How could a company as mighty and diverse as HP have had so many issues with executive management? HP stumbled mightily in 2011, and it had nothing to do with product or people. Even sales remained strong, though the PC business is changing. HP’s mighty stumble was a crisis of confidence due … [Read more...]
NetApp Deduplication An In-depth Look
September 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the NetApp deduplication technology, especially on twitter. We had a lot of misinformation and FUD flying around, so I thought that a blog entry that takes a close look at the technology was in order. But first a bit of disclosure, I currently … [Read more...]
EMC FAST and NetApp FlashCache a Comparison
September 21, 2011 by 4 Comments
This article is intended to provide the reader with an introduction to two technologies, EMC FAST and NetApp FlashCache. Both of these technologies are intended to improve the performance of storage arrays, while also helping to bend the cost curve of storage downward. With the amount of data that … [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...]
NetApp: Live From Tech Field Day San Jose
November 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Tech Field Day staff have been working behind the scenes to improve the quality and timeliness of video output from our event. We are pleased to present the first result of this work, in the form of live streaming from Tech Field Day 4 in San Jose this week. Tech Field Day in San Jose began … [Read more...]
Announcing Tech Field Day 4: This Week in San Jose!
November 8, 2010 by 3 Comments
Gestalt IT is pleased to announce our next Tech Field Day event. The Field Day delegates will convene this week in San Jose, CA, engaging some of the most innovative and interesting IT infrastructure companies. The unique Field Day℠ concept brings together as equals two groups that rarely … [Read more...]
Flexible IT and the Path to the Services Future
November 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
IT is crossing a chasm, and we may not be prepared for the new direction we are taking I’m an IT revolutionary. I talk all the time about the quaint backwards “state of the art” in enterprise IT, what with its (many) decades old protocols, paradigms, and practices. What we call modern is … [Read more...]
Is NFS v3 Really That Bad?
October 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Do we really need parallel NFS? Did some pNFS proponent slip a love potion into the coffee at EMC? Suddenly it’s pNFS time at the company known for its reluctance to embrace file sharing and filesystems in general. The purple prose is flying, with Chad Sakac declaring himself “a big fan of … [Read more...]
Could Oracle’s Next Acquisition Be HP or NetApp?
September 24, 2010 by 2 Comments
Larry Ellison is on a tear at Oracle. Who will he buy next? Oracle has its sights set very high. Although the company is best-known for its namesake database software, a steady string of acquisitions has transformed the company (and its colorful leader, Larry Ellison) into an industry … [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...]