My 2009 IT Industry Predictions
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Computer history, Enterprise storage, Everything, Personal, Terabyte home, Virtual Storage on 24. Dec, 2009 | View Comments
Predictions are perilous: Get it right and you look like a mere trend-watcher; get it wrong and you look like a fool. So I’m doing something different this year: I’m going to make predictions for 2009 now that it’s over, and reflect on just how smart I am (not) to have made them.
What’s All This About Cloud Storage? Ask Me At Storage Decisions
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 15. Sep, 2009 | View Comments
Next week I will be returning to Storage Decisions after missing the last few in 2009. Although I’ve presented at dozens of TechTarget’s storage shows, this will be the first time I will be representing a vendor (Nirvanix) with a show floor booth.
Although my dislike for certain aspects of trade shows (especially booth babes and [...]
Join Me At CloudCamp Columbus, June 30, 2009!
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 18. Jun, 2009 | View Comments
I’m really looking forward to joining the CloudCamp “unconference” movement, and will be heading to Columbus, Ohio, at the end of this month for my first Camp!
I Can Finally Talk About Windows Storage Server 2008!
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage on 05. May, 2009 | View Comments
I don’t usually “do” NDAs. It’s just too hard to figure out what I’m allowed to say and what I should keep quiet. I prefer to get free and open information, but will settle for embargoed briefings if it means I can get some time to think before reporting. So my Microsoft connection is a [...]
All Business Development All The Time!
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal on 04. May, 2009 | View Comments
If you work in the enterprise storage, storage networking, virtualization, or security industry, listen up! Otherwise, this post is not for you!
I hope you, or a representative from your company, will join me and the folks from Nirvanix and my friends like W. Curtis Preston and Marc Staimer, Charles Curran and Dan Gordon from Valhalla, and just about everyone [...]
Two New Storage Decisions Sessions for 2009: Capacity Management and Radical Tiered Storage!
Posted by Stephen in Everything on 24. Mar, 2009 | View Comments
I’m pleased to announce that I will be presenting at all four of TechTarget’s excellent end user-focused 2009 Storage Decisions conferences in North America! I’m also very excited to be developning two entirely new sessions for the show:
Tools and Tricks to Manage Capacity – Knowing how much disk capacity you have allocated, how much is [...]
TechTarget Posts 2009 Event Schedule
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 22. Dec, 2008 | View Comments
Although the details have not been released, TechTarget updated its web site today with a list of events by region for 2009. My understanding is that, although the formats and locations are tweaked slightly, the user-focused character of their excellent Storage Decisions conferences and one-day seminars will remain.
Some highlights from the calendar:
The Storage Decisions conferences [...]
Making Plans for Storage Decision San Francisco
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 14. Nov, 2008 | View Comments
Next week is the final Storage Decisions conference of 2008, Storage Decisions San Francisco! I’ll be in the Bay area from Sunday night through Wednesday, and invite you to say hello if you’re in the area as well!
If you’re attending the conference, here’s my schedule:
Monday, 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM: DATA RETENTION & RETRIEVAL track: [...]
Storage Virtualization Charlotte: Thoughts and Reactions
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 21. Oct, 2008 | View Comments
I’ve just finished my day in Charlotte on my Storage Virtualization Seminar tour for TechTarget. We had another great crowd – everyone seemed interested even if some were shy about speaking up. I was especially pleased to see the optimism about the city’s post-Wachovia future.
Comments at the event focused on management, with my concerns about [...]
Six Critical Steps For Managing Email E-Discovery
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal on 20. Oct, 2008 | View Comments
What is the best way to use email archiving systems for e-discovery? Earlier this year, I co-wrote a whitepaper on the topic (sponsored by LiveOffice), and on Wednesday I will present a companion webinar.
The gist is that email archiving can be an incredibly useful tool to manage legal risks and enable more effective discovery of message content. [...]
