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Private Clouds & Storage: Considerations

February 13, 2009

One of the current “hot” topics within the IT industry these days is the concept of cloud computing.  While there is a level of ambiguity around what cloud computing actually is, there is a definite trend towards looking at what these cloud services and storage can do for the commercial and enterprise.
Private Cloud Challenges
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Cloud Optimized Storage Solutions: Part 3b – Service Level Agreements

February 12, 2009

In Part 3a of the Cloud Optimized Storage Solution series, I covered the concept of data tiering within the COSS solution.  In this particular post, I’m going to start the conversation on how SLAs may tie into the overall concept of data tiering as well as infrastructure access SLAs. This particular post is more of [...]

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Going Tapeless in Enterprise

January 28, 2009

I was asked the other day about the potential for finally going tapeless in Commercial and Enterprise spaces.  Truth be told, this is becoming a more common occurence as those mechanical beasts hit the tail-end of their maintenance windows.  With that in mind, what are some (not all) of the business drivers that move enterprises [...]

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Cloud Optimized Storage Solutions: Neural Networks and Heuristics

January 19, 2009

In previous Cloud Optimized Storage Solution articles, I’ve discussed the content being stored, the method of storage, as well as principles derived from data tiering.  Today, I want to jump ahead a bit and discuss how neural networks and heuristics can impact the processing of object and file data for the cloud.
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Great Overview Video on FCoE!

December 15, 2008

This YouTube video was done by a good friend of mine, Stu Miniman @ EMC. This video provides a VERY good overview of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and an basic fabric implementation. Enjoy!

Stu on FCoE – YouTube
See more on Stu’s blog here.
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