"We're getting the band back together!" That's how the pitch must have gone for the founding team at Qumulo, who also happened to create Isilon, now a major product at EMC. But what do you do after creating the most successful scale-out storage platform in history? Add in some advanced data management services and make it a software-only platform! What's Qumulo? CEO Peter … [Read more...] about Qumulo Launches To Manage Data At Scale
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EMC Redefine Possible (TL;DR Edition)
EMC made quite a few announcements today at their "Redefine Possible" event in London. There's a lot of coverage out there already, so I decided to present a summary of the whole thing in "too long; didn't read" (TL;DR) fashion. Note that this isn't an attempt to list everything from the event but rather to pull out what I found to be important. And check out "Stephen's Stance" … [Read more...] about EMC Redefine Possible (TL;DR Edition)
Could The Age of IT Automation Finally Be Here?
Tech Field Day is a wonderful way to learn the strategic direction of enterprise IT companies, and perhaps no one gets a better view of that than I. After all, I attend Wireless Field Day, Networking Field Day, Storage Field Day, and Virtualization Field Day, hearing about the latest developments in tech, from distributed WiFi designs to software-defined networking and network … [Read more...] about Could The Age of IT Automation Finally Be Here?
Webinar: Size Does Matter (In Storage)
I don't often do webinars, but I am happy to join when the topic, the guests, and the agenda are right. And that's what I've got this week, as I join a Gridstore webinar with two fantastic guests: Geoff Barrall, founder of BlueArc, Drobo, and Connected Data, and George Symons, who you might run into at Legato/EMC or a number of startups since then. Our topic this week is … [Read more...] about Webinar: Size Does Matter (In Storage)
Truth in Storage: The Next Generation – Announcing My 2014 Seminar Series
This year for my Truth in IT seminars, I’m shifting away from virtualization to focus on enterprise storage once again. But this won’t be any ordinary “storage 101” seminar. Rather than trying to talk about every element, I’m focused on what’s new! Next-generation storage technologies are here, from the smallest startups to the established players. For 2014, I’ll focus … [Read more...] about Truth in Storage: The Next Generation – Announcing My 2014 Seminar Series