The Storage Economist

Hu and I have blogged about rising disk prices, and how virtualization can be a key instrument to hold down costs:

Happy New Year to all.
I came across this news article from Sweden, where web and data sharing has been recognized as an official state religion.

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 [...]

Just after I posted an entry last week on setting up a strategic storage or IT architecture, I came across this Dilbert cartoon.

I recall clearly traveling a few years ago amid the SARS outbreak, and the preventative techniques in place throughout Asia. The airports in Taipei and Hong Kong all had infra-red cameras, and if your body temperature was suspicious they would pull you aside for additional testing. Each day in the Singapore and Hong Kong offices [...]

Dynamic Tiering is a tactical (and yet strategic) method to reduce storage TCO. For so many years, we have built tiered islands with heterogeneous storage arrays, modular and enterprise mixed together. This segmentation of storage capacity has been exasperated with separate storage infrastructures for VTL, NAS, CAS, archive, etc.

These days, credit is tight. For many, capital spending is frozen or postponed. Yet the growth of data  and information does not want to yield to these capital pressures. That is where observation #2 comes into play: Disk Reclamation.

As the global economy continues to erode, many governments turn to stimulus plans to jump start their economies. On a morning read of the pros and cons of economic stimulation, I came across this theory (you may recall from your college econ course) on the Theory of Rational Expectations.

Given the expanse of this topic, I’ve broken it down into four parts. Today’s focus is on leveraging storage virtualization to reduce overall IT costs.

One of my assignments is to speak at client and open forum events. I do have several speaking opportunities and engagements (on the topic of Storage Economics) over the next few weeks. If I am in your town, would invite you to come, participate, learn and contribute to the discussion….