Currently viewing the tag: "standards"

Why SMI-S Doesn’t Work

By On February 3, 2011 · 11 Comments · In Featured, Opinion, Storage

In a recent post (this one on SRM), Wayne M Adams from SNIA took the time to comment as to why he believed SMI-S is alive and well. Rather than simply reply on that comment thread, I thought I would take the time to put together a summary of why SMI-S (in my opinion) hasn’t worked and will never work in the current incarnation.

Continue Reading →

Enterprise Computing: 4 Pillars – Service: More On Chargeback

By On June 4, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Featured, GestaltIT

This is a series of posts covering the subject of Storage Management.  Previous posts:

The Four Pillars of Storage Management Four Pillars: Service Four Pillars: The Service Catalogue Four Pillars – Service: Chargeback

In the previous article I discussed the subject of Billing [...]

Continue Reading →

Enterprise Computing: 9×7=63 – The Feeling of Power

By On September 1, 2009 · 3 Comments · In Uncategorized

I’m on holiday this week, relaxing in the south of Spain with some lovely warm temperatures, which has been a boon compared to the summer we had in the UK this year.  Part of my holiday reading has been Isaac Asimov and I’m ploughing through his short stories, currently one called “The Feeling of Power”.

[...]

Continue Reading →

Storage Standards – Arrays

By On September 28, 2007 · 2 Comments · In Uncategorized

Storage Standards – Arrays

After a recent posting by Stephen I thought it would be good to discuss standards and the sort of standards I’d look to implement when designing an infrastructure from scratch. Obviously it isn’t always possible to start from a clean slate and consequently many sites have what I describe as “partial [...]

Continue Reading →
Improve the web with Nofollow Reciprocity.

Looking for something?

Use the form below to search the site:


Still not finding what you're looking for? Drop a comment on a post or contact us so we can take care of it!

Visit our friends!

A few highly recommended friends...

Archives

All entries, chronologically...