Chuck's Blog

Symmetrix V-Max: Storage Architecture Redefined

Today is a very big day for EMC -- and for the broader storage industry. 

EMC has announced an entirely new approach to high-end storage architecture -- nothing more, and nothing less.

I think it's going to take a while for people to fully appreciate what's been done here, and what it means going forward.

Say what you will about EMC, but we're not afraid to make very big bets on very big ideas -- and that's what we've done here.

Thoughts On "The State Of The CIO"

Rather than blather on incessantly about my company and products (again!), I thought I'd share with you some commentary around some great work by a few EMC people to summarize the 'state of the state' when it comes to CIOs.

Most of this material came from a recent CIO Magazine survey, but the EMC team added a few more data points that amplified the general story.  Thanks, guys!

I get to meet more than my fair share of thes individuals, and I found the research intensely interesting.  Maybe you will too.

Keep in mind, this isn't strictly about the person who is the CIO -- it says a lot about how thinking is evolving in enterprise IT in general.

Although many sources were used to create this composite picture, you'll see some very consistent themes throughout.

ESG Weighs In ...

... on VMware, Cisco and EMC working together on the "private cloud" model.

Find it here! 

Good reading ....

Say Hello To EMC SourceOne

I love major product introductions at EMC. 

Fortunately, we get to do this on a relatively frequent basis :-)

Sure, it's great to go through all the new features and functions, but what I like to do is attempt to reflect on some of the thinking behind any new product -- what trends does it try and anticipate?

Such is the case with EMC's new SourceOne platform, publicly announced today.

And you can look at the product one of two ways.

Is it just an email archiving platform with extremely advanced features? 

Or is it a new generation of ILM software that just happened to target emails first?

Opportunities for Telcos and Service Providers

Greetings from Istanbul, Turkey!

I'd never been before, but here I am.  It's a surprisingly rich and colorful city -- definitely on my list of gotta-get-back-here-some-time destinations.

I took a quick picture from my hotel balcony.  That's the Bosporus behind me, connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean Sea. 

My side of the water is essentially the end of the European land mass -- across the water is the beginning of the Asian continent and the Middle East. 

Kind of cool when you think about it from a geographical, historical and cultural perspective.

It's even more cool when you think about why I'm here -- it's for EMC's annual Middle Eastern Telecom Summit. 

Tease Of The Day

Saw this little gem on my EMC Information Calendar widget this morning.

"See how.  04.14.09"

"The virtual data center of the future.  No ordinary approach can take you there.  One virtual event shows you the only approach than can. 04.14.09"

Now, I know what EMC is doing that day -- but do you?

EMC 2009 Strategic Forum -- Joe Tucci's Final Thoughts

Sorry for the gap in the posts.  I'll use the usual excuse -- it's been busy. 

Really, really busy -- but in a good way.

Fortunately, I've been able to squeeze out enough time to finish out the sequence from this event from March 10th. 

If you need the prequel, please see Joe Tucci's intro, the storage discussion, comments on protection, intelligence and automation, Joe's introduction of the private cloud, Paul's discussion on vSphere, and his thoughts on the vCloud and vClient initiatives.

In this segment, we'll wrap up with some final thoughts from Joe Tucci on EMC's newest business unit -- the Cloud Infrastructure Group.