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Behold GRAEF-USA's mostly empty rack; latency sucks, and getting files from the cloud generally means multiple round trip delays if large files are needed in remote offices and shared by project teams. But Panzura says it has cloud storage gateway tech that solves this problem and cites GRAEF-USA and a 2-site, $250K saving as …

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  1. Yugguy

    Empty space? See the empty desk

    Where the 4 on-site IT bods used to sit.

    Except now they only need 3.

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Empty space? See the empty desk

      If you don't keep your skills current and deliver improvements to the business, then your surplus to requirement. That person who managed the old storage is probably out the door, but I bet the person who found the shiny is in for a promotion and bonus!

      This is no different to the 1980's when everybody in the car industry thought they were going to lose their to robots.. which never materialised. But those who evolved and accepted the change ended up thriving..

      For anybody stuck in this position, I highly recommend reading this -

      http://www.amazon.co.uk/Who-Moved-My-Cheese-Amazing/dp/0091816971

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      1. Suricou Raven
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        Re: Empty space? See the empty desk

        Turns out chinese peasants are even cheaper than robots.

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      2. Anonymous Coward
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        Re: Empty space? See the empty desk

        Try this one, far less patronising and more reflective of the real world office

        http://www.amazon.co.uk/Who-Cut-The-Cheese-A-Mazing/dp/1453797750

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        1. Not That Andrew
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          Re: Empty space? See the empty desk

          Or "I Moved Your Cheese" (the Darrel Bristow-Bovey book, not the many others by the same name)

          http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moved-Your-Cheese-Darrel-Bristow-Bovey/dp/1843301652/

          A better self help book than "Who Moved My Cheese" (not difficult) and actually rather funny, unlike the second AC's suggestion.

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      3. Yugguy
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        Re: Empty space? See the empty desk

        No, it;s NOTHING to do with skills -it's to do with the fact that the job you did is now done at an outsourced data centre by someone else.

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  2. K

    Saved £250k ..

    But spanked £300k on the new array!

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    1. cd
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      Re: Saved £250k ..

      And lost their nice trombones.

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  3. KroSha
    Stop

    Is there actually any comment in this Comment article? It reads more like a press release or white paper.

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      The cheerleading? I usually don't like this kind of press-release -> article but it's about time somebody brought MDM to engineering without adding a huge bill. I'm just sad I missed jumping that niche myself.

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