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Key constraint to big data is access to data. Data providers will be the big winner in brokering data sources, to reduce data ingestion 12:48 PM May 21st via Twitter for iPhone
IMO, Killer app for big data is "real-time inline data analytics". Inline because it must feedback into the operational systems. 12:41 PM May 21st via Twitter for iPhone
Storetrek #Wikibon #emcworld theme in spacesuits: Joe Tucci as captain Kirk, Pat G as Doc, and Maritz as mad professor with finger on button 12:32 PM May 21st via Twitter for iPhone
@Graham_Irving @wikibon Yes & no. MO used optical & mag to write, optical to read. Replaced by Blu-ray optical phase-change max 54MB/sec. 1:44 AM Feb 16th via Twitter for iPad in reply to Graham_Irving
@gholzrichter Does Virsto support vStorage DP API? Do you support the EMC (Micron or LSI) PCIe cards? @dvellante 7:34 AM Feb 12th via TweetDeck in reply to gholzrichter
#Wikibon #vfcache Applications with mainly Read IOs and well defined working set will be best for vfcache 11:09 AM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPad
#Wikibon #vfcache Dan Cob overstating case for all management to be in flash controller; strong case to use CPU cores & flash controller 11:03 AM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPad
#Wikibon #vfcache Pat Gelsinger for the first time acknowledges that the days of FC and high performance drives are limited. 10:41 AM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPad
#vfcache #Wikibon EMC will be working with VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V to integrate Flash capabilities 10:39 AM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPad
#Wikibon #vfcache Micron is preferred flash card vendor, LSI also vendor in multi-source strategy 10:34 AM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPad
#Wikibon #vfcache Pat Gelsinger hints that Thunder will GA within 12 months 10:31 AM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPad
#vfcache #Wikibon After Lightning, EMC Thunder Project sharing of flash across multiple servers - read/write caching, technology preview 2Q 10:26 AM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPad
#Wikibon bit.ly/AslZuh Exploring a Big Data IO Centric era 5:08 AM Jan 25th via TweetDeck
bit.ly/Av5VY7 #Wikibon Fusion-io previews Auto Commit Memory as component of yesterday's San Francisco demo of 1 billion IOPS! 7:11 AM Jan 6th via TweetDeck
#Wikibon onforb.es/vamF4m The Dumbest Idea In The World: Maximizing Shareholder Value - Great read 10:40 AM Dec 28th, 2011 via TweetDeck
bit.ly/vgUB8c Can a combination of flash-based systems tgthr w/ a Watson/Siri fusion drive $B out of Health Care Costs? #Wikibon 10:59 AM Dec 22nd, 2011 via TweetDeck
Is IO Tiering a concept that has legs? Do the cost algorithms support it? Join the discussion at cot.ag/sXU09f . 9:53 AM Nov 18th, 2011 via TweetDeck
@HPStorageGuy The power of the free market - when a doctor recommends the most expensive and invasive treatment without blushing or guilt. 3:51 PM Oct 24th, 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to HPStorageGuy
@robemsley You have been hacked, Rob 4:37 AM Oct 24th, 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to robemsley
@chuckhollis Banks have very expensive data copies in multiple locations ,steady state unless testing fail-over. Cloudbursting is a fallacy. 11:52 AM Aug 5th, 2011 via TweetDeck in reply to chuckhollis