More to Storage Efficiency than Capacity
In response to my last blog, Jon Toigo was kind enough to post a training piece that he wrote last year, reminding us that capacity is only one part of storage efficiency.
In addition to capacity allocation efficiency, which most of us are addressing with thin provisioning, Jon points out the need for capacity utilization efficiency, [...]
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From ASIC to Microprocessor and Back Again
Other than being an allusion to J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, there is real meaning in the title of this post, which I’ll get to towards the end. What I want to start with is a look back into the past and talk about, of all things, math co-processors.
Do you remember them? If you [...]
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Storage Efficiencies: You Say Tomato, I say Potato
Hu and others have recently been blogging about storage efficiencies, in terms of capacity, management, allocation, data protection and energy efficiency. I will add another dimension to this discussion, and that is the methods in which efficiencies can be measured.
Quite often we talk about an efficiency theme, and jump right into the solution or options [...]
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With All The Talk Around Cloud
With all of the talk around the cloud and healthcare’s increasing movement toward adopting cloud technology, there are some issues that any organization must ensure have been addressed that are unique to healthcare. It should be understood that it is because of these issues that some of the healthcare providers lag behind other industries in [...]
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Capacity Efficiencies, Again and Again
Why again? Well, it was about a year and a half ago when I last blogged, and much has changed since then, although the subject is still front and center. David Merrill has certainly discussed this numerous times as well, including this always-amusing post from March.
So why bring Capacity Efficiency (CE) up again? Well, two recent [...]
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Great Books for Geek Wannabes
It’s that time of year. We’re busy finishing up all those loose ends that were to be done “before the end of the year” as well as juggling family and holiday plans. Despite the usual frenetic start, I really enjoy this time of year because once we slow down just a bit, most people are [...]
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Hey! You Guys Do That?!
Last week HDS held its inaugural Influencer Summit in San Jose, California. It was a very big deal for our company, not to mention our invited guests, who by all accounts were about to get the one, two punch! (In a good way).
The creation and preparations for this historic event were driven by our marketing [...]
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Inspiration
When was the last time you were truly inspired by a piece of technology? When was the last time your laptop, your phone or another device made you sit back, pause, and say “wow, that’s awesome!”Although there are many examples of beautiful or functional design, chances are one of Apple’s products, be it the iPod, [...]
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