Across the storage blog-o-tweet-osphere today folks are donning green scarves, putting four leaf clovers in their lapels, and generally proclaiming the luck of the Irish. Yes, it’s a good life in storageland. And there’s plenty of news to amuse and bemuse.
EMC made a big splash this week with a presentation to analysts by President and COO Pat Gelsinger that outlined a new vision for virtual storage. You can listen to the whole thing here. Chris Mellor at the Register called the plan a sign that EMC has “lost their marbles,” but others think it represents the future of storage.
Here is some of the commentary from both within and outside EMC:
EMC:
Chuck’s Blog – This changes everything
Blog Stu – Virtual Storage, not just another V-word
Commentary:
**New addition thanks to @sfoskett** Burton Group: EMC’s Global Storage Vision
Gregs’ StorageIO blog – Virtual Storage and Social Media: What did EMC not Announce?
Chris Mellor, The Register – Gelsinger stuns analysts and colleagues with storage pool plan
Stacey Higginbotham , GigaOM (yes, GigaOm! Welcome to sto-land, Stacey) – EMC’s Crazy Plan to Create a Worldwide Data Cloud
In other news… there’s a really sweet video on the Hitachi Data Systems site that talks about its partnership with this blog’s parent Ocarina Networks, and how this will benefit customers, reducing their data at rest by 10:1. Ocarina CEO Murli Thirumale makes a pixelated, jazz music backed appearance.
Here’s the video in its entirety, or go to the HDS blog site and watch a higher quality version:
Meanwhile, it’s not all sword crossing in the land of the storers.
As we already know, our kind can rally for a good cause. This past week, arch rivals NetApp and EMC raised money for kids with cancer by shaving their locks for St. Baldrick’s. NetApp led the charge, and EMC responded in kind.
Virtual Geek Chad Sakac sums it up here: A little EMC/NetApp Fun – to help cure cancer…
A heartwarming effort.
That’s all for now. Remember, it’s not what you store, it’s how you store it.
