VNXe
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VNXe

The announcement of the VNXe product marks the second deployment of a new software architecture. The first product was the Celerra NX3e. The NX3e was initially shipped in October 2009…
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A Trace-Driven Architecture
Posted inSymmetrix V-MAX

A Trace-Driven Architecture

In a recent post I described how trace libraries can influence the software architecture for different disk array features (e.g. Green, Thin, etc.). The  latest Symmetrix release is a great…
Lexicon for Information Flow
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Lexicon for Information Flow

Last week I visited a customer that recently ordered a vBlock through the VCE Coalition. I was  curious to hear their plans. I have a vested interest in the success…
2010 Solar Stats
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2010 Solar Stats

Posted below are the 2008-2010 kwH stats for the solar panels on my roof. The three years of statistics begin to reveal some trends. In general, the sun is generating…
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Let the I/O Do the Talking
Posted inSymmetrix V-MAX

Let the I/O Do the Talking

When an engineering team puts together architectures, designs, and implementations for products like CLARiiON and VMAX, a strong emphasis is always placed on customer requirements (sound engineering discipline). Technologies and…
Rotational Status
Posted inLife @ EMC

Rotational Status

In August 2010 I wrote about the start of a new rotational program within my R&D organization. Ten new employees were hired for 3 nine-month shifts across a variety of…
Innovation Cubed Conference
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Innovation Cubed Conference

Last week I was invited to speak at the Innovation Cubed Conference in Orlando, Florida.  The crowd attending the conference was a good mix of large and small companies, some…
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Component Performance in Userland
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Component Performance in Userland

I've mentioned in previous posts that some of our engineering teams have been experimenting with the portability of data path software from several EMC products. This has been going on…