Steve Duplessie
Steve Duplessie
bet farm front gives intelligence intelligence-and-intellectuals stick storage toes users water
Users don't want to bet the farm up front on network-based storage intelligence -- and Troika gives them a way to stick their toes in the water without drowning,
existed quo status storage
The status quo in storage has existed for a long, long time, ... but I think the applecart is about to be upset.
appealing backup choice costs dealing elegant engine excessive issue license model pricing robust solution
Asigra Televaulting for Enterprises is an elegant solution to the issue of excessive license costs for large-scale VMware sites. The combination of a robust backup engine and the capacity-based pricing model makes Asigra an appealing choice for any organization that is dealing with excessive backup/recovery licenses.
add experience fit good great growth looks pillar poised rapid storage strength value vast
Brenda is a seasoned storage professional that will add strength to Pillar's team. Pillar is poised for rapid growth and Brenda's vast experience will be of great value during the process. This looks like a really good fit to me.
biggest commercial expect lab large lots market near players prime ready signifies solution users
Commercial users don't want to be lab rats. The endorsement of GFS by some of the biggest players in the market signifies this solution is really ready for prime time, ... I expect we'll see lots of large deployments in the very near future.
boring crazy drives microsoft money operating outside people spend storage system ton tools users value wants
Microsoft wants the operating system and their tools to have all the value so that users don't need to go outside of the family. It drives Microsoft crazy that people spend a ton of money with EMC and Veritas on boring old storage issues.
appealing both corporate data ends functions itself locally matter microsoft office operations plays providing remote rid role services
It is completely unrealistic to think that remote office operations are going to get rid of all the functions they run, no matter how appealing the concept. Microsoft plays a role at both ends of the WAN, so I like the Tacit Networks' implementation of providing Microsoft-based services locally while centralizing the data itself back at the corporate data center.
companies definite library observing replaced tape trend
We are observing a definite trend of hundreds of terabytes of tape library being replaced with disk, ... These companies were permanently replacing, not augmenting tape.
adopted almost portable reason writers
But the reason VI will be adopted by all the application writers is that once you write an application in VI, it's portable to almost any platform, and all the real databases are already VI-enabled,
bunch execute pass proof
If they were to execute brilliantly they could find they could pass a whole bunch of these guys. But the proof really is in the pudding.
access across data entire files managing move provide provides smart solutions
It's a smart move by Brocade to provide solutions for managing data files in a way that provides access across an entire organization.
add attractive design looks opposed physical scaling small smart start
It's attractive because you can start really small and get really, really big, ... It's easy, and smart -- the physical design looks pretty intelligent. As you're scaling up, as opposed to doing a forklift upgrade, you can just modularly add in capacity. You won't need a crane to add things in.
adoption blew build companies data existing extremely familiar high implies including news performance quite
What it implies is if the adoption of VI occurs, companies will be able to use their existing IP infrastructure, including everything from the switches to the hubs, all the things they are already familiar with, and be able to build extremely high performance data networks, ... Quite frankly, the news blew my mind.
business definitely trying understand
They have definitely stumbled around trying to understand their place in the world of storage. But they have acknowledged it's a business and have shored up their installation base.