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Pure Storage: Show Me the Money!!
Holy shmokes! Pure Storage just netted an insane $225M in Series F funding! Taking their total VC cash haul – after 6 rounds – to a not too shabby $470M! That's right, 470 meeeeellion dollars! US...
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OUCH! Tomorrows disk drives will be slooooow!
So I presented at a VMUG in the UK earlier this week. Topic: The Future of Storage. Cracking topic I thought…. I can make up whatever I want and not get shot down. But more seriously, storage is one of...
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3PAR Dedupe – Let’s Take a Look
OK then…. the *big* storage announcement at HP Discover was dedupe for 3PAR. Well, now that the fireworks are finished and the rock music’s died down, I think it’s time we take a closer look and make...
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Podcasts to Feed the Technology Mind
As a tech addict, I have a daily craving for techknowledge that just has to be fed. But as a busy guy, I struggle to find the time to feed the craving. I certainly don’t get time to sit down and read...
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New Podcast!
Holy crap! It’s been over 2 years since I hosted a podcast. Well….. that drought’s come to an end. Last night I was joined by Gabriel Chapman, Hans De Leenheer, Marc Farley, Mark Twomey, and Rick...
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VSAN Is No Better Than a HW Array
One of the major topics we discussed in last weeks episode of The In Tech We Trust Podcast was VSAs vs VSAN. And I think it’s a pretty interesting topic. VSA’s Commoditize the Hypervisor The way I see...
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Nexenta – Back in da house…
So aaaages ago I downloaded and played with the community edition of NexentaStor – one of the real early software defined storage (SDS) technologies. And I remember being pretty excited…. I mean, at...
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Sorry Nimble Storage – I Don’t Believe You!
So a few weeks ago I was at Nimble Storage HQ for a briefing with the Storage Field Day crew. Nice site, nice breakfast, and thanks for contributing towards my travel and hotel costs (that’s the...
View ArticleNimble Storage – Heir to the Throne of the SME?
I’m seriously thinking the recent announcement that Nimble Storage will support Fibre Channel might herald the birth of a new major primary storage player. And I seriously mean a major player… right up...
View ArticleQuick Question on VSAN vs XtremIO Architectures
This is just a really quick one…… I noticed that upgrading an existing VSAN to the newly announced VSAN 6.0 is a non-disruptive rolling upgrade. Fair enough, so it should be right? Well…… part of the...
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