Taking a low tech approach to a high tech event – EMC World

Taking a low tech approach to a high tech event

I showed up at the EMC World event with nothing more than my jacket and trusty analog recording device (pen). Not wanting to drag a laptop bag around all day or be distracted by any games installed I figured this was the best way to sample the break out sessions. Arriving at each and grabbing a second evaluation form to write on while sitting in the front did not disappoint me. The presentations, as you would guess based on topic and speaker did vary a bit through the day. After about 17 years in the IT industry I like to spend time down in the weeds and not seeing an overview. That stated you have to appreciate when someone does present a review of a topic you feel comfortable with and there’s still something there you don’t often consider. My first session had to do with storage security with virtualization and cloud computing. Scary topic if you were not already aware of how many ways there are to access data, but a good overview of how threats have evolved over the years.

The next session had to do with something I had not heard a lot about, EMC’s new concept of Federations. As the speaker openly admitted the obvious connection with the Star Trek series, the idea of taking many different applications and the sharing of the storage resources that support them over multiple sites was a unique approach. A number of technical hurdles are still out there so while the premise is exciting we’ll have to wait and see how things work out. You’re probably thinking that I’m just using a bunch of buzz words and not a lot of technical detail. You’re right. The technology is still in the design phase and worth the look if you’d like to search on the web for more information.

By Richard Witherow, GlassHouse Senior Consultant

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