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Should Cisco Buy Citrix Or NetApp?
December 11, 2012
It's anybody's guess as to what Cisco's next acquisition will be, but here's why I'm betting on Citrix.
Is Cisco Finally Fed Up With VMware, EMC?
October 23, 2012
Citrix may benefit from Cisco having been poked in the eye one too many times.
Nicira Acquisition Is VMware's Smartest Move Yet
July 25, 2012
NVP technology will lead to sustained profitability and relevance--and throws down the gauntlet for Cisco.
9 Reasons Microsoft Hyper-V 3 Is Enterprise-Class
June 04, 2012
I used to dislike the hypervisor and subscribe to the idea that Redmond is where technology went to die. Here's how Microsoft changed my mind.
Regulating The Dark(er) Side Of Consumerization
October 10, 2011
Think an influx of shiny tablets is the main worry? Sorry to break it to you, but hardware is the least of our problems.
PC Applications In The Post-PC Era
October 05, 2011
How do we reconcile a pile of legacy Windows apps with the era of mobility?
HDS' Victoria: One Storage Queen To Rule Them All!
October 06, 2010
Last month, Hitachi Data Systems unveiled the much-anticipated refresh of its USP-V enterprise storage platform. The new product, internally codenamed Victoria and officially named the Virtual Storage Platform (VSP), is packed with features and seems to me well worth the wait. The same day HDS made the VSP announcement, HP also announced the release of its P9500, which it OEMs from Hitachi; HP rebrands the VSP and uses its own management software.
HP Looks To Deny Dell Access To The Data Center
August 24, 2010
HP's trumping of Dell's bid for 3PAR is a masterful preemptive strike. HP is certainly not that interested in 3PAR and will most likely not counter offer should Dell choose to pursue the deal. What HP is interested in is making the buy as expensive as possible for Dell in order to throw a wrench into the PC giant's further acquisitions ambitions.
With VDI, Local Disk Is A Thing Of The Past
July 21, 2010
Last week I read a few interesting articles about storage in desktop virtualization, VDI in particular. The consensus is that this storage belongs on local disk, not the SAN. One industry expert even says you can use SSDs locally and still get away for less money. I beg to differ.
Will We Still Be Building Data Centers In 10 Years?
July 15, 2010
As I look back at the timeline of technology, I can clearly distinguish a turning point in IT's evolution. I see the technology landscape in terms of "Before Virtualization" (BV) and "After Virtualization" (AV).
Will Microsoft Win Back Virtualization With Windows 8 and HyperV 3?
July 12, 2010
Is Microsoft trying to win back the virtualization market by, once again, leveraging its desktop dominance? Redmond has a history of using this strategy -- remember when Novell was its main competitor in the server market? The popularity of Windows on the desktop eventually forced IT to adopt Windows NT. The approach that Microsoft is reportedly taking with Windows 8 and Hyper-V 3 seems strikingly familiar. And that's OK by me.
Unidesk: A Companion To VDI
June 30, 2010
Every now and then, a technology comes along that's intriguing enough that I sit up and take notice. Unidesk, a start-up based in Massachusetts, recently introduced the concept of "composite virtualization," a technology that addresses a missing component in VDI implementations: user personalization. Now, you may be saying, "That's not new, it's existed forever in profile management and other tools." In this blog, I will explain why the way Unidesk approaches personalization really is new.
Open Letter To Jack Domme, CEO, Hitachi Data Systems
June 29, 2010
A few weeks ago, HDS put together its first-ever blogger day, hopefully the first of many. Titled "HDS Blogger Day 0.9," I and other bloggers had access to an impressive lineup of executives and technical leaders. The company's CEO, Jack Domme, attended the dinner after the event, a great show of support for the community in general. But I do have some remaining questions.
The Unvarnished Truth About VDI? Not Hardly.
June 18, 2010
On June 14, InfoWorld published an article titled "The unvarnished truth about VDI desktop virtualization". In it, the author, Frank Ohlhorst, makes some claims about VDI and desktop virtualization that I believe need to be addressed.
Day 1: Highlights Of Citrix Synergy 2010
May 13, 2010
Day 1 of Citrix Synergy 2010 in San Francisco brought some exciting advances. The highlight was Citrix CEO Mark Templeton's keynote address that confirmed earlier product availability news and introduced several other new offerings and roadmaps. There is definitely more energy and excitement at Synergy this year than could be felt in previous years. Here is a quick summary:
Hitachi Takes A Swing At Cisco
April 19, 2010
Hitachi Data Systems Monday unveiled its version of a converged infrastructure. Dubbed Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP), the HDS offering is a direct competitor to Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS).
Virtualization And Your BC/DR Plan
April 12, 2010
Disaster recovery and business continuity are made easier by virtualization, but cost and complexity are holding back users.
Virtualization And Your BC/DR Plan
April 12, 2010
Disaster recovery and business continuity are made easier by virtualization, but cost and complexity are holding back users.
9 Reasons Enterprises Shouldn't Switch To Hyper-V
December 16, 2009
In my job I'm privileged to help companies navigate virtualization challenges. Lately, more and more enterprise IT groups are asking about migrating to Hyper-V because of perceived significant cost savings, from a licensing perspective. I always expected that at some point I would have to address this question, but I thought that time would be two or three years from now.
Where's Hitachi Data Systems In All These Alliances?
December 09, 2009
2009 has definitely been the year of acquisitions and mergers and strong alliances, as far as the technology industry is concerned.
Up With Virtual Grid Power
November 22, 2009
I recently wrote a column for InformationWeek Analytics that got some e-mail responses, and I thought the discussion was interesting enough to post the column and some of the comments that sparked the discussion. So here goes.