http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/ en-us Copyright 2008 Mon, 12 May 2008 17:20:49 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification It sounded too good to be true. Free wireless while you're enjoying a java decaffe latte supremo bean grande with whip cream. (Ok, I made the drink up. I'm an instant whatever's on sale high caffer myself). A news release... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/05/just-java-hold-the-wireless-at.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/05/just-java-hold-the-wireless-at.html wireless starbucks AT&T java Mon, 12 May 2008 17:20:49 -0500 Think enterprise storage and visions of white boxes, tall server farms, sprawling data centers come to mind. I doubt the iPod, a MP3 player or that cute blue USB flash drive hanging around your colleague's neck come to mind. But... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/05/datas-latest-threat-can-you-sa.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/05/datas-latest-threat-can-you-sa.html iPod data security theft storage Mon, 05 May 2008 16:34:49 -0500 What is it about the air in Canada that makes people so attached to their BlackBerrys? Is it the cold? The hundreds of thousands of trees and densely untouched rugged terrain? Do the lights go out at 6pm up there?... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/canada-its-blackberry-crisis.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/canada-its-blackberry-crisis.html BlackBerry policy use Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:30:32 -0500 Research in Motion couldn't have asked for a better product endorsement than a research effort coming out of the Australian School of Business and Sydney University which claims that its popular email device, the BlackBerry, can increasingly "make or break... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/just-how-good-is-your-oa-these.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/just-how-good-is-your-oa-these.html smartphone BlackBerry productivity business Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:06:47 -0500 Who says storage gurus aren't a creative bunch? I certainly never did, and Wikibon.org's Dave Vellante certainly proved they are last week at Storage Networking World in Orlando. While enjoying a cocktail, Vellante was sharing his own special limerick about... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/there-once-was-a-man-from-nant.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/there-once-was-a-man-from-nant.html Storage SNW Limerick Green IT Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:22:14 -0500 There's no dispute that solid state disks have arrived and arrived big time at Storage Networking World. An early morning presentation on solid state storage for the enterprise drew a packed room. If it had been held earlier in the... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/live-from-snw-the-ssd-has-arri.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/live-from-snw-the-ssd-has-arri.html SSD Storage Texas Memory Systems Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:28:17 -0500 Back on the Expo floor I met up with LSI. I had been seeing their name and brand all over the conference hotel as their savvy marketing people got the company logo on room key cards for attendees and they... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/live-from-snw-its-all-in-a-nam.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/live-from-snw-its-all-in-a-nam.html SNW Storage conference freebies Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:32:48 -0500 Permabit CTO Jerod Floyd has been getting a little bit more attention than most tech leaders at this week's Storage Networking World in Orlando. And he has his barber to thank for it. Or his own steady hand. Floyd has... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/live-from-snw-tidbits-and-hair.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/live-from-snw-tidbits-and-hair.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:07:20 -0500 I spent a few hours at Storage Networking World's Expo today, chatting up vendors, checking out freebies, asking companies to describe themselves in three words or less. Pretty much enjoying myself like the rest of the few hundred attendees, though... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/live-from-snw-magic-and-madnes.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/live-from-snw-magic-and-madnes.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:17:18 -0500 Put four high profile vendors of deduplication technologies side by side in front of a crowded audience and one can only hope for some debate, and hopefully even a few laughs. That's exactly what attendees at a panel discussion late... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/snw-live-the-many-flavors-of-d.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/snw-live-the-many-flavors-of-d.html deduplication Diligent Permabit Quantum SEPATON Storage Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:12:26 -0500 http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/moto-caves-icahns-meister-gets.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/moto-caves-icahns-meister-gets.html Motorola Icahn board Meister Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:34:18 -0500 Torrential rain met attendees Sunday as they began arriving at Rosen Shingle Creek resort for the Storage Networking World show. The four-day conference features 160 speakers and 140 educational sessions across seven tracks, encompassing regulatory issues, high-performance computing, several tutorial... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/live-from-orlando-its-snw.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/live-from-orlando-its-snw.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:18:12 -0500 Some people get addicted to email, to music downloads, to instant messaging. I'm addicted to SEC filing alerts. It's a new malady and I completely blame Motorola. Why? Well in the quest to track, report and unearth what's going on... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/motos-unique-employee-retentio.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/motos-unique-employee-retentio.html Motorola business layoff SEC Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:17:45 -0500 Research in Motion's been working hard to push its popular enterprise productivity tool, the BlackBerry, into the consumer space. It hasn't been an easy task thanks to Apple's wunder device, the iPhone. But RIM has obviously made some progress. Or... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/blackberry-isnt-just-for-work.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/04/blackberry-isnt-just-for-work.html Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:06:17 -0500 Yes, I realize it's Friday, but put your thinking caps on and ponder what sex, storage and snoring could possibly have in common. If you're thinking something porn related go get another cup of coffee. If you're thinking bedroom entertainment... http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/03/sex-storage-snoring.html http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/03/sex-storage-snoring.html storage snoring bed solid-state Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:23:04 -0500