Archive for June, 2009

Enterprise Computing: New HDS AMS – Do We Need Enterprise Storage?

I’ve just been reading through the press release from HDS on their new AMS enhancements.  Hu Yoshida has blogged about the new features too (it makes a change to hear something different than another discussion on UVM).  There’s now HDP support as well as dense storage trays capable of...
June 30th, 2009 | Enterprise Computing, GestaltIT | Read More

Changing Times – Looking For New Work

So, at the end of the month my current work will be ending and I’ll be looking for some fresh challenges.  If anyone out there has need of a good Storage Consultant (that’s me by the way) for either part or full-time work then give me a shout. You can contact me via the blog, or have a...
June 22nd, 2009 | Enterprise Computing | Read More

Cloud Computing: Emulex Enterprise Elastic Storage (E3S)

Dave Graham posted an interesting article on his blog yesterday, relating to a new product from Emulex.  Called E3S or Emulex Enterprise Elastic Storage, the appliance (as it appears to be being positioned) allows block-level data to be migrated into the cloud for later access. Now there are a few...
June 19th, 2009 | Cloud computing, GestaltIT | Read More

Personal Computing: No iPhone 3GS For Me (Yet)

With all the hype and news, I feel drawn to a post relating to the new iPhone 3GS.  Unfortunately my current mobile service provider is claiming I agreed to a 24-month contract about 14 months ago and without a way to prove it I’m stuck with them until next April.  Whilst I mull over getting...
June 18th, 2009 | Personal Computing | Read More

Enterprise Computing: Barclays Bank Services Down Due to Storage Array Problems

It’s been reported in a few places that yesterday Barclays (UK bank) suffered an issue with a “disc array” (presumably they mean disk array) that took out their ATM and online banking systems.  See the comments here and here. Allegedly, Barclays now use USP-V arrays as their back-end...
June 17th, 2009 | Enterprise Computing | Read More

Personal Computing: Apple Release the iPhone 3GS

OK folks, it’s here and I’m sure many of you have heard the announcement already.  Today at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) we saw the release of the next generation iPhone, snappily entitled, the iPhone 3GS – the “s” referring to the increase in speed...
June 9th, 2009 | GestaltIT, Personal Computing | Read More

Cloud Computing: Have You Got Your Atmos onLine Account?

I registered for the beta of EMC’s Atmos Cloud storage offering, Atmos onLine right after EMC World and this week I received confirmation that my registration had been accepted. So tonight I’ve been looking through the documentation before I start putting together some code to test the service...
June 4th, 2009 | Cloud computing | Read More

Enterprise Computing: Why Thin Provisioning Is Not The Holy Grail for Utilisation

Thin Provisioning (Dynamic Provisioning, Virtual Provisioning, or whatever you prefer to call it) is being heavily touted as a method of reducing storage costs.  Whilst at the outset it seems to provide some significant storage savings, it isn’t the answer for all our storage ills.   What is...
June 4th, 2009 | Enterprise Computing, GestaltIT | Read More