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 [...]
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 [...]
