Storage Nation

I was perturbed when I learned that a video of the first truly fact-based analysis of tape backup versus de-dupe VTL-to-VTL replication, as presented by AT&T at the FujiFilm Global IT Executive Summit in Austin, TX, had been taken down by FujiFilm at the request of AT&T.  While no one from AT&T will say, I suspect that

This morning in the Wall Street Journal. In today's episode of storage soap……. (DDUP) "But papa, I don't want to marry that man, he's a brute!" (stockholers) "He's got a big dowry – a cow and 20 goats" (DDUP) "Yes papa, but the alternative isn't bad, he'll give you the 20 goats and because he's a beekeeper – we'll bring you sweet honey for the rest of your life! " (stockholders) "You think I should take the promise of honey instead of a cow??!! Oy vey!  I could do a lot with a cow." (DDUP) "But if I go with him, you'll never see me again!  It will be the death of me!  Besides, what if old moneybags changes his mind?

Sorry for the slow posting here of late.  I have been on the road almost every day of the week collecting video for the launch of the C-4 Project and Virtual Conference.  You will not believe some of the commentary I have gotten from vendors, integrators, resellers and consumers!  It is the proverbial bomb.  (Get

Storagemojo wrote yesterday about EMC's business model for Atmos and how it seems to be struggling.  Apparently, there is a special sales force supporting the Atmos business that doesn't necessarily coordinate its efforts with the larger, just-get-the-$$$-in-the-door sales force that sells most everything else EMC has.  EMC's marketing machine and its bloggers would have you think Atmos is the most important software on the planet, but apparently others in the company would just as soon commit fratricide .  Here's a quote from Storagemojo's post: The dozen or so Atmos sales people – yes, they have a tiny dedicated salesforce – are finding the well poisoned almost anywhere they go. Issues such as performance, stability, quality and future support of Atmos are reportedly being raised

The tweetosphere has been lively with chatter about Data Domain, Netapp and EMC .  Some of these discussions have suggested that EMC's hostile takeover attempt for Data Domain is intended to financially hurt Netapp . Its been suggested that Netapp is now in a no-win situation:  If they lose Data Domain they will have a difficult time competing against the product as sold by EMC