IT Infrastructure
It is easy to become cynical around all the Cloud Computing hype we hear on a daily basis. That said, it is clear to me that there is a tremendous amount of capital and human resources working on cloud computing so the likelihood of future cloud computing ...
Cisco is getting a lot of flack for billing its announcement yesterday as something that will "change the Internet forever." I certainly understand this sentiment--will a new high-end core router, albeit with very impressive performance ratings, really change the Internet forever?
The answer is pretty simple: the router alone won't change ...
Although there’s plenty of high-tech business around where I live in Colorado (hence the ‘Silicon Mountain’ moniker), it’s clearly nothing like the Bay Area. So it’s hard not to be a tad more personally interested – often with friends affected – when the ebbs and flows of ...
Published on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 3:30 pm | No Comments »
Authors: Bill Lundell | Jennifer Gahm | John McKnight | Mark Peters | Terri McClure |
More than one-half (54%) of midmarket and enterprise organizations surveyed will increase their spending on storage hardware in 2010. Spending will vary by company size, vertical industry, and organizational behavior. Using data from ESG’s 2010 IT Spending Intention Survey, this brief analyzes storage spending at both a general and ...
Authors: Bill Lundell | Jennifer Gahm | John McKnight | Mark Peters | Terri McClure |
Cloud storage holds tremendous promise as a way to reduce the cost of doing business by eliminating upfront and ongoing investments in infrastructure, floor space, power, cooling, and management overhead. Despite 2009’s poor economic environment and cloud’s promise of cost reductions, enterprise users have not flocked to public cloud ...
Going to push my luck and try skiing again this weekend. Blizzard been happening up north of me for a week, lots of snow. Nice knowing you.
Have you seen what Nasuni has done with its cloudbench utility? Tells users exactly what levels of availability and performance they get ...
NetApp’s earnings last week were certainly impressive – beating Wall St expectations handily, driving operating margins and even raising guidance. It was certainly a highlight that emphasized some refreshingly improved storage results over the last few weeks. How did NetApp do it? Of course, everyone at NetApp will ...
ESG Senior Analyst Mark Bowker presents at the Desktop Virtualization Summit on February 23, 2010 at 12:00 PM EST. Click below to register for the live event or to access the recording after the 23rd.
For Enterprise Strategy Group Senior Analyst Mark Peters, public clouds currently hold the most promise for smaller businesses and start-ups "that all share a desire to avoid the initial cost outlay of building an IT infrastructure."
via Can Cloud Computing Replace Your Storage Network? — EnterpriseStorageForum.com.
"If I look five years out, there's still going to be Fibre Channel in data centers. People have millions and millions of dollars invested in that infrastructure," said Bob Laliberte, a senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.
via Fibre Channel switch port shipments expected to spike after 2009 drop, then decline ...
