IT Dog getting down and dirty today because that’s what it is going to
take to deal with the dirty world of “vendor lock-in.” There is
really no way to dress this up and make it smell nice because it just stinks
and although I would roll in something this nasty down at the dog park, I
wouldn’t want you to have to live with the smell.
I read an excellent article by Chris Mellor at The Register discussing the
need to develop a standard for the server flash-storage array interface and
it really got me thinking about the vendor lock in issue.
“What is EMC up to with Project Lightning?”
We all are kind of waiting to find that out now aren’t we? EMC
announced Project Lightning as their foray into the server side flash
business, putting it sites on the nice people at FusionI/O, STEC and others.
I am wagging my tail to see EMC recogn... (more)
Typically, the Dog here usually thinks of Amazon as the place with all the
items I could want on my Christmas wish list like the “Outward Hound
Back Seat Pet Hammock” (I prefer mine in blue, thank you). But
thinking from the IT part of the IT Dog brain, there is a lot more going on
at Amazon to talk about.
Who Knew?
I really enjoyed reading about how the biggest of the big dogs in the
relational database world – the mighty Oracle, announced a few months
ago they are entering into the not-so-relational space of NoSQL. This
surprise announcement comes not long a... (more)
For years, the solution to IO bottlenecks has been pretty consistent: (1) add
spindles to decrease seek time and increase throughput, and (2) add as much
RAM as you can so your filesystems and applications can cache hot data and
avoid disk access entirely.
These brute-force attempts to gain performance are inherently flawed and
costly. The price of increasing the number of disks in an array adds up
quick, to say nothing of the investment in additional JBODs when you run out
of slots in your array. And although the cost of consumer-grade memory has
fallen, relying upon RAM for... (more)
Disruptive technology is a term used to describe an idea or invention that
typically disrupts an existing market, often completely displacing an earlier
technology. Sometimes disruptive is great (e.g. digital cameras and cell
phones), and sometimes disruptive is not so great (e.g. laser video disks).
SSDs are a disruptive technology in that they are clearly changing the
enterprise storage market. The verdict is still out on just how disruptive
SSDs will be; as is the case with many disruptive technologies, it is going
to take some time to figure out exactly what to do with SSD... (more)
The release of VeloBit HyperCache v1.1 is a major milestone and celebration
for VeloBit and our customers, partners and investors. I’m pleased with
the response we’ve received, and especially proud of our team. I like
to pause and reflect at major milestones. This blog shares my reflections on
the last year and a preview of what you can expect from VeloBit in the next
year.
Looking Back
Nine months ago I wrote a blog on why I joined VeloBit, outlining our market
opportunity and why I thought VeloBit would be successful. I couldn’t
be happier with how things ha... (more)
Peter Velikin has 12 years of experience creating new markets and commercializing products in multiple high tech industries. Prior to VeloBit, he was VP Marketing at Zmags, a SaaS-based digital content platform for e-commerce and mobile devices, where he managed all aspects of marketing, product management, and business development. Prior to that, Peter was Director of Product and Market Strategy at PTC, responsible for PTC’s publishing, content management, and services solutions. Prior to PTC, Peter was at EMC Corporation, where he held roles in product management, business development, and engineering program management. 
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