Questions about “big data”
I’ve been watching the “big data” discussion happen in a variety of circles, with a slightly cynical concern that this…
Category: General Technology
Where RIM went wrong
(Quick note: I posted this on my personal blog – insufficient coffees thus far this morning, and decided to repost…
Auditing should be done only by the experts
I’ve said it before – auditing should only be done by the experts. I first realised this when a security…
Arrays, auto hot-spot migration and application performance tuning
I’m not a storage person, as I’ve been at pains to highlight in the past. My personal focus is at…
How indispensable is your company?
A wise man once said in a meeting: If you want to see how indispensable you are, stick your finger…
Technology is not the solution
Earlier in the year, I wrote a post, “Technology is rarely the issue“. In that post, I said: As techos…
Adherents to the Repeated Meme
How often have you heard these two memes? “Tape Sucks” “Tape is dead” Oh it just goes on and on,…
Did NetApp jump the shark?
If you’re not familiar with the term jumping the shark, you might want to read up on the history of…
Partner is not a dirty word
I periodically see indignant tweets and comments by people that if you sell something to a client, then you’re at…
Technology is rarely the issue
One of the stories I sometimes hear from companies is that some technology X doesn’t work in their environment because…