My mom had a laugh way back then, when I got my first job in this industry: ” I always knew you’d wanted to be an architect,” she said, “but why does it have to be closets and garages?” That was me, Storage Architect at last! These days, when another parent at the soccer game [...]
There Are Two Kinds…
July 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment
“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world, and those who don’t.” This week, EMC’s Chief Development Officer, Mark Lewis, posted a thoughtful blog “episode” supposing that there are two kinds of data in this world: OLTP and all of the rest. It’s an [...]
How Thin Are You?
July 30, 2007 By 2 Comments
So thin provisioning is everywhere! Well, at least that’s what you would think if you’ve read all the press releases this year. It seems like everyone has just announced and provisioning. So how can you tell them apart? Here are a few easy questions to ask! Is it generally available? Many vendors have announced thin [...]
Making the Switch to Digital Music at Home
July 27, 2007 By 3 Comments
After sticking staunchly to real CDs for home listening, I finally succumbed and expanded my terabyte house into the digital audio server domain. In the end, it was audiophile Mark Schlack from TechTarget who won me over – if digital audio is good enough for him, then it ought to be good enough for me! [...]
Blogketing Ourselves
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Off to See the Sox
July 26, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Toot toot 3: Quotes in Computer Weekly (UK)
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Storage Management Integrated with Server Virtualization (Where’s EMC?)
July 26, 2007 By 1 Comment
XenSource just announced that they’ll embed Symantec-née-Veritas‘ server-side storage virtualization software into their server virtualization offering. This is great news, since server virtualization has boiling for more than a year now with precious little storage integration to be seen. Although XenSource is a distant second in the world of server virtualization, they’re close enough to [...]
Is Storage Really That Different?
July 25, 2007 By 1 Comment
Cisco’s new product announcements this week got me thinking about our little storage pond. Sure, VFrame isn’t breaking any new ground compared to Scalent, HP’s Opsware, and BladeLogic, but it’ll be a revelation to Cisco’s customers. Remember, all the iPod had going for it was Apple’s brand name, customer base, and flawless execution! The point [...]
TiVo HD Arrives
July 24, 2007 By 2 Comments
