Comments on: Job Losses: EMC Joins The Club http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/ Storage, Virtualisation & Cloud Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Devang Panchigar http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/#comment-537 Devang Panchigar Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:38:00 +0000 http://thestoragearchitect.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/#comment-537 These tough times are quite necessary. <br/><br/>As good times come in, expansion takes place (uncontrolled). Things like systems, storage, employees, just grow by the day may be by the hour sometimes, i have spoken to customers in the past where they have used 60TB of space on DMX4 infrastructure in a week.....no body cared or bothered if it was really consumed, sys admins demanded space, storage admins allocated space, no questions asked. <br/><br/>With times like these, people or rather management goes through consolidation process to figure out what has worked and what has not worked from their good times acquisitions. This is where a lot of changes happen. Controlled growth is put in place, corners are trimmed to save every penny and dime. <br/><br/>I personally think, based on the current financial markets, we will probably continue through a slump in 09 and the first half of 2010. <br/><br/>It is truly tough times....I agree with Foskett, we should keep the bridges on, its a small community of storage guys through out the world and everyone knows each other. These tough times are quite necessary.

As good times come in, expansion takes place (uncontrolled). Things like systems, storage, employees, just grow by the day may be by the hour sometimes, i have spoken to customers in the past where they have used 60TB of space on DMX4 infrastructure in a week…..no body cared or bothered if it was really consumed, sys admins demanded space, storage admins allocated space, no questions asked.

With times like these, people or rather management goes through consolidation process to figure out what has worked and what has not worked from their good times acquisitions. This is where a lot of changes happen. Controlled growth is put in place, corners are trimmed to save every penny and dime.

I personally think, based on the current financial markets, we will probably continue through a slump in 09 and the first half of 2010.

It is truly tough times….I agree with Foskett, we should keep the bridges on, its a small community of storage guys through out the world and everyone knows each other.

]]> By: Stephen Foskett http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/#comment-536 Stephen Foskett Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:43:00 +0000 http://thestoragearchitect.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/#comment-536 It's a crying shame that good folks are out of a job. I've heard conflicting information from insiders about how the companies are handling it, but I know one thing for sure: This is a small industry. No one (employer or employee) should burn bridges at times like these, since we'll all meet again when the carousel comes around! It’s a crying shame that good folks are out of a job. I’ve heard conflicting information from insiders about how the companies are handling it, but I know one thing for sure: This is a small industry. No one (employer or employee) should burn bridges at times like these, since we’ll all meet again when the carousel comes around!

]]> By: marcfarley http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/#comment-535 marcfarley Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:50:00 +0000 http://thestoragearchitect.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/#comment-535 More with less.... its hard to squeeze water from a rock, but that's work in 2009. So far (fingers crossed) 3PAR has not had layoffs. We might be able to get by without any because our thin technology is appealing to people who are budget-squeezed. More with less…. its hard to squeeze water from a rock, but that’s work in 2009. So far (fingers crossed) 3PAR has not had layoffs. We might be able to get by without any because our thin technology is appealing to people who are budget-squeezed.

]]> By: Stephen http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/#comment-534 Stephen Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:20:00 +0000 http://thestoragearchitect.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/#comment-534 Hi Chris. You have been busy haven't you? I have been "away" for the last six months. I searched your site trying to find the goss on Copan but its not there. The only posting I could find relating to Copans woes was in the register. <br/><br/>I am trying to keep HDS and Cisco in business but our finance people are not interested. Times are very tuff indeed. Hi Chris. You have been busy haven’t you? I have been “away” for the last six months. I searched your site trying to find the goss on Copan but its not there. The only posting I could find relating to Copans woes was in the register.

I am trying to keep HDS and Cisco in business but our finance people are not interested. Times are very tuff indeed.

]]> By: Geoff http://thestoragearchitect.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/#comment-533 Geoff Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:40:00 +0000 http://thestoragearchitect.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/job-losses-emc-joins-the-club/#comment-533 Doing more with less? Wasn't that the slogan in the storage industry for 2001? Doing more with less? Wasn’t that the slogan in the storage industry for 2001?

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