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New White Papers

There are three new white papers available on the site that may be of interest.  They are: Create a Smarter Storage Strategy http://thestoragearchitect.tradepub.com/free/w_fnet24 Availability and the Cloud http://thestoragearchitect.tradepub.com/free/w_fnet22/ The Economic Impact of File Virtualization:...
September 1st, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

Free Whitepapers on The Storage Architect

I’ve added a new section to the site, which you can find at the top of the navigation bar – “Storage White Papers“.  The selections are free, specifically storage orientated and here are a few examples to get you started: Create a Smarter Storage Strategy Availability and the...
August 19th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

Enterprise Computing: HP Blades Day; Paul Perez Interview – Clip 1

Finally I’ve managed to post here the first of a number of video clips from the recent HP Blades Day.  Paul Perez discusses my question regarding the management of the range of (somewhat) disparate storage technologies HP have acquired over recent years.  I’m looking forward to discovering...
March 23rd, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

Virtualisation: Virtualising MY SOHO Infrastructure

I’m in the process of migrating my existing physical infrastructure into a virtual environment. There’s nothing like “eating your own dog food” (there’s got to be a better expression than that) for testing out your beliefs on how technology should be implemented, so it’s...
December 2nd, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Gestalt IT Tech Field Day – Day 0 – continued….2

Here are a few pictures from tonight’s dinner;  some people turned up later than planned and joined in as they arrived.  Congratulations to the restaurant staff who served them so quickly.  Also congratulations to those who won prizes from Stephen’s cryptic competition.  We’re...
November 12th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Gestalt IT Tech Field Day – Day 0

The day has finally arrived and I’m sitting in the BA Lounge in Terminal 5.  As with any long distance trip I have that usual mixture of trepidation and excitement, especially when travelling to a place I haven’t visited before. T5 is Heathrow’s new flagship terminal and the dedicated...
November 11th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

The Storage Architect Needs A Redesign!

The time has come to get a “proper” design for my blog site, now that I’m firmly established with Wordpress.  Currently I’m using the standard Wordpress “Cloud” offering on WordPress.com and will look to enable and pay for custom CSS access. So, I need some help...
November 3rd, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Social Networking: GestaltIT Tech Field Day Confirmed!

No doubt if you follow things on GestaltIT, you will know that the first Tech Field Day has been confirmed.  Vendors baked in to present their products are (in no particular order): 3Par, Data Robotics Inc, MDS, Nirvanix, Ocarina Networks and Xsigo Systems. There are a select number of bloggers from...
October 26th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Review: Western Digital WD20EADS 2TB SATA-II Hard Drive

We’re starting to see a flood of 2TB drives coming on to the market from all of the major hard drive manufacturers.  This review covers the Western Digital WD20EADS, a 2TB SATA-II drive with green credentials. The Basics The WD20EADS is part of the Caviar Green range of drives.  These are aimed...
September 8th, 2009 | Enterprise Storage, Uncategorized | Read More

Social Networking: Don't We All Deserve Validated Twitter Accounts?

Newsnight in the UK had an article on Twitter this evening.  They interviewed Evan Williams, CEO of Twitter.  There was the usual inane comments you’d expect for an interview where the comment has to be generalised towards the audience however one part of the interview struck me as an interesting...
August 5th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More
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