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...]
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...]
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...]
Meet the Enterprise IT Superpowers
August 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
Who will power the enterprise? The smart money is betting on a few superpowers taking over. After years spent focusing on personal technology, businesses are increasingly turning back to the enterprise. There are many reasons for this, but the biggest one is the poor economy. Individuals simply … [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...]
Podcast 1: Gestalt IT Tech Field Day Overview
April 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Learn more about the Gestalt IT Tech Field Day from the sponsors, delegates, and friends from our November, 2009 event. Download this video podcast or subscribe on iTunes to tune in to the discussion! Includes interviews with John Troyer, Sunshine Mugrabi, Nigel Poulton, 3PAR, Symantec, … [Read more...]
Considering Ocarina Networks Optimized Data For Virtual Environments
November 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Ocarina Networks presented to us during the Day 2 morning session of the GestaltIT Tech Field Day. Their presentation was a deep dive into storage compression and optimization. If you read my Ideas About Presenting To Engineers from earlier this week, then you’ll know what I mean when I say … [Read more...]
The Five Rules of Tech Field Day Club
November 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The GestaltIT Tech Field Day event just wrapped up and it was a very interesting event. Stephen Foskett and Claire Chaplais did a phenomenal job at keeping the wheels on the bus. I realized that the attendees were just as critical as making the event a success above and beyond the vendors. I … [Read more...]
GestaltIT Tech Field Day – Day 2: Ocarina, Nirvanix and Data Robotics
November 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Day 2 of the Tech Field Day kicked off with a trip to Ocarina Networks. For those who don’t know (a) Ocarina offer a “data reduction” appliance (b) an ocarina is a small oval, china flute. I say data reduction as the Ocarina appliance uses a variety of methods for reducing data … [Read more...]
What a Tech Field Day!
November 16, 2009 by 3 Comments
Our first-ever Tech Field Day event has now come and gone, and it was more successful than we could have imagined! Fifteen of the best independent IT infrastructure thought leaders came together in California for two days of in-depth discussion and evaluation of some of the hottest technology … [Read more...]