WD purchasing sTec certainly ups the ante in storage device wars whether they are spinning disks or solid state technology. What's next?

Here's some insight as to questions I get from IT clients about cloud and cloud storage. bit.ly/11SAN9l

Article on changing dynamics for storage depreciation and planning: bit.ly/5juAQG

at #vmworld. Pat Gelsinger says focus is IT as a Service with a self-service catalog. continuing the Software Defined Data Center.

Had a great time with resellers in Atlanta. Thanks Avnet.

Looking forward to Advanced Storage Education class in the Netherlands and catching up with friends there. Leah Schoeb and I will be there

Wonderful time at Storage Expo in Utrecht. Great people and interesting conversations. Great event for storage resellers and vendors.

Did presentation at Storage Expo on converged or integrated systems. Quite a few questions and good discussions.

Posted an article reflecting recent discussions with IT clients on data protection and archiving. . itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/b…

Congrats to Molly Rector for the new position as CMO at @DDN.

@DeepStorageNetThanks. I already did.

Just returned from NAB. Impressive and major storage demands in Media & Entertainment.

Another article on the lifespan of storage systems vs data posted at itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/s…

Quick trip from Boulder for #HDSday. Beautiful place. Nice to see some great people I've known for some time.

#HDSDay Great to see Kevin Eggleston again - now in leadership role at HDS. Big picture view of the opportunities in the world.

#HDSDay Hicham Abdessamad presented changes in acquisition models underway. Best description seen from vendor & matches what I see.

#hdsday great day hearing about strategy and meeting some very interesting and fun people. Good job everyone.

#HDSDay Bowling with customers. What a unique idea.

@sharonhds it was great. See you at the next event. Go Buffs!

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