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Consistency
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Well, it appears that Ralph never ran a data center. Consistency is the holy grail of the data center, not the hobgoblin. When you have hundreds, … Continue reading
"Istanbul" – Right Around the Corner
I am sitting in Berlin, Germany right now, and Istanbul is right around the corner, geographically speaking. But literally speaking, the processor is right around the corner as well, because this week AMD announced that “Istanbul,” the code name for … Continue reading
Return on Hype
Do yourself a favor, don’t let your company fall for the “pays for itself in 8 months” hype that’s out there – do your own research and get the full story with all the costs revealed. Continue reading
A Million Reasons Why
In the past, when you talked about the million IOPS performance level, you were always talking about mainframe-class systems. Today, we are talking about industry-standard x86 servers. Continue reading
Don’t Be Fooled (Again)
As April Fools’ Day approaches, I remember Pavlov’s dog and just how conditioned we all can be – particularly in terms of technology. Swap the “n” and “m” keys on someone’s keyboard or change the language setting on your friend’s … Continue reading
Changing Times
With the current market dynamics, it’s important to get the benefit of change, without the extra baggage. Continue reading
Thanks for the Memories
Recently, our CMO blogged about the server transition from DDR-2 memory to DDR-3 memory. One of his key points was that the investments needed to drive the cost of DDR-3 down to DDR-2 levels might not be made as quickly … Continue reading
What's in a Name?
Before I get into this week’s thought, let me emphasize the point I made last week regarding the importance of the O-Line as the foundation of the offense. I painfully sat through the entire Steelers vs. Eagles game this week … Continue reading
The times they are a'changing…
Leading into this year’s VMWorld conference in Las Vegas, all the buzz was about changes at VMWare. And after attending the conference, I’m here to tell you that the times they are a’changing. But it’s not all bad news for … Continue reading
