also the most liked post. I shared that at?ST Engineering, we bring innovation and technology together to create real-world solutions for our customers.? At the same time, I also broke the news that I have joined the ST Engineering family. The top viewers were from IBM , ST Engineering , and VMware .
Post #32. Business Partner or Vendor and me.
This post attracted 1,699 impressions. I shared the differentiation between Vendor and Business Partner through story-telling on my TV Technology Refresh as an example for elaboration. The top viewers were from IBM , 腾讯 , and NCS Group .
Post #33. Huawei Singapore?and me.
This post attracted 4,692 impressions. I shared about 华为 brings Digital to every person, home, and organization for a fully connected, Intelligent World. The top viewers were from IBM , GovTech Singapore , and ST Engineering .
Post #34. Kyndryl?and me.
This post attracted 13,533 impressions. Kyndryl is an IBM new-co that focuses on managed infrastructure businesses across the globe that was formed as a separate business entity in September 2021. Kyndryl is a start-up business but with the size of an Enterprise. The top viewers were from IBM , 微软 , and Amazon Web Services (AWS) .
Post #35. Tencent?腾讯 and me.?
This post attracted 8,947 impressions. I shared about 腾讯 has six business groups which Interactive Entertainment Group (IEG) and WeiXin Group (WXG) cover more than 51% of the total revenue. 腾讯 is a giant conglomerate in China. The top viewers were from IBM , 腾讯 , and VMware .
Post #36. ?HashiCorp?and me.
This post attracted 16,237 impressions. HashiCorp is well-known for its IAC (Infrastructure As Code) solution called Terraform. HashiCorp offers 4 pillars of technology for the "Cloud Operating Model". The top viewers were from HashiCorp , VMware , and IBM .
Post #37. ?Teradata?and me.
This post attracted 7,317 impressions. Teradata?uses massively parallel processing across physical data warehouse and cloud storage, it is connected and available in multi-clouds.? The top viewers were from IBM , 天睿 , and Amazon Web Services (AWS) .
Post #38. ?Boomi?and me.
This post attracted 6,802 impressions. Boomi?enables the connection of applications and data sources.?Boomi?is a low-code development platform that provides API, lifecycle management, and event-driven architecture features for cloud integration. The top viewers were from IBM , 红帽 , and Boomi .
Post #39. ?Cisco?and me.
This post attracted 6,573 impressions. Interestingly,?Cisco?was derived from “San FranCISCO”, the birthplace of the company, and its logo is to depict the two towers of the Golden Gate Bridge. The top viewers were from IBM , 思科 , and NCS Group .
Post #40. ?IBM?System/360 and me.
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2 年I like your blog series. Keep going Johnny!