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Article: IT Optimization, efficiency, convergence and cloud conversations from SNW |
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April 13 2012 - Gregs Server and StorageIOblog
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Recently I did a presentation titled Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking (hmm, I think I know of a book with the same title) at the spring 2012 SNW in Dallas. My presentation was on the first morning of the session as I needed to be in Boston to record a video the following Tuesday morning, thus I missed out on the storm clouds and tornadoes that rolled in the next day.
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Article: Part I: PureSystems, something old, something new, something from big blue |
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April 12 2012 - Gregs Server and StorageIOblog
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For a certain generation of IBM faithful or followers the recently announced PureFlex and PureApplication systems might give a sense of DejaVu perhaps even causing some to wonder if they just woke up from a long Rip Van Winkle type nap.
Yet for another generation who may not yet be future IBM followers, fans, partners or customers, there could be a sense of something new and revolutionary with the PureFlex and PureApplication systems (twitter @ibmpuresystems).
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Article: If March 31st is backup day, dont be fooled with restore on April 1st |
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March 28 2012 - Storageioblog.com
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With March 31st as world backup day, hopefully some will keep recovery and restoration in mind to not be fooled on April 1st.
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Article: Going dutch and other Spring 2012 StorageIO activities |
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March 28 2012 - Gregs StorageIOblog
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Spring 2012 StorageIO traveling out and about events are underway with activities already having occurred in New York City along with several online live and recorded web casts that you can find here and here. Other upcoming events and traveling to various venues include Dallas (SNW), San Francisco, Washington DC, Nijkerk Netherlands and Las Vegas among others you can see here. Themes and topics of these and other events include data center convergence, infrastructure optimization, data protection modernization, data protection for virtual and cloud environments, performance and capacity planning, metrics that matter and strategy among others.
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Article: Why SSD based arrays and storage appliances can be a good idea (Part I) |
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March 13 2012 - Gregs Server and StorageIO blog
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There are many options for deploying solid state device (SSD) in storage, where and how is the best way and should drive form factor SSD be used in storage arrays?
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Article: Why SSD based arrays and storage appliances can be a good idea (Part II) |
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March 13 2012 - Gregs Server and StorageIO blog
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This is the second in a two part series. There are many options for deploying solid state device (SSD) in storage, where and how is the best way and should drive form factor SSD be used in storage arrays?
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Article: Cloud and Data Center books by Greg Schulz added to Intel Recommended Reading Lists |
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March 11 2012 - Gregs Server and StorageIO blog
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My two recent books The Green and Virtual Data Center and Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking have been added to the Intel Recommended Reading List for Developers.
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Article: Are social media and networking a waste of time? |
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February 28 2012 - Gregs Server and StorageIOblog
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Are social media and networking including twitter, blogs, google+ and linkedin among other venues and mediums a waste of time or only for those who have nothing else to do?
As with most things, the answer is it probably depends.
However IMHO the answer is NO, social media and networking when incorporated as a part of doing business is not a waste unless like anything else you let it become a waste of time.
I have chosen to leverage social media networking along with traditional mediums, venues, news letters, in person events, and other means of communicating, learning and doing business vs. ignoring it.
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Article: Some alternative and fun Cloud API meanings |
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February 20 2012 - Gregs Server and StorageIOblog
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Hearing different discussions about APIs in general and cloud in particular got me thinking, besides the usual Application Programming Interface meaning, what other options exists including those to have some fun with.
How about some of these among others to have some fun and take a quick break from the otherwise serious side of clouds, virtualization data and storage networking, backup, archive, VDI, data protection and management topics.
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Article: Researchers and marketers dont agree on future of nand flash SSD |
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February 19 2012 - http://storageioblog.com
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Marketers particular those involved with anything resembling Solid State Devices (SSD) will tell you SSD is the future as will some researchers along with their fans and pundits. Some will tell you that the future only has room for SSD with the current flavor de jour being nand flash (both Single Level Cell aka SLC and Multi Level Cell aka MLC) with any other form of storage medium (e.g. Hard Disk Drives or HDD and tape) being dead and to avoid wasting your money on them.
