http://news.cnet.com/8300-21546_3-10253464.html Data-driven en-us This blog probes into storage technologies, the vendors behind them, and how customers use them. 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:16:26 PST CA's 'even a caveman can do it' moment http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10416702-10253464.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Data-driven Company is delivering a free software install wizard for the mainframe that works and actually allows mere IT mortals to install software on the mainframe. http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10416702-10253464.html Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:16:26 PST John Webster The changing role of the IT storage pro http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10408808-10253464.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Data-driven Virtualization may not change everything, but it will change the way enterprise IT operations groups function and how storage professionals fit in. http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10408808-10253464.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:05:23 PST John Webster Is IBM's Blue Insight a model for your private BI cloud? http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10400435-10253464.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Data-driven IBM has developed and private cloud for its own Business Intelligence consumers. Is it one you want to copy? http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10400435-10253464.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:07:11 PST John Webster What integrated compute stacks mean for storage professionals http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10392601-10253464.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Data-driven EMC and Cisco have Vblocks. HP has Consolidated Infrastructure. Is the world changing for enterprise IT storage professionals? http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10392601-10253464.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:17:06 PST John Webster Will EMC's rising tide float all storage boats? http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10385996-10253464.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Data-driven Given the current economy, EMC had a blow-out third quarter. But other storage vendors won't necessarily see good times ahead unless they position and integrate. http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10385996-10253464.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:53:59 PDT John Webster What the T-Mobile outage means for consumers http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10376677-10253464.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Data-driven Keeping track of where their data is stored, and whether it is truly protected is not a core competency for consumers. The T-Mobile outage proves it should be. http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10376677-10253464.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:50:19 PDT John Webster MaxiScale and the emergence of software-defined storage http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10368779-10253464.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Data-driven A new type of storage "device" is emerging. It's a storage subsystem, totally defined by and delivered in software. http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10368779-10253464.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:58:02 PDT John Webster The remodeling of EMC's executive office suite http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10353258-10253464.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Data-driven Pat Gelisinger hops from Intel to a position that puts him in competition with two other EMCers to succeed Joe Tucci. What now from EMC's new executive suite? http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10353258-10253464.html Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:53:07 PDT John Webster VMworld 2009: Great for storage vendors http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10346264-10253464.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Data-driven VMworld 2009 turned out to be a great show--for storage aficionados. What's drawing all the storage vendors to VMworld? http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10346264-10253464.html Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:36:00 PDT John Webster Georgens takes command at NetApp http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10316439-10253464.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Data-driven Longtime CEO Dan Warmenhoven is stepping aside while COO Tom Georgens takes command. Does this move make NetApp less likely to be acquired? http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-10316439-10253464.html Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:16:00 PDT John Webster