I had just departed IBM when Lou Gertsner, joined the company as IBM’s CEO. In some ways, seeing Meg Whitman enter into HP feels like a throw-back to his entry. The naysayers that have stood at the side lines and … Continued
Evaluator Group Blogs
Camberley Bates
Carnival, Dad and Walk the Engine Room – blog post by Camberley Bates
My Dad is a captain – former skipper of a USN destroyer, cruise ship and others. I am not a fan of sailing, in as much as this ‘julie’ gets sea-sick. However, I have been on enough ships, heard enough … Continued
Leah Schoeb
Dot Hill Analyst Day 2013
The Dot Hill 2013 Analyst Day was very informative about their latest technology and direction. Many people don’t recognize the Dot Hill name because they are an OEM storage provider. For those not familiar with Dot Hill, they have had … Continued
Choosing the appropriate page size for sub-LUN automated tiering – Leah Schoeb on SearchSolidStateStorage
Automated tiering has become a popular offering among most major storage vendors. The ability to automatically and intelligently move part of a LUN or volume to the appropriate storage media based on performance requirements or frequency of use has shown a performance … Continued
John Webster
EMC’s Pivot Point – Forbes Blog by John Webster
Paul Maritz (Photo credit: Dell’s Official Flickr Page) On March 15, EMC EMC +3.1%’s Chairman and CEO Joe Tucci announced the division of EMC into three groups: EMC Information Infrastructure (EMC II), EMCVMware VMW +1.64%, and EMC Pivotal. In the grand scheme of all things … Continued
“When Big Data Doesn’t Tell the Truth” – Blog Posting By John Webster
It is now clear that the Retail segment is investing in Big Data analytics sources and processes. The often cited reason is that retailers across the board are now seeing Amazon as a formidable competitor. The result is a desire … Continued
Randy Kerns
“Keeping all Data is a Dangerous Policy” – Storage Soup blog by Randy Kerns
There is a prevalent problem in Information Technology today – too much data. Most of the data is in the form of files and called unstructured data. Unstructured data continues to increase at rates that average around 60% per year according to … Continued
“Archiving explained” – Randy Kerns blog on Storage Soup
The term archiving can be used in different contexts. Its use across vertical markets and in practice leads to confusion and communication problems. Working on strategy projects with IT clients has led me to always clarify what archive means in their environments. … Continued