Back From The Pile: May 30, 2009
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 01. Jun, 2009 | View Comments
It was a week of HAM in the enterprise storage industry and angry arguments in the CloudCamp camp. But things looked up at the end with a productive discussion about backups. Google sent us a wave, but nobody was happy when GM threatened to collapse.
Enterprise Storage
HDS’ HAM-Fisted Announcement did not impress, with many wondering (So Long [...]
Lessons From the Cloud Computing Conference and Expo Prague 2009
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Gestalt IT, Personal, Virtual Storage on 19. May, 2009 | View Comments
What is the cloud? What will become of it? I spent May 17 and 18 in Prague at the Sys-Con Cloud Computing Conference and Expo exploring these questions with some of the smartest cloud-focused folks in Europe. The consensus: The IT world is changing and remote managed services are a big part of it. Another discovery: [...]
Preparing For Cloud and Virtualization Expo in Prague
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 05. May, 2009 | View Comments
The final approvals are in, and I’m pleased to announce that I will have speaking sessions at both of Sys-Con’s European Expos in Prague in two weeks’ time! I am very excited to be visiting “Praha matka měst” for the first time, but now have to work to get my sessions ready.
There is still time [...]
My Cloud Slam Topic: Enterprise Storage (Predictable?)
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal on 19. Apr, 2009 | View Comments
I am pleased to be part of Cloud Slam ‘09, the cloud computing virtual conference!
My presentation on Monday evening focuses on the emergence of cloud storage in the enterprise space: Why it’s important, what it is, and how to act on it. I start by talking about the drivers, including the unexpectedly high cost of [...]
Sun Launches Their Own Cloud, But For Which Market?
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Gestalt IT, Virtual Storage on 19. Mar, 2009 | View Comments
While the bulk of Sun-related news this week relates to reported talks of a buyout by IBM, the company took a break from negotiations to introduce their own cloud computing and storage infrastructure, challenging Amazon, Google, Rackspace, and perhaps VMware, Microsoft, and Nirvanix.
Ten-Year Trend: Mobility
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Computer history, Enterprise storage, Everything, Personal, Terabyte home, Virtual Storage on 11. Mar, 2009 | View Comments
What is the megatrend of this decade? I suggest that we are witnessing a wholesale shift from information tied to place/device to information mobility. Cloud computing, server virtualization, and even flash memory are all contributors to this massive trend, along with the user-side trends of the post-PDA mobile phone, 3G data, social web services, and connected home.
EMC Atmos Versus VMware VDC-OS: Will The Real Cloud Strategy Please Stand Up?
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Virtual Storage on 10. Nov, 2008 | View Comments
As I guessed on Friday, EMC has officially announced their Maui Atmos software layer today, calling it the “industry’s first COS (cloud-optimized storage) offering”, “a new era for IT”, and “a new category of storage.” So the new era for IT is a cloud with globally-distributed object stores with policy management?
Great! But I thought the [...]
