Be There When Lightning Strikes! EMC is introducing Project Lightning—EMC’s new server Flash caching technology. Pat Gelsinger, President and COO of EMC Information Infrastructure Products, will introduce this game-changing new product and discuss EMC’s future plans for Flash on February 6th in San Francisco, CA.
Getting At Your Information…
One of the keys to Business Intelligence is being able to get at your information. Yes, speed is of importance and the value of information is directly proportional to how fast you can get it. With servers, this announcement will provide a new DNA for running the infrastructure of the enterprise.
But getting at something fast, if you don’t know what it is, does not have much value – as is the case with Business Intelligence. BI as a Service, that was recently discussed by Chuck Hollis (the CIO of EMC Marketing) in his blog, noted the need to get information out into the community of users is one of the primary drivers. It is one of many information intelligence and Big Data drivers including revolutionizing the business model and gaining insights that heretofore were just not thought of.
Big Data: From the “Old” Technology Stack to the “New”
There are many reasons or drivers why there is a need to change to a new technology stack (including Flash memory as part of the solution) for Big Data, let me try to name a few:
Yes there is a need for a completely new paradigm for the ingestion, processing, security and analysis of information and the EMC’s CTO’s office is at the forefront of this research. I have been fortunate to stand on the shoulders of giants in this space (Jeff Nick, Dan Hushon, David Reiner P.h.D. and Nihar Nanda) and we are working toward a newer Information Management Platform with completely different DNA than its predecessors.
Big Data: The New DNA of an Information “Fabric”
Any new information platform for fabric would have to have a new DNA; one that promotes agility, business value, security and community sharing while removing the limitations imposed by existing solutions. Consider that the strands would have to contain answers for the following dilemmas today:
Businesses Want Integrated, Timely Information for Purpose
Based upon these needs for a new DNA, the new strands have been renamed from their previously used counterparts:
Stay Tuned…
Yes, lightening is striking twice – once to change the way we store and get to information faster and the other is creating a new breed of solution with a new branch on the evolutionary path.
Feel free to post your comments and let me know your thoughts on what you perceive is the new “DNA” for information. For it is in the dialogs of comments and exchanges of thoughts that we grow – that is learning…
Thanks Robert. I will be referencing the blog post in our continued coverage of ServicesANGLE and this new innovation. We are doing a live video Peer Incite today 2/9 to cover the Project Lightning - you can watch on SiliconANGLE.tv As you know there are implications of this announcement and SiliconANGLE Wikibon will review its impact. For the past fifteen years, we've seen storage function move steadily away from the server toward the storage network. With strong consumer adoption that is rapidly moving to the enterprise, flash is a persistent, non-mechanical medium that can dramatically improve performance of both traditional and emerging applications. As flash prices decline, its role will become increasingly important in the evolving storage hierarchy. On SiliconANGLE.tv we will cover (an have on demand video) What is Project Lightning and why Does it Matter? How is the storage hierarchy evolving and where does Lightning fit relative to the competition? How will the role of spinning disk change as a result of flash generally and Lightning specifically? How should practitioners view Lightning and what actions should they take to maximize value?
- John Furrier, February 9, 2012 at 4:44 pmJohn: Thanks for the pictures - boy it was "flashy"! Wish I could have been there... I attended the Employee meeting at EMC Corporate in Hopkinton and it was also a very professionally run event - it gave me a very warm and fuzzy feeling that EMC really is "blazing new paths" in the space and leading the way to a new DNA for data. The Cache Gordon is an IT pun - not to be confused with a IT pundit such as yourself. If you would like, feel free to quote my blog posting above in your next publication and have a great day.
- Robert Abate, February 9, 2012 at 4:28 pmI posted photos from the event in SF. https://plus.google.com/photos/108832773152747423283/albums/5706784221028759729?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1#108792139184701213826/posts/6ZjcfZ2S7pp I had a great chat with EMC's Pat Gelsinger, Jeremey Burton, and Mark Sorenson. Enjoy the pictures - it was a "flashy" event. Featuring Cache Gordon not to be confused with Flash Gordon..
- John Furrier, February 8, 2012 at 5:27 pm