Category Archives: Technology Trends

What is the Future of On-Premise Software?

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

By Dick Stark On January 15, Netflix quietly announced a price increase by an average of 13 to 18 percent. With 58 million US subscribers, that works out to an additional $1.4B yearly revenue increase. How elastic is this type … Continue reading →

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Federal Cybersecurity Survey Says…

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

By Dick Stark RightStar and BMC last month sponsored a federal IDG survey to better understand different agencies’ maturity with processes for cyber remediation, and to uncover additional capabilities that they would find valuable in taking a more proactive approach … Continue reading →

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This Year’s High-Tech Prayer Breakfast

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

By Dick Stark I bought a full table at the High-Tech Prayer Break-fast held this past Wednesday at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner.  This is an amazing annual event with more than 800 attendees. The speakers this year were … Continue reading →

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Is Agile ITIL an Oxymoron?

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

By Dick Stark Last month, BMCer, Cheng Dong Zhao wrote a blog article,“Will ITIL Die or be reborn in the DevOps Era?” The world is becoming more and more Agile, and BMC is finally starting to focus on DevOps, or … Continue reading →

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Does an ITIL Process Assessment Matter?

Posted on November 16, 2018 by

By Dick Stark This week, RightStar finished up an ITIL process Assessment for a RightStar customer. To win this business, we beat two formidable ITSM consultancies in the ITIL space. Of course, this customer, like a lot of our customers, … Continue reading →

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Report from SMAC 2018

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

By Dick Stark Last week, RightStar attended and helped sponsor, the Service Management and Automation Conference (SMAC) in Las Vegas. (When BMC moved from its Engage annual user group conference, to regional Exchange one-day conferences, this created an opportunity for … Continue reading →

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Report from BMC Exchange NY

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

By Dick Stark BMC’s New York Exchange, was held October 18 near Times Center in New York City.  Turnout was excellent with more than 400 customers, partners, and BMC employees in attendance. During the chatbot session, RightStar received praise from … Continue reading →

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