IT infrastructure management has been evolving throughout our time, in a similar manner to society's industrialization. This presentation compares these two progessions and suggests parallels for tomorrw's datacenetr management.

1. The Third Wave of IT Management
Mark Burgess

2. ound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of every day life u
ark Weiser (Xerox PARC)
Harp not on that key...

3. The architecture of computing
to come
On demand, disposable
computing
Cfengine is the glue and
maintenance at any level to
integrate subsystems
Extensible concept, can
adapt to new technologies
Seamless services

4. Risky implementations or quick regular
dependability?
Rockets
Planning
Overhead
One chance only
Major roll-out
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Less planning
Reusable
Change anytime

5. The 3 Waves of Technology
1W. Agriculture Wave - Tend it by hand
2W. Industrial Wave - Amplify Man with Machine
3W. Knowledge Wave - Learn and Design with Intent

6. Growth => organic complexity
Avoiding complexity is not
realistic
Handling complexity
requires a knowledge-
oriented approach

7. nd rd
From 2 to 3 Wave tools ...

8. Who needs knowledge?
Everyone who didn't build it
with their bare hands
What, when, where, how,
why?
The diffusion of expertise

9. Partners
Working together to realize the vision for a decade of
successful infrastructure deployment
Many changes going on
Proven technology that adapts with the changes
The importance of knowledge management
What are the right questions to ask about IT
infrastructure?
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