Recently I setup a SAN at my office to handle file sharing and data storage and replace our current file server with a more scalable solution. Getting this configured wasn’t so bad, however getting migrated to the solution is still in the coming “soon” stage of planning.
Show-22-Configuration Management – Whys, Wherefores and War Stories
October 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Storage Resource Analysis (SRA): Part 7
April 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Keep Your Storage Array for 10 Years And Get a £2000 Tradein
April 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
OK, I think it was cars the UK government were offering the discount on, not storage arrays. It goes like this; the government has set aside £300m – you trade in a car over 10 years old and get £2000 off the cost of a new one, half funded by the government. Apart from the obvious options to abuse this kind of system (buy yourself a banger for less than £2000 and into the dealership showroom you go) it’s the implication that we should be artifically propping up an industry to consume more when what we have works perfectly well.
Reacting To The Open Cloud Manifesto
March 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Reuven Cohen of Enomaly has penned an Open Cloud Manifesto. This might not have been news but for a curious backlash when two big cloud vendors, Microsoft and Amazon, refused to sign on, although IBM, Sun, and many others have endorsed it. In my opinion, the Open Cloud Manifesto is interesting, forward-thinking, provocative, and a bit naive.
Storage Resource Analysis (SRA): Part 6
March 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Storage Resource Analysis (SRA): Part 5
March 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Continuing the blog posts on Storage Resource Analysis (SRA), this post focuses on some facts about data that sits in Storage Environments.
5 Things About the Cisco Announcement and a Wrap Up (Post Prandial)
March 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Why Buy EMC?
March 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Enterprise arrays have been successful because they offer high reliability and availability. This was achieved through monolithic designs of high cost components and a focus on engineering quality. That was then – now we have much more reliable components – disk drives really don’t fail that often – SATA drives are much more reliable than they ever were.
Planning for Virtual Infrastructure: Avoid the Pitfalls
March 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Virtualization is seen as the technology that makes it possible to do more with less, but there are many pitfalls to consider when virtualizing server infrastructure. This article suggests planning decisions to be considered that, if overlooked, could ruin the total cost of ownership (TCO) and the return on on investment (ROI) expected from this virtual infrastructure.