Alex McMullan

3 weeks ago | thestack.technology | Alex McMullan |Joe Fay

For decades, IT leaders have operated under an unspoken requirement: every few years, rip and replace. Servers, storage, networking – when the next upgrade cycle arrives, they roll out the latest technology. It’s a rhythm as predictable as the seasons, writes Alex McMullan, CTO International at Pure Storage. But here’s the problem: that model is obsolete. It’s costly, wasteful, and fundamentally at odds with the demands of modern IT.

Nov 7, 2024 | frontier-enterprise.com | Alex McMullan

AI, and particularly generative AI, may have been at the forefront of global attention these past few years, but we’re starting to hear growing concerns about an impending AI reckoning as many enterprises aren’t seeing the ROI from their AI investments. Gartner calls this the “trough of disillusionment,” a normal phase that all technologies go through. For now, market observers still think AI spending will continue to grow.

Oct 22, 2024 | techradar.com | Alex McMullan

(Image credit: Shutterstock)The AI leviathan continues to tower over every datacenter, with organizations racing to deploy AI based solutions for immediate benefits today, or putting the infrastructure and models in place to reap an aspirational return from research projects in the long run.

Jul 29, 2024 | thestack.technology | Jasper Hamill |Alex McMullan

It’s a company that now makes, well, pretty much everything. But for people of a certain age, 3M will forever be associated with the floppy discs which were ubiquitous in the early 1990s. Now this sprawling organisation, which has more than 60,000 lines in its portfolio, has warned that its products are “ageing” and set out plans to turn back the clock. In an earnings call, William M.

Jun 27, 2024 | techradar.com | Alex McMullan

(Image credit: Shutterstock / LookerStudio)At present we’re seeing two divergent approaches to the enterprise adoption of AI. Some organizations are racing to implement solutions in an attempt to generate rapid ROI, while others are taking a longer-term view, hoping to reap future rewards based on long term research investments made now.