Fall is here in the Northern Hemisphere and in the United States that means American Football. Each week I look forward to see how my team fares. Some weeks the outcome is better than other weeks, but my passion for the game never seems to fade.
This past week my favorite team lost in the final quarter. I blame it on two things: coaching and lack of intensity. First, the offensive coordinator made the mistake of coaching on the field versus in the skybox overlooking the stadium which resulted in a series of poorly called plays. Second, my team played with intensity the first half, but could not match the intensity of their opponent in the second half.
As with most sports, the analogies can be taken of the field and applied to real life. In this case coaching came down to perspective or the lack thereof. On the field the inability to match intensity resulted in lower performance.
These days Linux is headed in many different directions, but HP attempts to keep Linux in perspective. For HP that means engineering providing high-performing, reliable and easily managed ProLiant servers running Linux. By creating RPM software packages, submitting drivers into the up-stream kernel, providing a yum repository, and creating tools like the SSSTK and LinuxCOE, HP is making sure Linux works right the first time and every time. Future investments are and will be made to increase performance and improve the management experience.
Sustaining a high degree of intensity on Linux is a constant battle. Creating Linux differentiation is not easy. HP looks to partner deeply with the industry's leading paid Linux distributions: Red Hat and SUSE. Funding is focused on creating usable differentiation for our customers such as SLES optimized deployments. And more usable differentiation focused on Linux high availability and virtualization is planned not only with established partners but emerging partners as well.
As with the rest of the season, I look forward to the effort and outcomes of my team on the field and our Linux team in the lab. Keep tuned for more great things in the days and weeks ahead.
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