Comments on: Punctuated equilibrium in the digital universe http://storagemojo.com/2008/03/27/punctuated-equilibrium-in-the-digital-universe/ Data storage info & analysis Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:30:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Pete Steege http://storagemojo.com/2008/03/27/punctuated-equilibrium-in-the-digital-universe/#comment-183861 Pete Steege Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:55:39 +0000 http://storagemojo.com/2008/03/27/punctuated-equilibrium-in-the-digital-universe/#comment-183861 I do see a big trend here: increased value of user data (consumers, workers), which is driving the content food chain to deliver it, back it up, store it, regulate it, etc. It's driving a need beyond the transactional high end that's all about performance. The new need is capacity focused, massive scale, distribution-optimized. The technologies you mention are a means to that end. I do see a big trend here: increased value of user data (consumers, workers), which is driving the content food chain to deliver it, back it up, store it, regulate it, etc.

It’s driving a need beyond the transactional high end that’s all about performance. The new need is capacity focused, massive scale, distribution-optimized. The technologies you mention are a means to that end.

]]> By: Chris Mellor http://storagemojo.com/2008/03/27/punctuated-equilibrium-in-the-digital-universe/#comment-183830 Chris Mellor Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:05:54 +0000 http://storagemojo.com/2008/03/27/punctuated-equilibrium-in-the-digital-universe/#comment-183830 Do you think Panasas, Atrato, Pivot 3 and Xiotech (new ISE product) represent a new niche that IBM's XIV and EMC's Hulk/Maui might play in as well? A niche that takes the Pillar/3PAR idea of very clever controllers and recasts them for faster I/O supporting more data streams? Chris. Do you think Panasas, Atrato, Pivot 3 and Xiotech (new ISE product) represent a new niche that IBM’s XIV and EMC’s Hulk/Maui might play in as well? A niche that takes the Pillar/3PAR idea of very clever controllers and recasts them for faster I/O supporting more data streams?
Chris.

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