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 Board Rejects EMC Takeover Offer – Computerword, Lucas Mearian
HDS Expands Thin Provisioning – Search Storage, Beth Pariseau
VCs and IT Execs Discuss IT’s Brave New World in Boston – Storage Soup, Beth Pariseau
VMWare and HP Announce Co-developed Plan – Byte and Switch, Mike Fratto
And, for a little summertime diversion, one 3Par storage rapper’s response to the strange and wondrous EMC-NetApp-Data Domain tale:
3P’s Open Rap to Data Domain Employees – Storagerap, Marc Farley
