A place for my thoughts…
I’m fascinated by the pace of change in the technology industry, both in the hardware advances and also in the new applications that are arriving. Many new business applications are built using development tools that have been around for a very short amount of time, Docker as an example has gone from inception to mass adoption in just a couple[…]
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Phil Brotherton our VP for the Data Fabric Group introduced me to this way of discussing the layers that make up our Data Fabric Strategy, it really resonated with me so I’ve started to use it in my own way as well. I find it’s a great way to have a more strategic discussion without heading too quickly into the[…]
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According to the ‘World Economic Forum’, between 2015 and 2020 35% of the core skills you have today will change. What do you think these changes might be? Personally, looking back over my time with NetApp, 11 years now, it fascinates me as to how my own role has adapted and changed. Some changes are very simple. For example, when I[…]
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This is part 2 of my 3 part series on the NetApp Data Fabric, you can view part 1 here. The rapid evolution that we’re seeing across all industries today is placing greater demands on IT than ever before. IT is truly at the heart of todays increasingly digital business and it’s an exciting place to be, but what are the key business objectives and what do[…]
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How many of you have a smartphone? I know opinion is mixed on which is the best one. Some of you will be Samsung fans and others will be Apple fans. I personally am an iPhone 6 Plus user. As a technologist I’m always thinking about the technology we use today and what life was like before we had it.[…]
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I don’t normally record a blog for a NetApp Launch but I just couldn’t let this pass without one. Usual disclaimer, no apologies this is a NetApp post through and through, and why not, when Engineers deliver something like this it makes me proud to work for the company that I do. All the details are in the video…
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One of the latest phrases that seems to be in vogue right now in the IT industry is ‘Built from the ground up’, or it’s more derogatory form ‘Not built from the ground up’. We’ve all latched onto this as if it offers some unique and incredible value to a piece of technology, or as a way to try and[…]
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It’s been a few weeks since part 1 of this post and I’ve had lots of interesting feedback. much of this was surprise that with all the focus on cost reduction, IT spending patterns have changed very little. Here are three strategies that I believe must be embraced for the future, in order to continue to reduce the cost of[…]
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Schopenhauer was right, truth really does pass through three phases: First it is ridiculed. Second it is fiercely and violently opposed. Third, it becomes self-evident. One of the many great things about working in the IT industry, especially in storage is that we’re constantly having to evolve our technology to deal with data that’s growing faster than the capacity of[…]
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No video this time! I felt this one would be easier to write down, be warned it is a long one, you may want to get that cup of coffee first! Over the last 5 or so years I’ve worked at NetApp there’s been a constant theme to my presentations, they all focus on the value that ONTAP delivers upwards,[…]
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