Archive for May, 2011
If NetApp hasn’t convinced you that its snapshot- and replication-based data protection portfolio qualifies as backup, the company has assembled an alternative. NetApp is partnering with CommVault, OEMing CommVault Simpana v9 software and branding it as SnapProtect, to deliver a comprehensive backup and recovery solution.
Why make this move? For ...
Organizations that have already deployed a backup solution for their databases or an archiving solution for their e-mail and file servers recognize the efficiency, cost, and performance benefits these solutions promise. Recently, Symantec and Informatica announced an agreement in which Symantec will resell Informatica’s database archiving solution, Data Archive. Symantec’s ...
The overall mood was quite cheery at Symantec's annual analyst event last week in New York City. This is quite understandable: Symantec just posted strong Q4 earnings and actually beat the Street's estimate on revenue, and is also forecasting revenue growth of 10% or more for Q1 ...
But most likely technology enabled. Most modern wars are about economics first, principle second. It may not be the way it should be, but it is.
Mark Peters and I collaborated on a recent ESG report on this subject after a rather enjoyable debate, over wine, which began in the ...
SaaS is on the rise. ESG research found that more than one-third (34%) of organizations are already using software-as-a-service in some capacity. Additionally, 42% of respondents indicate that their organizations either have plans for or interest in SaaS-based applications. This begs the question, will the adoption of a SaaS ...
At first, it could seem odd: the storage and hardware guy spending time in the company of the software folks. Yeah, we know all this stuff has to work together, but that doesn't mean we should hold hands! However, earlier this week, I spent some very interesting time with Symantec ...
Simple is a relative term--relative to what you know and how you engage. I think for the majority of people who follow my blog, when we talk about "simple" in terms of technology, we pretty much fall on the same page or at least within the same chapter.
So when ...
Put the key in and take it for a ride--that is value Dell plans to deliver with vStart. A recent brief I wrote on the offering goes in to more detail, but perhaps the most compelling part is that Dell is well positioned to address the market segment that ...
There has been a lot of buzz around network convergence and FCoE lately, but the story is actually much bigger than just storage over Ethernet. Users should understand the true level of convergence taking place and how it can help their organizations create truly dynamic, scalable, highly virtualized data centers.
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Rapidly growing unstructured data is cited as a top IT priority by senior IT management; organizations need effective management strategies if they are to cope with the problems such growth can create. They need insight and control to make intelligent decisions that provide better alignment with the business, reduce costs, ...
