Sam Gross is Vice President of Global IT Outsourcing Solutions at Unisys Corporation, where he leads the vision, strategy, technology development and implementation for Unisys innovative global IT outsourcing solutions. He is a recognized industry expert and thought leader in business and IT alignment, application management, service level management and enterprise systems management. His experience spans financial services, telecommunications, federal contracting, retail and manufacturing. With more than 20 years of experience leading transformational IT change in the United States and abroad, Gross has driven innovation across strategic planning, IT process reengineering and implementation, and technology and product management. Before joining Unisys, he was responsible for global architecture and engineering at CSC. Follow him on 
Sam_Gross: @Anuj28 : Focus on app workload consuming current data center resources rather than next-generation apps being newly developed
Sep. 10, 2009 04:39 PM EDT Reads: 419
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Sam_Gross: @Anuj28 : For Cloud Computing article, suggest focusing on conventional workload instead of new apps, and how to serve clients in that space Sep. 10, 2009 04:39 PM EDT Reads: 450 |
Sam_Gross: @omerasad : Focus shifts from data center & internal network, to ensuring real bandwidth, capacity for app traffic to flow outside. Sep. 10, 2009 04:20 PM EDT Reads: 479 |
Sam_Gross: @omerasad : Internet peering network architectures become more important, and require greater focus. Sep. 10, 2009 04:20 PM EDT Reads: 415 |
Sam_Gross: RT @unisyscorp : GovTech reports on Unisys/City of Minneapolis PC philanthropy, outsourcing relationship: http://bit.ly/QsYAV Sep. 10, 2009 03:56 PM EDT Reads: 503 |
Sam_Gross: RT @unisyscorp : Unisys, City of Minneapolis, PCs for People partner to provide computers for those in need http://tinyurl.com/nbglks Sep. 9, 2009 05:44 PM EDT Reads: 418 |
Sam_Gross: In Oct. 8 Webinar, I’ll talk about market and business forces creating opportunity for cloud computing, perceived barriers, solutions. Sep. 8, 2009 09:40 PM EDT Reads: 1,753 |
Sam_Gross: Working on my Oct. 8 cloud computing Webinar – live from Times Square, open to anyone. More details soon. Sep. 8, 2009 09:40 PM EDT Reads: 402 |
Sam_Gross: RT @colin_lacey: ESJ interview with colleague Brian Ott on IT innovation in tough economic times - http://bit.ly/rPbSr - does this resonate? Sep. 2, 2009 08:25 PM EDT Reads: 517 |
Sam_Gross: Reading blog: Virtualization - a reality check: http://tinyurl.com/mragnp, with interesting survey results on usage of virtualization. Sep. 1, 2009 12:48 PM EDT Reads: 810 |
Sam_Gross: RT @unisyscorp : Henkel chooses Unisys for end-user support in five-year contract. http://tinyurl.com/l4ekbl Aug. 31, 2009 05:08 PM EDT Reads: 426 |
Sam_Gross: RT @unisyscorp : Allan Wattrus of Unisys quoted in Global Services on outsourcing in South Africa: http://bit.ly/RoWtk Aug. 25, 2009 04:57 PM EDT Reads: 466 |
 Sam_Gross: Listen to the archived Webinar, Moving Apps to the Cloud - Determining What Apps Make Sense for Your Business: http://tinyurl.com/mrpl9bAug. 24, 2009 11:40 AM EDT Reads: 2,240 |
Sam_Gross: RT @itpro : Cloud computing gets boost as energy costs skyrocket http://bit.ly/vQVvY Aug. 21, 2009 10:15 PM EDT Reads: 217 |
Sam_Gross: Look for a provider that understands your application workloads and overall business needs Aug. 20, 2009 03:45 PM EDT Reads: 187 |
Sam_Gross: It’s important to remember that businesses build apps one at a time & each will challenge the applicability of a general mega market model Aug. 20, 2009 03:44 PM EDT Reads: 237 |
Sam_Gross: Some take a perspective on cloud computing that generalizes application workloads so that they can address the mega market Aug. 20, 2009 03:44 PM EDT Reads: 215 |
Sam_Gross: RT @cloudexpo : #Security Solutions: A high-level demonstration of how Unisys secures the cloud http://bit.ly/SdEIe Aug. 20, 2009 03:27 PM EDT Reads: 285 |