Of course others and their fans or supporters who do not have an SSD play or product will tell forget about them, they are not ready yet.
Then there are those who take no sides per say, simply providing comments and perspectives along with things to be considered that also get used to spin stories for or against by others.
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Article: IT and storage economics 101, supply and demand |
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February 02 2012 - http://storageioblog.com
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In my 2012 (and 2013) industry trends and perspectives predictions I mentioned that some storage systems vendors who managed their costs could benefit from the current Hard Disk Drive (HDD) shortage. Most in the industry would say that is saying what they have said, however I have an alternate scenario. My scenario is that for vendors who already manage good (or great) margins on their HDD sales and who can manage their costs including inventories stand to make even more margin. There is a popular myth that there is no money or margin in HDD or for those who sell them which might be true for some.
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Article: Cloud and travel fun |
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January 25 2012 - storageioblog.com
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Warning if you are a cloud purist who does not take lightly to fun in and around all types of clouds, well, try to have some fun, otherwise enjoy this fun in and around clouds post.
On a recent trip to a video recording studio in the Boston (BOS) area, I took a few photos with my iPhone of traveling above, in and around clouds. In addition, during the trip I also used cloud based services from the airplane (e.g. Gogo WiFi) for cloud backup and other functions.
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Article: AWS (Amazon) storage gateway, first, second and third impressions |
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January 25 2012 - storageioblog.com
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the beta of their new storage gateway functionality that enables access of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Services) from your different applications using an appliance installed in your data center site. With this beta launch, Amazon joins other startup vendors who are providing standalone gateway appliance products (e.g. Nasuni etc) along with those who have disappeared from the market (e.g. Cirtas). In addition to gateway vendors, there are also those with cloud access added to their software tools such as (e.g. Jungle Disk that access both Rack space and Amazon S3 along with Commvault Simpana Cloud connector among others). There are also vendors that have joined cloud access gateways as part of their storage systems such as TwinStrata among others. Even EMC (and here) has gotten into the game adding qualified cloud access support to some of their products.
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Article: A conversation from SNW 2011 with Jenny Hamel |
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December 30 2011 - storageioblog.com
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Topics covered during the discussion include:
•Importance of metrics that matter for gaining and maintaining IT situational awareness
•The continued journey of IT to improve customer service delivery in a cost-effective manner
•Reducing cost and complexity without negatively impacting customer service experience
•Participating in SNW and SNIA for over ten years on three different continents
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Article: Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking now on Kindle |
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December 19 2011 - storageioblog.com
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It only makes sense that a book about Clouds, Virtualization, Data Storage and Networking be available via a cloud service in electronic format. Amazon and my publisher (CRC Press Taylor and Francis) released a Kindle version of my new book Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking which joins the previously released hardcopy version also available at Amazon.com among other venues.
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Article: Cloud, virtualization and storage networking conversations |
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November 24 2011
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Here is a link to a series cloud, virtualization and storage networking conversations posts that Im doing over at IT-Toolbox. Each post in the series covers various topics along with a frequently asked question that I encounter pertaining to clouds, virtualization and storage networking.
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Article: Industry trend: People plus data are aging and living longer |
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August 04 2011 - http://storageioblog.com/?p=2005
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Lets face it, people and information are living longer and thus there are more of each along with a strong interdependency by both.
People living and data being retained longer should not be a surprise, take a step back and look at the bigger picture. There is no such thing as an information recession with more data being generated, processed, moved and stored for longer periods of time not to mention that a data object is also getting larger.
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Article: Are Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) getting too big? |
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July 11 2011 - storageioblog.com
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Lets start out by clarifying something, that is in terms of context or scope, big means storage capacity as opposed to the physical packaging size of a hard disk drive (HDD) which are getting smaller.
So are HDDs in terms of storage capacity getting too big?
