Archive for August, 2010
Before the bell rang on Wall Street, Intel shocked the army of Latte sipping financial wonks by announcing its intentions to buy security leader McAfee. The deal is valued at $7.7 billion or $48 per share, about a 60% premium on the stock price.
A few financial analysts who ...
Those of us who have been around the industry for a while remember the transition from host-based to client/server computing. This change wasn't subtle; it turned the entire IT world upside down.
I anticipate a similar upheaval over the next few years around Identity and Access Management (IAM). ...
Virtualization turns physical devices into a set of resource pools that are independent of the physical asset they run on. This abstraction makes it easier to implement standardized measurement, monitoring, and management of resources. It also eliminates the economic and operational issues of infrastructure silos. All told, virtualization delivers compelling ...
If you’re like the “mad prophet” Howard Beale from the film Network (of the “I’m mad as hell and not going to take it anymore” fame), when it comes to managing data availability and recovery, maybe it’s time for a change. That’s what a few vendors, including upstart Actifio, ...
Steve Duplessie, an analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, agrees that a Dell acquisition of 3Par wouldn't necessarily affect the Dell-EMC partnership.
via 3Par buyout puts Dell in ring against IBM, HP -- even partner EMC - Computerworld.
"When you're so large and so vast, you have to go out and do a lot of research about where you can add a lot of value with your R&D and work out what problems can be solved," explained Brian Babineau, senior consulting analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group.
via HP, ...
This ESG Lab report documents hands-on testing of EMC Unified Storage with a focus on major usability and efficiency upgrades, Unisphere integrated management, Enhanced VMware integration, FAST Cache, FAST Automated Storage Tiering, and Primary Data Compression.
Background
For many years, the total amount of storage users needed to support application and file ...
Having been off the blogging trail for a while, I’ve been aware that whenever I re-start, it had better be about something interesting and preferably important. After all you don’t want to appear to be giving too much emphasis to something of little consequence; that said of course, ...
The company entered a market crowded with various data-center management platforms. However, the package of capabilities in Actifio is fairly new, said Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Lauren Whitehouse.
via Actifio Aims to Create Order in Data Management - PCWorld Business Center.
Earlier this month, the House cybersecurity caucus launched a new website in order to “allow the public to have access to news and information in regard to cybersecurity policy.” The House cybersecurity caucus is chaired by Congressmen Jim Langevin (D, RI) and Mike McCaul (R, TX), and ...
