Sun's Big Bet
Sun is acquiring Storage specialist company StorageTek in a deal worth US$4.1 Billion. Considering that Sun hasn't been doing too well in the recent years, this might be a crucial bet for the company's future.
Having worked in Enterprise Backup and Storage arena in my last Job, I have seen the market exploding and demand for storage professionals rising in the recent past. The Industry has also witnessed a lot of mergers ( EMC's acquisition of Legato , Veritas - Symantec Merger) and I wouldn't be surprised If Microsoft decides to enter this segment in a big way soon.
The natural and man made disasters of the past have sent firms fleeing the path of Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery.The world of backups,tape libraries,Robots looks promising ..
Sun is acquiring Storage specialist company StorageTek in a deal worth US$4.1 Billion. Considering that Sun hasn't been doing too well in the recent years, this might be a crucial bet for the company's future.
Having worked in Enterprise Backup and Storage arena in my last Job, I have seen the market exploding and demand for storage professionals rising in the recent past. The Industry has also witnessed a lot of mergers ( EMC's acquisition of Legato , Veritas - Symantec Merger) and I wouldn't be surprised If Microsoft decides to enter this segment in a big way soon.
The natural and man made disasters of the past have sent firms fleeing the path of Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery.The world of backups,tape libraries,Robots looks promising ..
posted by Cogito at
Saturday, June 04, 2005
3 Comments:
Oh you were in storage at GIS,eh. But now you have totally confused me. I thought networking was the path to glory at GIS. Will mail u regarding this.
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BeehaG, at 8:18 PM
Off topic...I remember seeing you at SVCE! Just saw your picture in Kaps' blog.
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Twin-Gemini, at 12:14 AM
CB,GIS consists of all kinds of IT Infrastructure support .
Twin-gemini, Cool. Perhaps I might recognize u too.Post ur phots on the blog ..
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Cogito, at 12:16 PM
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