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Archive for IO Virtualization Category

Provisioning for the new world

In my last couple of posts, I discussed the journey that we are on and how applications will be purchased and deployed going forward. In this post, I’ll discuss how I see systems being provisioned to support these applications. In order to support an environment where applications are purchased as a service, with performance and [...] Read More

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iSCSI’s Bad Luck!

As Ethernet speeds reached Fibre Channel’s 1Gb/s and IP became a defacto global protocol for small and large enterprises alike, it became clear that wrapping SCSI commands in TCP/IP packets may be the next standard for block transfer over networks. Even more exciting was that iSCSI would run on everyone’s favorite data center network, Ethernet. [...] Read More

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One Point of View

Summer time is great for vacation, especially in the North East where we get about 6 good weeks of weather all year! It’s also a great time to reflect and think about where we as an IT community are heading. I’m going to post a series of blogs on where I think the industry is [...] Read More

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Where do we go from here?

Well, 2008 is in full swing and I’ve been remiss in my blogging. It’s been a very busy time…but no excuses. 2007 was a breakout year for virtualization, as it finally hit the mainstream. But where do we go from here? The virtualization “wave” is just forming. And while server virtualization is at full crest, [...] Read More

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If it Walks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck…

In a recent game of one-upmanship, both HP and IBM announced the ability to virtualize IO and scale this to hundreds of blades across a hundred chassis. I can just imagine the marketing gurus at HP and IBM, pinky in the corner of their mouths Austin Powers-like, stating that they can now virtualize thousand of [...] Read More

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Vision delivered

I’ve been traveling a great deal lately, visiting our customers around the world and spending time talking to my peers. Apart from racking up the frequent flier miles, I’ve also been able to have some great exchanges with our customers and prospects – getting their feedback and talking about the industry. One thing that really [...] Read More

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