Sam_Gross: IT industry is on edge of its seat, waiting for a security breach to prove keeping tech in brick & mortar data centers is only safe answer Aug. 20, 2009 03:26 PM EDT Reads: 202 |
Sam_Gross: There are technologies available today engineered to prove that “brick & mortar” data centers are not the only secure option Aug. 20, 2009 03:26 PM EDT Reads: 186 |
Sam_Gross: RT @cloudexpo : Unisys Named “Platinum Sponsor” of #CloudComputing Expo http://bit.ly/11UPq7 < See you there Aug. 19, 2009 04:24 PM EDT Reads: 928 |
Sam_Gross: Don’t miss Webinar tomorrow, Moving Apps to the Cloud - Determining What Apps Make Sense for Your Business: http://tinyurl.com/pvauhz Aug. 18, 2009 08:55 AM EDT Reads: 205 |
Sam_Gross: VOaaS “apps on tap” may include wireless 3G routers/IPT/laptops, Web page with instant desktop session, email/voice accounts, remote backup Aug. 18, 2009 08:53 AM EDT Reads: 217 |
Sam_Gross: Virtual Office as a Service (VOaaS) will establish expectation that our next office be “instant” w/apps on tap - that’s the promise of cloud Aug. 18, 2009 08:52 AM EDT Reads: 413 |
Sam_Gross: Deeper skills, from the silicon to operating systems through middleware, will be required to design and build technology to support cloud Aug. 17, 2009 03:50 PM EDT Reads: 564 |
Sam_Gross: RT @unisyscorp : Check out episode 1 of Unisys cloud computing show on YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/m7q2ph Aug. 14, 2009 02:42 PM EDT Reads: 322 |
Sam_Gross: Few tech firms have successfully led clients through IT transformations-I’d look to these vendors to help carry through to the next plateau Aug. 14, 2009 09:31 AM EDT Reads: 298 |
Sam_Gross: Cloud computing is another phase in an industry that has seen many transformations - from vacuum tubes to chips, the mainframe to the server Aug. 14, 2009 09:30 AM EDT Reads: 313 |
Sam_Gross: Register for Aug. 19 Webinar, Moving Apps to the Cloud - Determining What Apps Make Sense for Your Business: http://tinyurl.com/pvauhz Aug. 14, 2009 09:28 AM EDT Reads: 298 |
 Sam_Gross: Infrastructure exists on behalf of apps. Clients of cloud computing should be businesses more interested in the destination than the path.Aug. 13, 2009 09:40 PM EDT Reads: 2,905 |
 Sam_Gross: Cloud computing isn’t about cost of hardware or software - it’s about instant provisioning & service models that refocus IT on the app layerAug. 13, 2009 09:38 PM EDT Reads: 994 |
Sam_Gross: Reading RT @CloudComputing3 : Survey: Almost half of developers plan to deploy private cloud ... http://bit.ly/12tPSb Aug. 12, 2009 09:56 PM EDT Reads: 271 |
Sam_Gross: @susanwu88 : It’s important to be able to position the amazing capabilities of cloud in the appropriate context. Aug. 12, 2009 09:21 PM EDT Reads: 243 |
Sam_Gross: @susanwu88 : Cloud will be successful when enterprises evolve from an outsourcing paradigm to public services. Aug. 12, 2009 09:21 PM EDT Reads: 1,112 |
Sam_Gross: @susanwu88 : Reading Unisys' The Perfect Storm for Enterprise class Cloud… <Unisys focuses on clients’ conventional workload. Aug. 12, 2009 09:21 PM EDT Reads: 271 |
Sam_Gross: Cloud is reminiscent of mainframe time sharing. There are a few providers in the marketplace that really understand how that is delivered. Aug. 12, 2009 05:07 PM EDT Reads: 271 |
Sam_Gross: RT @unisyscorp : Unisys Stealth solution featured in Defense Systems article on data protection on DOD networks: http://bit.ly/y34pb. Aug. 12, 2009 04:46 PM EDT Reads: 244 |
Sam_Gross: RT @unisyscorp : Unisys coverage in Enterprise Systems Journal underscores need to pursue IT innovation in tough economy http://bit.ly/rPbSr Aug. 11, 2009 01:29 PM EDT Reads: 908 |
Sam_Gross: In the cloud, securing identity is half the battle, securing data the other half: http://tinyurl.com/q64hrd Aug. 11, 2009 11:16 AM EDT Reads: 480 |
Sam_Gross: Unisys Secure Cloud delivers unique security platform, Stealth, to cloak data in motion & at rest - offers visible chain of custody for data Aug. 11, 2009 10:42 AM EDT Reads: 601 |
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