Monthly Archives: April 2009

Over the last few months our business has been holding up well, we have seen an uptick in business over the same quarter last year and we have picked up quite a number of new customers. Many of the new … Continue reading →

What is your D/R plan when part of your business critical data is in the cloud and the fiber lines are cut? How do you make a smooth landing and keep your critical business data running if you don’t have … Continue reading →

Over the next few weeks the Zerowait folks are going to be at some trade shows and also I will be featured on a panel on cloud computing. The events start this week on Friday with Cloudslam09 the virtual conference … Continue reading →

Oracle buys Sun, this is a brilliant tactical and strategic business move by Oracle and they should be commended for it. NEW YORK – Information technology company Oracle Corp. said Monday it is buying Sun Microsystems Inc. in a cash … Continue reading →

IT budgets are under pressure and shrinking in many companies, but according to Computerworld one company is focusing on the price of coffee cups their IT department uses. Companies are also looking beyond technology and personnel to cut IT costs. … Continue reading →

“Stop buying storage. You heard me right: Stop buying storage,” Salem said. “How? Reduce the amount of information that you store in the first place, and make the storage you do have more flexible and efficient.” I read this and … Continue reading →

I received a few calls over the weekend about takeover rumors regarding NetApp. People want my opinion as to what I think will happen. I have no special information nor do I see any particular strong synergies between any of … Continue reading →

The purchase of SGI by Rackable has a lot of interesting aspects. SGI was started by Jim Clark and Kurt Akeley. Kurt and I knew each other since we were teenagers and flew Radio Control Airplanes together here in Delaware. … Continue reading →