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Catching up

It has been an exciting and busy couple of weeks since I returned from the trade show in Anchorage, AK. I met a lot of great folks while in Anchorage and we generated plenty of interest with our service and … Continue reading

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Introducing SimplStor

Our customers convinced us there was an opportunity for a simple reliable storage solution. The last two years have been hard on everyone’s budget, and a number of our customers asked if we had a less expensive storage solution than … Continue reading

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Enterprise storage fads

Enterprise storage fads are often like weather vanes and can change direction as quickly as the wind. New theories, old software and overstretched hyperbole are often discussed in the media and at tradeshows simply to satisfy the marketing departments of … Continue reading

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How much does it cost to save a file?

Imagine if before you saved a PDF on your corporate storage a statement came up that said “This 500 meg file will cost you $1.00 to save on our corporate system.” Charging users for storage is something that is talked … Continue reading

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A few days in Texas

Last week I was in Texas visiting clients and working with them to solve their enterprise storage management problems. I really enjoyed working with my clients, many of them said that our products and pricing were right on target and … Continue reading

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EMC World May 10-13 in Boston

Last year was the first time we ever displayed at EMC World and it was a great success for us. We saw many of our customers and met many new folks who are trying to control their support costs. The … Continue reading

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Jon Toigo Conversations continue

Jon Toigo initiated another dialogue with me which you can read below. Conversations with Mike 2 Once again, I exchanged some emails with a guy who is in the trenches with customers as much as I am: Mike Linett, CEO … Continue reading

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Focus

One of our European customers has been getting the run around from their current vendor’s sales team on their equipment pricing, upgrade and licensing policies and has been working with our European sales team to try to get to the … Continue reading

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Traveling through N. Carolina

This week I visited several clients in North Carolina. Although their budgets are tight they are still trying to manage their growing storage requirements. The companies I visited with are working with our company to help them manage more storage … Continue reading

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2010 – The Era of Austerity

Earlier this week I was visiting some of our clients in Canada. Each of the clients had a story to tell about how they were stretching their IT budgets and finding new ways to redeploy or use their older equipment. … Continue reading

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