Even though storage virtualization technologies have been on the market for 20 years or more, and numerous companies have tried to sell it as a product in its own right for at least half that long, many are still unsure of what to do with the technology. A great new piece by Dave Raffo, News […]
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Big Little Disks Are On The Way
The relentless march of hard drive capacity is about to reach its next cantonment as 500 GB 2.5″ drives begin to arrive this month. These little half-terabyte wonders will continue the downward pressure on price and challenge flash-based drives just as they stake their claim in the main stream of the market.
Switch Day 1: This Mac is Hot!
So the Mac has joined my replacement work Dell – two new computers in two days! Here are my first thoughts on the hardware: The MacBook Pro is much sturdier than the average PC notebook, and even somewhat better than the high-end machines I’ve used (like my replacement Dell XPS M1330) The machine is hot […]
Switch! or How the Mac (Finally) Won Me Over
It’s official, I am a switcher. A splitter. An ex-Windows user (at home, at least). Today I bought my first Mac since the SE that still haunts our basement storage room in its cute gray carrying bag. Come Friday, I will be an official Mac user! How did it come to this? It’s not really […]
Download Storage Decisions Presentations
Whether you were at the show or missed it, most of the presentations from Storage Decisions in Chicago are now available for download. These can be a great resource for internal communication and strategy – share the insights from the show to help make a case for change! Most of the sessions were worthwhile, but […]
