GeekFluent

Category: EMC

  • My Schedule for EMC World 2013

    —

    by

    GeekFluent
    in

    EMC World is almost here, and I’ve been spending a bit of effort figuring out how my time there would be best spent, and think I’ve got my schedule more or less worked out (there are only a couple double-bookings (and one triple-booking) remaining). Working out my schedule details was originally an exercise purely intended…

  • EMC Enhances RecoverPoint (and takes it virtual!)

    —

    by

    GeekFluent
    in

    Today, EMC announced version 4.0 of RecoverPoint.  The new version brings many exciting new features, my personal favorite being the availability of a virtual version of the RecoverPoint Appliance (RPA). RecoverPoint is a SAN-based data protection/replication solution.  It works through the use of a specialized RecoverPoint Appliance (RPA) installed on the SAN.  The solution uses…

  • EMC Announces VPLEX Metro Express Edition (plus VAAI support)

    —

    by

    GeekFluent
    in

    [UPDATE: I’ve edited the post to remove one of the new features that had been mentioned in early pre-announcement briefings.  The features listed now match what’s actually been released.] Today, EMC announced updates to their VPLEX family of storage virtualization devices, including a new way to purchase it — the VPLEX Metro Express Edition. What’s a…

  • EMC Announces VMAX Cloud Edition

    —

    by

    GeekFluent
    in ,

    Today, EMC announced the Cloud Edition of their signature Symmetrix VMAX storage platform.  Timed to coincide with the VMware Partner exchange conference, there have been rumors about this announcement for a while, but now we’ve got some details. Release of a product of this nature is another indicator of an overall change that’s been occurring…

  • EMC Isilon Support for 20PB Filesystems

    —

    by

    GeekFluent
    in

    Yesterday, EMC announced that Isilon clustered storage can now support a single filesystem up to 20PB in size. When I read the announcement, my first reaction was “That’s a big deal.”  Then, as I read more and thought about it, my reaction changed to one of “No, actually, not such a big deal, really.”  An…

  • EMC Announces Joint Isilon/Syncplicity File Sharing Solution

    —

    by

    GeekFluent
    in ,

    Today, EMC announced the availability of a joint solution for Syncplicity online file sharing with Isilon scale-out storage. OK, you’re thinking, what does that mean?  What it means is the easy availability of enterprise-class private cloud shared storage.  Yes, private cloud shared storage.  It’s a subtle — yet very significant — distinction. To explain what…

  • January EMC Solutions for VMware Webcasts

    —

    by

    GeekFluent
    in ,

    The New Year is here, and that means it’s time for another year’s worth of weekly webcasts from EMC. I’m curious to see how it goes. For the third year in a row, the same topic, “The Value of VMware Integration”, has started off the year. I gave that presentation in both 2011 and 2012.…

  • EMC Elect – A Founder is Me

    —

    by

    GeekFluent
    in

    Today, EMC announced a community-driven recognition program called EMC Elect.  I’m very proud to follow that with the announcement that I have been one of ten people selected as Founding Members of this new program. The idea of the program is to recognize and reward technical contributors and knowledge sharers in the EMC community.  The…