Online Storage Optimization

Archive | June, 2009

The Jacko Effect

by Sunshine on June 30, 2009 in Storage, cloud

As news spread of Michael Jackson’s death, the internet also went into cardiac arrest. News reports came in that show that spikes in just about every type of online traffic pushed the Web to its limits — from text messaging to news sites to celebrity gossip sites and more. The latest is that the pop [...]

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Um… can I have an extension on that?

by Sunshine on June 29, 2009 in Storage

I remember asking the above question time and time again during my college years. Well, now EMC is doing the same thing in its offer to Data Domain. EMC extended its deadline, which was set to expire today, to July 10 as a way of enticing it away from its other suitor, NetApp. Will it [...]

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Have a Green Storage Day

by Sunshine on June 26, 2009 in Ocarina, green IT

Even in these recessionary times. Green IT continues to gain momentum. This, according to a recent survey from Symantec, which states: “Virtually all the companies surveyed are discussing their Green strategy. They are not just talking, either. Green budgets are on the rise and IT is more than willing to pay a premium on energy [...]

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Storage News and Views – June 25

by Sunshine on June 25, 2009 in Storage

It’s almost July 4, and I hope all of you are starting to stock up on hot dogs, buns, American flags and sparklers. And for all you Florida folks, enjoy setting your own fireworks. When I was a kid, we had an uncle who lived in Miami who brought them up to us every year–completely [...]

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Dedupe for Primary – Recent Coverage

by Sunshine on June 22, 2009 in Uncategorized

As we keep noting on this blog, data reduction is becoming the topic du jour as storage budgets are squeezed and deduplication becomes more and more viable and effective. Dave Simpson, Editor-in-Chief of Infostor, came out with a very thorough article today on primary storage optimization. It’s a practical guide for customers who may be [...]

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Why Dedupe? It’s the Economy, Stupid

by Sunshine on June 19, 2009 in Ocarina, Storage

Beth Pariseau at TechTarget has an interesting article this week about how a combination of storage tiering and dedupe are just right in these recessionary times. It talks in some depth about Ocarina‘s deployment at Rainmaker Entertainment on BlueArc and Isilon. The article is worth a read all the way through, as it gives some [...]

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The Dedupe (R)evolution

by Carter George on June 18, 2009 in Featured, Ocarina, capacity optimization

The fight between NetApp and EMC over Data Domain has put deduplication into the spotlight as never before. Yet, dedupe for backup is now a mature market, and in many ways it represents the past. The next step, in my view, is that dedupe must evolve for object stores and fixed content archives. Ultimately, a [...]

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Storage News and Views – June 17

by Sunshine on June 17, 2009 in Storage

Summer is almost here, and despite rumors of a recession, the malls are filling up with shoppers seeking bathing suits, sunblock, iPhones, and other de rigueur gear of the season. Here in storage land, the latest industry news continues to amaze, amuse and baffle. Here are a few headlines that caught our eyes: Data Domain [...]

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