Archive for January, 2010
We guarantee
Posted in HDS News, Storage Economics on Jan 28, 2010 2 Comments »
I have had many different blog entries over the years dealing with verifiable, real, tangible cost reduction tactics. Doing more with less, or at least doing more with what you already have. We talk about the cost of waste, reclaiming waste, and having a strong enough constitution to go to your management asking for the [...]
Storage TCO reduction does not come for free
Posted in Storage Economics, Storage Software on Jan 26, 2010 1 Comment »
A recent blog entry on Storage Monkeys mentions thin provisioning and the proper investments needed in implementation in order to achieve a TCO reduction. My comments are in that blog, but we should not be surprised that any new storage approach or technology can have an impact on TCO, but the investments are not free.
Cost of a compromised customer record – $200
Posted in Storage Economics on Jan 26, 2010 No Comments »
A great article from CIO Magazine online, citing a Ponemon Institute study on the cost of a security breach. This $200 per customer record is broken down into several cost factors:
I hope this IT recession is over…..or at least slowing
Posted in Storage Economics, Virtualization on Jan 25, 2010 1 Comment »
Like most people, I am hopeful that the long, dark 15-18-month IT recession is over. I like to read all the optimistic articles pointing to a comeback.
Poking Fun at Myself
Posted in Storage Economics on Jan 11, 2010 No Comments »
Just after I posted an entry last week on setting up a strategic storage or IT architecture, I came across this Dilbert cartoon.
Happy Resolutions
Posted in Storage Economics, Virtualization on Jan 8, 2010 1 Comment »
Lots of people write about new year’s resolutions. I am not going to elaborate on my one, you do not want to read about them and I may not want to share them…
