Steve Duplessie
Steve Duplessie
gear paint sell successful
Gear has to be idiot-proof to be successful in the midrange, as they don't want to have a zillion IT gurus if all they do is sell paint or donuts,
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,
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.
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.
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,
automatic automation capability efficiency high highly levels management oracle reliable research rules simplified storage
Our research confirms that Oracle Automatic Storage Management delivers high performance, more reliable automation and simplified operations, ... This capability delivers previously unattainable levels of storage management efficiency through highly automated, application-centric rules and policies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
benefits channel enterprise entire extended fiber means pros realizing red storage throughout
IP Storage is red hot. IT pros are realizing that the same benefits they get from their Fiber Channel SANs can and should be extended throughout the entire enterprise -- and that means IP.
bite chunk expensive trying
In the past, SRM was trying to bite off too big a chunk for most to swallow, ... It was too expensive and did so many things that no one could really use it.
anybody ask box contains easier environment inside manage management managing outside point single storage
The new DMX-3 makes it easier to manage storage inside the box than outside the box. If you ask anybody managing a disk environment what they want, it's a single box that contains all the tiers of storage and has a single point of management for anything.