NetApp have announced the StorageGrid product, but is it a simple rebrand of the ByCast product? I am not sure whether I was expecting anything more or whether I was expecting them to go dark with the Bycast product set for the time being whilst they work out what the hell they are going to do with it and at least come up with an integration strategy for the products.
Hitachi Enters The Cloud
October 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
We Don’t Need Cloud Standards (Yet)
September 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Championing “open” and calling for standards has become the first stalling action by late-movers in technology spaces. They see opportunity passing by and try to hold back progress and FUD the market by yelling about proprietary solutions, vendor lock-in, and a lack of standards. Many well-intentioned IT folks follow along: After all, who doesn’t want openness, standardization, and interoperability?