A Flex-ible Strategy

A Flex-ible Strategy

One of the more interesting high-tech market shifts to observe has been the popularity of consumer storage and its' rise into the commercial sector. At the same time customers in…
September Acceleration

September Acceleration

Whilst driving to work on the 1st of September yesterday I noticed that the traffic had picked up quite a bit and the school busses were on the roads. My…
Minion Innovation

Minion Innovation

I did enjoy StorageBod's use of the word "minion" in describing the new college hires that are showing up next month for the beginning of a 27-month rotational experience.  So…
Geographical Software

Geographical Software

One of the key activities to stay sharp on the innovation front is learning. Given EMC's acquisition pace, it is tough to keep up with the software architectures that are…
I’ll Manage

I’ll Manage

I've written before about playing the role of a manager versus an individual contributor (IC). I've always enjoyed being an IC so much that I've never really given the role…
Global Idea Flow

Global Idea Flow

The 2010 EMC Innovation Contest has been announced and already 200+ ideas are in the queue. These ideas are coming from all around the globe. The contest generates more and…
VPLEX Quality

VPLEX Quality

I recall writing a 2009 post about private cloud in which I theorized about ceding internal, private-cloud control of virtual machines to an external cloud. At the time I used…