By Marcus Williams This post summarizes Cleversafe’s Whitepaper “Why RAID is Dead for Big Data Storage”. You can find the paper here. Find Cleversafe on the web, here.http://info.cleversafe.com/rs/cleversafe/images/Cleversafe%20-%20Why%20RAID%20is%20Dead%20for%20Big%20Data%20Storage.pdf?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuqjMZKXonjHpfsX56u0qWKeylMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMFhI%2FqLAzICFpZo2FFbFuWDeZJT%2B%2FNY“> IT professionals are beginning to consider different approaches to storing and maintaining terabytes of data. Digital content such as videos, audio, and images require massive amounts ofRead… Read more »

Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would theyRead… Read more »

I’m going to contradict myself today and talk a little bit about the importance of consistency. I know that I’ve had quite a few posts on here talking about the importance of agility and recruiting for people that can be agile. While I think the ability to respond quickly to a change in environment isRead… Read more »

‘Real World: New York’ Vs. ‘Portland’: ‘A Lot’ Has Changed Since 1992 The High Five The Mayor’s Geek Squad – It was a case for a digital Sherlock Holmes. Last fall, the city’s Department of Environmental Protection wanted, finally, to crack down on restaurants that were illegally dumping cooking oil into sewers in their neighborhoodsRead… Read more »

There are a number of reasons why you might want to start blogging: You have ideas you want to share You have a story to tell You have knowledge you want to demonstrate You want to progress your career You want the great work your organisation does to get recognition All of these are greatRead… Read more »

Not much I can add to these. Well worth a watch. If you can’t see them, in the titles I have linked to the original YouTube pages. Steve Wozniak’s Pledge of Apple Allegiance – “One Notion Under Jobs” Steve Wozniak Describes Creation of the Apple II Steve Wozniak says Steve Jobs Formed Apple Knowing They’dRead… Read more »

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: The knowledge sharing paradox The MacSparky Markdown Field Guide Hyperlocal Voices: Geoff Bowen, Sheffield Forum Google Trust Why Ruby? Building the standard Next Steps Taken for data.ac.uk… Open Source meets Open Standards Tablet madness: Would Amplify pass a CRB check? And hideous tablet for women HowRead… Read more »