We Need a Storage Revolution
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Computer history, Enterprise storage on 28. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
Storage protocols continue to mimic direct attached storage, with the concepts of block and file at its core. No amount of virtualization, and no new protocol, will fix this – we need a storage revolution.
Is Deduplication Ready for Prime Time?
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Virtual Storage on 25. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
Deduplication is here for backup, but it is not yet ready for prime time in primary storage applications
Storage Decisions New York 2008 Feedback
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 24. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
Key takeaways from my Storage Decisions New York 2008 sessions: segment email archives, get legal involved on retention policy, consider the impact of VMware VDC-OS
A Consultant’s View Of The Enterprise Storage Market
Posted by Stephen in Computer history, Enterprise storage, Virtual Storage on 21. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
This is part of an ongoing series of longer articles I will be posting every Sunday as part of an experiment in offering more in-depth content.
I am not the typical enterprise storage user. In fact, I am not an enterprise storage user at all – I am a consultant focused for over a decade on [...]
Apple Replaces ALL iPhone 3G Power Adapters
Posted by Stephen in Apple on 19. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
Wow! Apple is recalling and replacing all of the compact power adapters shipped with every iPhone 3G sold to date in many countries! According to Apple’s support release, the prongs can break off and become lodged in an outlet, posing a risk of electric shock. And of course, inconveniencing the person who wants to keep [...]
What is VMware VDC-OS vStorage?
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Virtual Storage on 19. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
VMware packed a lot into their 2008 VMworld conference, including an outline of their “three pillars” strategy, focused on vClient, vCloud, and something they are calling the Virtual Datacenter Operating System. While it is debatable if this last item really is an operating system, it’s certainly a major strategic change in messaging.
VDC-OS is divided into [...]
Geeksplosion! iPhone to Manage VMware!
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Virtual Storage on 18. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
I sure hope the iPhone is ready for the enterprise! VMware CTO, Stephen Herrod, just announced at VMworld that a new version of VMware Infrastructure Client was being developed for the iPhone and “other mobile devices”. This software allows an administrator to manage virtual machines hosted on VirtualCenter servers.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who [...]
VMware Virtual Datacenter Operating System: Heavyweight or Hot Air?
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Virtual Storage on 16. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
Paul Maritz of VMware dropped a bomb on Las Vegas today, introducing their Virtual Datacenter Operating System concept. But is VDC-OS a nuclear strike at the heart of the data center, scattering everyone from Microsoft to Cisco to (big daddy) EMC? Or is it just more hot air, conflating the latest big thing into a [...]
Deduplication Coming to Primary Storage
Posted by Stephen in Computer history, Enterprise storage, Virtual Storage on 16. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
This is a follow-up to my story, De-Duplication Goes Mainstream
Although deduplication of storage is nothing new, with Data Domain and other making hay with the technique for years, it has never been ready for prime time – reduction of active primary storage applications like email and databases. Instead, deduplication has been relegated to second- or [...]
greenBytes Embraces and Extends ZFS
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Virtual Storage on 15. Sep, 2008 | View Comments
I’ve long hollered that ZFS is a real storage revolution in the making, but recognized that it still had a way to go before replacing UFS, HFS+, and most volume managers. Well, a little Rhode Island company called greenBytes comes out of stealth today to announce that they’re doing just that – taking the solid [...]
