Category Archives: I Get E-Mail

Storage Service Catalogs and Automated Storage Tiering

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Peter

I just got off the phone with a client and pointed them to my blog to read this article, which only after they checked did I find out it was never published.  DOH!  The timing is right, though, to revisit … Continue reading →

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Advice for our New Hires

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Peter

We just wrapped up a multi-week bootcamp this month for some recent college graduate hires we call the GSAP program in EMC Consulting (now EMC Global Services).  It’s the most successful talent acquisition program we run and I am a … Continue reading →

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This is why “Shadow IT” happens

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Peter

One of my friends, let’s call him Rich, works for one of the largest school districts in the U.S. as a technology coordinator.  Rich is the business end between the classroom and the prodigious IT resources a top-10 school district … Continue reading →

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You can build it but they won’t come unless you invite them

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Peter

I get e-mail, so much so that I have had to add a category for it.  This one came in Tuesday: I spoke with [client], who has spent a lot of money creating a private cloud for the company.  They … Continue reading →

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