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Article: Whats your take on open virtualization alliance and VMware? |
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July 11 2011 - storageioblog.com
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Have you heard about the open virtualization alliance (OVA), their kernel based virtual machine (KVM) and their diverse membership list?
If not, here is a link to the OVA FAQ, also take a moment and read this here that talks about OVA along with some perspectives commentary from others as well as myself.
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Article: Industry Adoption vs. Deployment |
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July 06 2011 - storageioblog.com
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Industry adoption and deployment may be one and the same depending on your viewpoint.
However they can also mean different things depending on what you do or your area of interest.
For example, when I hear the term industry adoption that means that the industry (press, media, bloggers, analysts, consultants, evangelists, vendors, vars, investors) are talking about something as being common place. On the other hand, when I hear industry deployment that means what customers or organizations are actually acquiring, deploying and routinely using on a broader scale. Sure they can and do often mean one and the same. However industry adoption in terms of things being talked about (socialized) often occurs before broad deployment.
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Article: Summer greetings and happy holidays V2011 |
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July 03 2011 - StorageIOblog
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Best wishes for your summer holiday, keep in mind that unless you try something how can you have success, learn what works and does not work to leverage that for success. Dont be scared, give something new a try, you might just like it.
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Presentation: Cloud storage: Dont be scared, however look before you leap |
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June 06 2011 - Greg Schulz StorageIOblog
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This web cast session takes a look at the state of public, private and hybrid cloud storage solutions and services including what you need to know to be prepared for a successful deployment. Topics to be covered include best practices, management and data protection in addition to navigating the hype and FUD associated with cloud storage today.
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Article: Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking |
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June 05 2011 - StorageIOblog
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For those who have read any of my previous posts, seen some of my articles, news letters, videos, pod casts, web casts or in person appearances you may have heard that I have a new book coming out this summer. Here in the northern hemisphere its summer (well technically the solstice is just around the corner) and in Minnesota the ice from the winter is off the lakes and rivers.
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Article: Cloud conversations: Loss of data access vs. data loss |
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March 01 2011 - Greg Schulz StorageIOblog
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There is a difference between losing access to data and actually losing information.
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Article: What do VARs and Clouds as well as MSPs have in common? |
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February 09 2011 - Greg Schulz StorageIOblog
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Looks at what Value Added Resellers (VARs) and IT Clouds have in common, for some its low cost while to others they provide trust and value.
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Article: Clouds and Data Loss: Time for CDP (Commonsense Data Protection)? |
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October 12 2009 - Greg Schulz StorageIOblog
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There are many types of data loss including loss of accessibility or availability along with flat out loss. Let me clarify, loss of data availability or accessibility means that somewhere, your data is still intact, perhaps off-line on a removable disk, optical, tape or at another site on-line, near-line or off-line, its just that you cannot get to it yet. There is also real data loss where both your primary copy and backup as well as archive data are lost, stolen, corrupted or never actually protected.
Clouds or managed service providers in general are getting beat up due to some loss of access, availability or actual data loss, however before jumping on that bandwagon and pointing fingers at the service, how about a step back for a minute. Granted, given all of the cloud hype and proliferation of managed service offerings on the web (excuse me cloud), there is a bit of a lightning rod backlash or see I told you so approach.
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Article: Clouds are like Electricity: Dont be Scared |
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September 25 2009 - Greg Schulz StorageIOblog
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IT clouds (compute, applications, storage, and services) are like electricity in that they can be scary or confusing to some while being enabling or a necessity s to others not to mention being a polarizing force depending on where you sit or view them.
As a polarizing force, if you are a cloud crowd cheerleader or evangelist, you might view someone who does not subscribe or share your excitement, views or interpretations as a cynic.
On the other hand, if you are a skeptic, or perhaps scared or even a cynic, you might view anyone who talks about cloud in general or not specific terms as a cheerleader.
Dont be scared of IT clouds, however look before you leap doing your homework.
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