Randy Kerns
Organization structures need optimization — Storage Soup Blog by Randy Kerns
One of the most important parts of optimizing the data center involves improving storage efficiency. And that requires more than implementing the latest technologies. While working with IT operations in developing strategies to increase storage efficiency, it has become clear to me that organizational structure must change in order to expedite data center optimization. Like .... continue reading
Beware of IT inertia — Storage Soup Blog by Randy Kerns
In information technology, the part of Newton’s laws of motion regarding inertia where a body at rest tends to stay at rest is often prevalent. In IT, this law means changes are increasingly difficult to make because change is often resisted. Resistance to change means missed opportunities to integrate new technologies, improve processes and become .... continue reading
John Webster
What’s different about storage for virtual desktops? — Data-Driven Blog by John Webster
It is often said that data center-level server virtualization projects created a renewed demand for networked storage, both NAS and SAN. If that’s true, then efforts to virtualize desktops–aka virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) projects–will create renewed demand for high-performance storage, both network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN). Storage performance is a major determinant .... continue reading
The end of the server-versus-storage wars is nigh — Data Driven Blog by John Webster
Scott McNealy, former CEO of the former Sun Microsystems, once infamously opined that storage was a (mere) feature of the server. The problem was that at the time he made that comment, the storage industry was writing its declaration of independence. Fibre Channel-based SANs were consolidating and replacing direct attached storage (DAS) architectures in many .... continue reading
Camberley Bates
Part 2 on Strategies, Surveys and Requirements , a blog by Camberley Bates
Previously I discussed the value of surveys and their role (or dysfunction) in making decisions. If surveys can lead a Product Manager astray, how to best to gather information to decide on requirements and futures? In comes contextual interviewing - Contextual interviewing is best done with a large group of interviews where you can choose .... continue reading
Communicating or Telling?, blog post by Camberley Bates
The last few weeks I experienced two great examples of Communicating or Telling. One, was Ash, the CEO of Actifio. Peter Levine of A16Z said we needed to see what they were doing, so John Webster and I trooped over to their office to get a look. Instead of the ubiquitous 15 slide presentation we .... continue reading
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John Webster
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