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Have we misinterpreted the business value of the long tail?

I've been thinking about the economics of the long tail and its impact on the business of Silicon Valley's largest Internet companies and discovering some very interesting issues, which have lead me to some startling conclusions. But please check my math... My thinking about the long tail...

Tags: Long Tail, Data Storage, 3PARData Inc., Storage Management, Storage, Hardware, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-03-20

Top Law Firm Relies on Storage From Network Appliance and 3PAR

One the top law firms in the United States represents clients in high-stakes litigation, complex financing and regulatory matters, government affairs, and corporate and technology transactions. With data growing about 30% annually, storage was increasingly complicated to manage. So the customer looked into storage solutions that would allow them to...

Tags: Network Appliance Inc., 3PARData Inc., NetApp, Storage, Litigation, Hardware, Business Operations

Case studies 2008-02-01

Using ESX Server With 3PAR Utility Storage to Optimize Virtual Computing Deployments

By using VMware Infrastructure in combination with a storage platform that is more efficient and flexible, users can dramatically increase the benefits of virtualization. 3PAR Utility Storage represents a new class of storage whose benefits extend well beyond the boundaries of traditional storage devices. With breakthrough hardware and software innovations,...

Tags: Server, VMWare ESX Server, 3PARData Inc., 3PAR Utility Storage, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2006-09-12

ESG Report: Why 3PAR is "The Giant Killer" Among Enterprise Storage Systems

This report from Enterprise Strategy Group reviews the 3PAR InServ Storage Server, an enterprise-grade storage system that competes directly against offerings from EMC, HDS, IBM, and Sun. The paper highlights the key capabilities that set InServ apart from its competition, including: Thin provisioning Flexible scaling...

Tags: Enterprise Storage, 3PARData Inc., Storage, Data Management, Storage Management, Hardware

White papers 2006-05-01

ESG Report: Thin Provisioning

ESG believes that Thin Provisioning is one of the most important yet misunderstood advancements within data storage. This report defines and discusses Thin Provisioning, its economic impact and how it works. Thin Provisioning minimizes the cumbersome task of storage provisioning while improving capacity utilization. The economic impact...

Tags: Provisioning, Storage System, 3PARData Inc., ESG, Thin Provisioning, Storage, Storage Management, Hardware

White papers 2006-04-01

Integrated Data Lifecycle Management: A TIP Research Paper

Here's an information-packed white paper from TheInfoPro TIP that delivers findings from one-on-one interviews with Fortune 1000 storage professionals. The paper explains how the deployment of tiered storage has driven the need for data migration in Fortune 1000 companies, and why those enterprises are now looking for more mature storage...

Tags: Lifecycle Management, 3PARData Inc., Storage, Hardware

White papers 2006-03-01

Another reason most IT data centers are on the way out

A conversation about fine-grained virtualization in enterprise data storage might not sound very appealing. However, David Scott, CEO of 3PAR, managed to make it a very interesting topic of conversation and one that I'm sure a lot of CIOs will soon be having internally.We know that server utilization can be...

Tags: data storage, storage

Blog posts 2005-12-07

Investment Bank Cuts Costs, Simplifies Data Storage

When the San Francisco-based investment banking firm of Thomas Weisel Partners needed a more manageable, cost-effective, and highly available storage environment, it replaced its old direct-attached storage DAS systems with a centralized storage solution that pairs Microsoft Multipath I/O technology with 3PAR Utility Storage. This case study explains how the...

Tags: Bank, Data Storage, Investment, 3PARData Inc., Storage, Hardware

Case studies 2005-08-01

3PARdata Reduces Application Support Costs by 30%

Founded in 1999, 3PARdata, Inc. is a leading provider of a new category of enterprise storage arrays called utility storage. As a new company, 3PAR had few business systems in place, relying on spreadsheets and email to exchange information. It didn't take long for 3PAR to realize it would need...

Tags: Oracle Corp., 3PARData Inc., Storage, Storage Management, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Finance, Software

Case studies

How the Oracle Enterprise Technology Center Scaled its Storage Infrastructure to Meet Customer Demand

As its largest hands-on training facility, Oracle's Enterprise Technology Center ETC is used by Oracle and its customers to develop, demonstrate, and test Oracle solutions in a full-scale enterprise environment. But prior to a February 2005 storage upgrade, capacity limitations prevented the Oracle ETC from satisfying all its customers' support...

