NetApp Completes ionGrid Acquisition

One of the lesser known stories of NetApp’s earnings report this week is that they have completed the acquisition of ionGrid; mobility software that allows corporate users to access internal documents securely on IOS, and soon to be, Android devices.

This is a good pickup for NetApp as IT organizations are desperately looking for . . . → Read More: NetApp Completes ionGrid Acquisition

Storage Tiering in a Virtual Age

If you haven’t changed how you specify and build out storage tiers in the last year or so, you will need to soon.  Storage technology has rapidly evolved over the last few years.  In order to make the most out of our investments and fully leverage the new capabilities, we must also change the . . . → Read More: Storage Tiering in a Virtual Age

How to Put a Price on Storage: The Danger of Cost Per GB

IT Storage Standoff

It is 4:45 in the afternoon on a Friday as John and Travis sit across from each other.  A heavy oak table sits between them, but it may as well be granite wall.  After a series of uncomfortable discussions, they are no closer to agreement than when they began reviewing the . . . → Read More: How to Put a Price on Storage: The Danger of Cost Per GB

Storage Virtualization Showdown (Part 3): Data Mobility

In this part of the Storage Virtualization Showdown series, I’ll be discussing storage virtualization capabilities that enhance the commoditization of storage

Why Data Mobility?

Before we can take advantage of the performance and technological enhancements of new storage equipment, and benefit from the better cost structures of more efficient and dense hardware, we must . . . → Read More: Storage Virtualization Showdown (Part 3): Data Mobility

Does Your Datacenter Run on Widgets?

Combinations of widgets organized in silos are vey common in datacenters of the past and, due to a few different factors, this phenomenon hasn’t changed much even in today’s consolidation focused datacenters.

As with past tech bubbles, tech innovation accelerates best in certain conditions. Those conditions typically include a combinations of strong financial investment, . . . → Read More: Does Your Datacenter Run on Widgets?