Why “it depends” with storage

Why “it depends” with storage

Mike Janson is the Principal Architect of the CTO Strategy Group at OnX Enterprise Solutions. In today’s tech-savvy society, many storage start-up companies are offering new and improved methods for preserving data. Flash arrays, object-based storage, cloud...
Benefits of storage consolidation

Benefits of storage consolidation

Mike Janson is the Principal Architect of the CTO Strategy Group at OnX Enterprise Solutions. Over the past few years, the scalability and capability of storage has continued to expand. While storage technology hasn’t quite been on par with processor technology (in...
And then there was hyper-convergence

And then there was hyper-convergence

Converged infrastructure (CI) platforms such as vBlock and FlexPod have been increasingly capturing customers’ attention due to their ability to reduce time-to-market for applications, lower costs, simplify IT, and reduce overall risk. Many IT organizations have...
Are data services like water or electricity?

Are data services like water or electricity?

Source: CIO.com, Author Matt Watts. I know it sounds strange to many in the IT world, but your customers are starting to think of your service as a utility. Yes, that kind of utility: gas, water, electricity. Something they turn on with the press of a button or the...