Category Archives: Storage
Dealing with enormous data
I wasn’t aware of the company called ‘Greenplum’ until EMC bought it!! I became interested in it when analysts were mentioning that ‘Netezza’ would be bought by IBM to counter this movie. I was interested because I had a friend … Continue reading
Recent interesting acquisitions in Storage Space
When there is great growth in an industry, you would expect the demand would to spur competition and we would expect the customer to have more choices and more vendors to procure from. I guess this works only upto a … Continue reading
Storage Books: An Indian Perspective
One question I regularly get asked by my students after I do my Storage 101 sessions is regarding the books they should be reading up to get more details about Storage Technologies. I thought it will be a good idea … Continue reading
Why ‘Inception’ is a no-brainer for Storage folks
If you haven’t heard about Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’, you must be living in your own dream land. This was probably the most hyped up movie after ‘Avatar’ and definitely much more discussed than ‘Avatar’. Just in case you are one … Continue reading
Virtualization: Lessons Learnt
If you were thinking I am going to give you some great tips about virtualization, let me make it clear that the title of this post must be taken literally and not figuratively. I attended a VMWare 4 day course … Continue reading
The shape of the cloud : Public or Private
“ That wall has to be bigger if we have to use this pattern”, said my painter, “it will not be very effective on your wall”. This is something which happens to many of us all the time. With our painters, … Continue reading
What's Up in 2010 Doc?
Nothing beats the thrill of trying to predict how the future would be. This is a very enjoyable exercise, provided, like the stock market analysts, you quickly forget what you said earlier. I mean, who is going to check out … Continue reading
Walk when you talk. Learn while you teach.
“Walk when you talk” is the new Idea ad which is famous nowadays. Given that I will probably never have a marketing division which will coin a cool phrase for me, let me do it myself. So what I do … Continue reading
Mating Season
All of us in India know that the dark clouds during the monsoons bring the best out of the peacocks. They gloriously spread their beautiful feathers and call out for their mates. This wonderful sight and the mating cries let … Continue reading
A conference and a few cribs
“Why have a blog if you cannot rant once in a while?” That seems to be the motto of all bloggers. It is almost as if you will not be considered a blogger if you don’t give your piece of … Continue reading