EMCWorld 2015 - Faster Flash For Analytics Workloads - EMC’s DSSD @EMCworld #emcworld

We speak to many customers who have all flash-based storage solutions to cut the time it takes for specific processes to complete. In many, many cases the reductions were dramatic, often going from multiple hours to dozens of minutes. Users are ecstatic with the results and IT professionals are suddenly rock stars within the organization. But eventually users will want more, waiting 45 minutes…

New Briefing Note from #EMCWorld2015 "Plotting a Path to the Hybrid Cloud" @EMCworld2015

As we enter the hybrid cloud era one of the biggest challenges facing customers is how do they get there? The most common approach is to use the cloud as secondary storage. The most common is the cloud being either a primary backup repository or it being redundant copy of backup data, to be used in case of a disaster. Another common step to cloud is to use it as an archive destination, moving…

EMC World 2015 - From PBBA to Protection Storage Data Domain @EMCworld #EMCWorld2015 #emcworld

While the basic backup process will probably always be the foundational component of data protection, IT professionals are demanding more from the data protection process including replication, archive, snapshot management and application availability. Purpose Built Backup Appliances (PBBA) need to meet the growing demands of the foundational backup responsibility while also needing to evolve to…

New Podcast with @georgeacrump covering Day 1 of @EMCworld #EMCWorld2015

George Crump joins me on the podcast from EMC World in Las Vegas. In this episode we wrap up George’s coverage of day 1. Listen as we discuss not only the news, but how that news will impact IT professionals and the storage community.