Steve Duplessie
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benefits channel enterprise entire extended fiber means pros realizing red storage throughout
IP Storage is red hot. IT pros are realizing that the same benefits they get from their Fiber Channel SANs can and should be extended throughout the entire enterprise -- and that means IP.
bite chunk expensive trying
In the past, SRM was trying to bite off too big a chunk for most to swallow, ... It was too expensive and did so many things that no one could really use it.
automatic automation capability efficiency high highly levels management oracle reliable research rules simplified storage
Our research confirms that Oracle Automatic Storage Management delivers high performance, more reliable automation and simplified operations, ... This capability delivers previously unattainable levels of storage management efficiency through highly automated, application-centric rules and policies.
existed quo status storage
The status quo in storage has existed for a long, long time, ... but I think the applecart is about to be upset.
bunch execute pass proof
If they were to execute brilliantly they could find they could pass a whole bunch of these guys. But the proof really is in the pudding.
case charts harvard perfect utmost
They're like the perfect Harvard MBA case study: All of their charts go up and to the right. We went right after him, and he killed us -- and I say that with the utmost respect.
biggest commercial expect lab large lots market near players prime ready signifies solution users
Commercial users don't want to be lab rats. The endorsement of GFS by some of the biggest players in the market signifies this solution is really ready for prime time, ... I expect we'll see lots of large deployments in the very near future.
customer few kicking looks poised selling sun tons
Dell has been kicking butt for a few years in the SMB slice, and HP looks like it is poised to re-join the fray, ... Sun is even selling tons of lower-end SANs into its customer base.
billion computing dollar fantastic gives grid huge instant joining moving powerful provide service solutions storage sun
StorageTek gives Sun instant storage footprint, huge storage credibility, and a fantastic billion dollar service business. Sun gives StorageTek a whole new playground. Together, I can see grid computing and grid storage joining to provide some very powerful solutions moving forward.
adopted almost portable reason writers
But the reason VI will be adopted by all the application writers is that once you write an application in VI, it's portable to almost any platform, and all the real databases are already VI-enabled,
bet farm front gives intelligence intelligence-and-intellectuals stick storage toes users water
Users don't want to bet the farm up front on network-based storage intelligence -- and Troika gives them a way to stick their toes in the water without drowning,
adoption blew build companies data existing extremely familiar high implies including news performance quite
What it implies is if the adoption of VI occurs, companies will be able to use their existing IP infrastructure, including everything from the switches to the hubs, all the things they are already familiar with, and be able to build extremely high performance data networks, ... Quite frankly, the news blew my mind.