* Posts by tdcb

2 publicly visible posts • joined 27 Jan 2009

NetApp beating out EMC

tdcb
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You'd think so...

But word is from folks at VMWare that they hate EMC, they don't enjoy working with the dopes from Hopkington, and that they view EMC storage as really really bad.

NetApp - just like perfection?

tdcb
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Open SlowLaris?

Yes. Open Solaris will not only solve all your storage problems, it will cook your full English breakfast, wash the dishes and make you a nice cuppa afterwards.

There's only one catch. You need to buy these Sun 7000 series boxes. They're brand new - they have dubious performance claims. The don't scale. They have a pretty web interface, though! They're supported by a company who just laid off a massive amount of people and which has been struggling to survive since 2002, from a company who hasn't been exactly noted for their storage.

If you want storage, buy it from a company who has a history of making and supporting good storage products. There are a number of them - but none of them have names that start with "Sun".