Tags: Oracle Corp., 3PARData Inc., Storage, Workforce Management, Hardware, Human Resources

Case studies

Storage Consolidation Pays Off Big for Priceline.com

This case study from 3PARdata highlights the growth-related issues that caused e-commerce giant Priceline.com to look for a storage solution that offered increased flexibility and higher utilization rates at a lower total cost of ownership TCO. The paper details the impressive results Priceline has achieved since consolidating its mission-critical, SAN-resident...

Tags: Storage Consolidation, 3PARData Inc., Priceline.com Inc., Storage, Roi/Tco, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Case studies

Additional Resources

SBSH SafeWallet - PC edition (zip)

Store all your private and important information in one secure and organized application. SafeWallet is the most secure data storage application. Use SafeWallet to store credit cards information, online passwords, bank account info, and registration codes. This is the PC version of the application, including an application designed for Windows...

Tags: Bank, Application, Data Storage, PC, SBSH Mobile Software, SafeWallet, Storage Management, Desktops, Financial Services, Storage, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Apple notebook for $800 - Would you be interested?

Apple notebook for $800 - Would you be interested?If it's a netbook......then it's suicide at an $800 price point. Only fanboys and fashionistas will buy it.Apple doesn't make a notebookThey make laptops, remember?LOLI actually think that PC doesn't stand for Personal Computer, it stands for Price Conscious.When you decide...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Notebook, Microsoft Windows Vista, notebook

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

GDrive wasn't such a bad idea....

GDrive wasn't such a bad idea....Why Would Anyone Store Files at a Wh*rehouse?While I don't mean to call Google a wh*rehouse, would you store your most sensitive files at a wh*rehouse in the spare disk space that the wh*res use for their PIM date book system?First, it is know that...

Tags: Google Inc., GDRIVE

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

The five products Apple must make

What ought to be Apple's next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Games, Monitors & Displays, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Apple, iPhone, video games, tablet, Jo Best, Silicon.com

News items 2008-10-09

Dell speeds backup with disk-to-disk system

The PowerVault DL2000 will simplify and accelerate data backup by offering disk storage and backup in one unit, Dell says. Dell has introduced the Dell PowerVault DL2000, a disk-to-disk system that places backup and recovery alongside the main data storage within one unit, with the aim of...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerVault, PowerVault DL2000, Backups, Storage Management, Servers, Hardware, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, backup, storage, Dell

News items 2008-10-09

Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?

Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?Not realy, their flaw isThey honestly believe they know vastly more than everyone else, refuse to listen, and miss major oportunities.Not a fatal flaw, but MS recognizes the need to change.MS became dominant, the big dog with selling it's and only it's OS on PCs...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., fatal flaw, flaw, computer, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Entellium executives arrested by FBI for making up revenue figures

Entellium executives arrested by FBI for making up revenue figuresThe FBI can have themInflating revenue figures is fraud, plain and simple.What a coincidence!Over the past 3 months I had been engaged in evaluating CRM software for my company. Entellium was one of the frontrunners alongside Maximizer CRM. And after...

Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Federal government, Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise software, revenue, Entellium, CRM, revenue figure, FBI

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Amazon cuts S3 pricing; Dangles carrot in front of enterprises

Amazon cuts S3 pricing; Dangles carrot in front of enterprisesSeems like a good deal; Great for NASntRE: Amazon cuts S3 pricing; Dangles carrot in front of enterprisesGoGrid recently announced a $0.15/GB Cloud Storage offering, coming in the next few weeks. One big difference here is that in addition to the...

Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, S3 pricing, S3 Inc., Amazon.com Inc., pricing strategy, storage

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Amazon cuts S3 pricing; Dangles carrot in front of enterprises

Amazon said Thursday that it will cut prices on its Simple Storage Service (S3) and offer more volume discounts. The pricing, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, may reflect that Amazon is looking to grab share as competition from Microsoft and others is about to heat...

Tags: S3 Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-09