Blade Watch

I had dinner with Chris, and mentioned to him that tonight we the site was being updated to host the DCMI logo, that they’d signed up to sponsor the site, this started a series of highly sensible and reasonable questions from Chris regarding this and I thought in the interests of being open I’d publish them, the questions are in no particular order and were not pre-planned, if you have any comments/queries feel free to email me.
So what’s this DCMI thingy on the top of the bladewatch site?

It’s a simple logo on the front page which links to their site (www.dcmi.co.uk) to advertise them as a consultancy/service provider in the data center migration space field.

Have you sold out?

I don’t think so. DCMI provide me with a set fee each month which I’m going to use to improve the content on the site.

I want to have a bit more structure, more regular content throughout the day, more interviews, more valuable content, to deliver this I needed to invest in the site and the content, DCMI wanted to be a part of this.

Why a banner/logo and not something else?

Well I didn’t want to compromise the user experience, I didn’t want flashing things, big banners or adverts all over the page especially if they aren’t for anything related; or for pop-ups to appear over related content. The DCMI deal lets me achieve this.

So you’re going to mention them every 5 minutes right?

Not necessarily, I have a great working relationship with the DCMI guys, I quiz them regularly whether its to answer my own questions, get an answer for a client, or help with content, the deal is simply for a banner no more, no less.

Does this change the content you offer?

No, everything remains the same, blades, virtualization, grid, everything surrounding the data center and IT in the financial sector. Indeed if there’s something you think should be included, email me: martinmacleod@mac.com

How long is the logo going to be there? Have you signed for years?

Not at all, it’s an initial signing for one calendar month (for a trial period), if I get emails saying we don’t like it, I’ll remove it, but I didn’t think it would cause any harm and as ever, remain open to comments/feedback, email me with your thoughts: martinmacleod@mac.com.

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