Enterprise storage has been around for a long time and is even finding its way into small and medium businesses to become the norm. What happens when something in technology becomes the norm? The next best thing hits the streets and makes an attempt to flip the world on its head. In storage, there are a few big players that everyone has heard of and some smaller big players making a good amount of progress, then there are the new entrants to the game doing all kinds of interesting things, with the goal being to efficiently and effectively store data.… Continue Reading
Especially in Technology: Consider Community
on May 10, 2012
There are people in every industry or job who go to work and do whatever they do until the end of their shift and then go home. Much like the character of Peter from Office Space. Get up, goto work, go home, repeat.
In addition to that type of situation, there are days when others just have that kind of day, when there is nothing notable going on, or the next thing to do is wait… and wait… and wait.… Continue Reading
Drobo Solves SMB Storage
on May 7, 2012
Drobo is doing some very interesting things. They are a storage company with a focus on the small and medium business. I realize that there are many technologies hoping to put out their product and bring the SMB market along for the ride, this is definitely not somewhere Drobo seems to be.… Continue Reading
Storage Slipups: When disks just get added
on May 5, 2012
Working with enterprise class storage is definitely a fun part of my job that doesn’t really cause too many problems, however a few months back I found that being in a bit of a hurry to accomplish a task can be bad all the way around. This post is intended to point out something that happened in my environment, so that maybe it will not happen in yours.… Continue Reading
Does Backup and Recovery work with SLA? Maybe it should.
on May 1, 2012
Data backup and protection is definitely important, but it is also a chore. Managing backup and ensuring that the details of your organizations day to day operations are not only backed up, but available for restoration at a moments notice is hard work. Keeping in mind that your organization’s definition of a “moment” could be quite different from the company right across the street. But rest assured, backup or restore is one of the most important things likely going on in their IT department too.… Continue Reading
Solid State Storage Symposium
on April 25, 2012
As a part of my attendance of Tech Field Day in San Jose, I also had the opportunity to attend the Solid State Storage Symposium where both startups and legacy storage providers got a chance to talk to the group about what their vision is for SSD and what their thoughts are for the future of the technology.… Continue Reading
