What does SmartIO do?
“What is SmartIO and what does it do?” Since the launch of Storage Foundation 6.1, I’ve been asked that question by all sorts of people in all sorts of situations. The most concise answer I have is that “SmartIO makes everything in a SAN faster”. In a two-minute conversation with a customer or family member, this answer is tA look at 2015
As we reach the end of the year, one of my favorite things to do is look through a never-ending supply of lists: Christmas lists from my kids and family; “Best of …” lists for 2014; and “Top Predictions for …” lists for the coming year. While I’ve certainly had some good reads on the first two (a hummingbird for Christmas?
Is the perfect storm headed toward purpose-built storage systems?
Is the era of storage systems (arrays) facing disruption? Do the expensive monolithic chassis sellers need to find new ways to make money? Do the investors betting on newer storage array startups need to cash in now? Although it may feel unlikely in the near term, the perfect storm may not be that far away.
