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2.026: what's in a name – ds8700 - 18 days ago
Back in April, Dave Graham had a little fun with V-Max and a couple of other products that share the same name. I got a good chuckle from his post at the time, so I thought I might recreate his idea in support (!) of today's DS8700 announcement by... Topics: announcements, competitive insights

2.025: r.i.p. ds8300 - 31 days ago
The pain and agony is finally over. After nearly 3 years of denial, we now have proof-positive that the IBM DS8300 has been unceremoniously removed from life support. I've been told of numerous prospects whose IBM account teams vehemently denied the.. Topics: announcements, competitive insights

2.024: stuck in the middle with hu - 44 days ago
You've got to admit that the lyrics of the Stealer's Wheel hit have an uncanny resonance with the FCoE misinformation being promoted by you-know-Hu. I hereby refer my readership to Storagezilla's latest post on FCoE. technorati tags: FCoE,FUD Topics: competitive insights, new technology

2.023: the future of flash is fast - 46 days ago
I had the honor yesterday of hosting an EMC Investor Relations "Tech Talk" webcast on the subject of Flash Drives and EMC FAST (Fully Automated Storage Tiering). Although Chris Mellor scooped me with his second-hand coverage of the event (Chris. Topics: enterprise storage, inside symmetrix, new technology, tiered storage

2.022: free migrations - 64 days ago
As the beginning of Fall approaches in North America, much of our wildlife prepares for their annual migratory trip south to warmer climes. What better time to announce the No-Charge Symmetrix Migrator Package? Effective this month, this new package... Topics: announcements, enterprise storage, storage migrations, thin provisioning


