For a massive IT company, Dell sure doesn’t get the kind of respect given their competitors. Time and again, I’ll hear the sneers about Dell being little more than a “box shifter” who doesn’t “get” real enterprise IT needs. After a series of acquisitions in storage and … [Read more...]
Every Company Is Gunning For Someone Else
December 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Everyone has a target on their backs, but they all aim in different directions One of the amusing aspects of being self-employed is watching all the giants battle it out. Every company is gunning for someone, but the amazing thing is that they rarely point their sights directly at each other: … [Read more...]
Thoughts On A Dell Acquisition Of Compellent
December 9, 2010 by 10 Comments
The news came out this morning that Dell is in exclusive talks to acquire network storage specialist Compellent for just under $900 million. I will leave it to the real reporters to track the ups and downs of the story; what piques my interest is the value Dell gets from Compellent's technology and … [Read more...]
Podcast 9: Compellent Roundtable at Tech Field Day
September 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This roundtable discussion focusing on storage maker Compellent is taken from Tech Field Day Seattle, held in July of 2010. The delegates dive into the topic of enterprise storage, reacting to Compellent's presentation of their products and technology. One of the most-interesting points raised … [Read more...]
The Enterprise IT Acquisition Game
September 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The players are lining up for the biggest acquisition game enterprise IT has witnessed in a while Today is the (a?) day of reckoning in the 3Par saga, with Dell widely expected to make a counter-offer higher than HP’s bid. But this mega deal, like the Data Domain war before it, sends a strong … [Read more...]
Dell + EqualLogic, Exanet, Ocarina, 3Par = What?
August 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The storage industry got a lot more competitive this morning, as Dell announced plans to buy 3Par. This is the latest round in a well-established race for the enterprise storage dollar, challenging superpower (and Dell partner) EMC in the high-end SAN space. What does this acquisition say about the … [Read more...]
GestaltIT.com Seattle Tech Field Day July 2010 – Presentations Overview Part 2 of 2
July 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Continued coverage of vendor presentations from the GestaltIT.com Seattle Tech Field Day July 2010. Presentation #3 was by F5 networks at the F5 Technology Center. During the first half-hour or so, F5 gave the TFD delegates a product line overview, and then kicked over into technical … [Read more...]
GestaltIT.com Seattle Tech Field Day July 2010 – Presentations Overview Part 1 of 2
July 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Seattle Tech Field Day was actually 2 days. Across those 2 days, the TFD delegates watched 5 presentations from 5 different vendors, plus had a mixer-style dinner with all the vendors. Most of these presentations were storage and virtualization related. Only one vendor, F5 Networks, would … [Read more...]
Gestalt IT Seattle Tech Field Day – Day 2 Summary
July 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
It’s now been a couple of days since the second day of the Gestalt IT Tech Field Day, I’m actually taking the opportunity to write this on the plane on the way back from Seattle. So once again I thought I would do a summary post until I get the chance to write up a detailed post on each … [Read more...]
3 Questions For Field Day Sponsor, Compellent
July 9, 2010 by 1 Comment
As Compellent, a sponsor for Gestalt IT's Tech Field Day Seattle, interviewed me for a post on their blog, I thought it would be fun to turn the tables and interview them right back! You will notice some similarity in the questions and answers - this was entirely coincidental, since we did not see … [Read more...]