Information, Data, and Storage
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage on 31. Jul, 2007 | View Comments
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 or [...]
There Are Two Kinds…
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage on 30. Jul, 2007 | View Comments
“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 interesting [...]
How Thin Are You?
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage on 30. Jul, 2007 | View 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 [...]
Making the Switch to Digital Music at Home
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Personal, Terabyte home on 27. Jul, 2007 | View 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 [...]
Blogketing Ourselves
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal on 27. Jul, 2007 | View Comments
I guess I kind of touched Jon Toigo nerve when I said he was “promoting himself”. Sounds like he took offense to the term, but perhaps he shouldn’t have!
Let me give you some background, gentle reader… I’ve never worked for a “product company” in the storage industry, I’m a services guy. And services are all [...]
Off to See the Sox
Posted by Stephen in Personal on 26. Jul, 2007 | View Comments
One nice thing about living in Ohio is that the Indians don’t sell out every single game (what is it now, Boston, 300 in a row?). So me and my family are off to see the Red Sox tonight. First row of the upper deck right above home plate on the first base side, and [...]
Toot toot 3: Quotes in Computer Weekly (UK)
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal on 26. Jul, 2007 | View Comments
Toot toot again… That iSCSI vs. Fibre Channel article is in Computer Weekly, a UK TechTarget publication…
Storage Management Integrated with Server Virtualization (Where’s EMC?)
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Virtual Storage on 26. Jul, 2007 | View Comments
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 [...]
Is Storage Really That Different?
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage on 25. Jul, 2007 | View Comments
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 is, [...]
TiVo HD Arrives
Posted by Stephen in Personal, Terabyte home on 24. Jul, 2007 | View Comments
Yeah, I’m a TiVo believer. This thing liberates me from thinking about television shows and schedules – I live my life and watch what I want when I want to instead of thinking “gosh, I better get home Wednesday night or I’ll miss Lost!”
I finally jumped on the Series 3 TiVo in June when they [...]
