Archive for February, 2009
What is the difference between thin provisioning and dynamic provisioning
Posted in Capacity Efficiency, Tech Talk on Feb 24, 2009 5 Comments »
When a new idea or technology is introduced we look for ways to help people understand what it does by relating it to an existing capability. The danger in doing this is that the understanding of the new technology gets limited to the perceptions of the older, existing, technology.
If you survive the downturn, will you survive the recovery?
Posted in Storage Economics, Virtualization on Feb 14, 2009 1 Comment »
Businesses today are focused on surviving the current downturn in the economy. Everyone seems to be hedging their bets, hoarding their cash, trimming the fat, and sweating their assets. Although governments have pumped massive amounts of cash into the banking systems, credit is still tight. Banks are reporting increases in deposits as people reduce spending [...]
India User Conferences and Operational Costs
Posted in Best Practices, Virtualization on Feb 7, 2009 1 Comment »
This past week I was in India speaking at user conferences in Bangalore and Mumbai and meeting with our customers and partners. Our country manager Natarajan Viswanathan has been doing a fantastic job in growing our business there.
