And how's Larry Ellison as a boss? "Larry knows a lot about what we're doing, but lets me do it," says Workman. "He is truly great to work for, and I am not saying that because I have to. He is sharp and practical. He gets monthly updates. Occasionally, he asks detailed questions on what we're doing in some area, like the file system, or development tools, and so far he and I have agreed completely about the difference between 'neat technology' and what the customer needs and expects."
Sounds like a match made in... San Jose (and I'm not saying that because I have to). We'll see how "awesome" Pillar's performance is soon enough.
Dear Bob the Beaver,
In one of your previous columns you mentioned that one of the IT groups at Boeing was considering deploying a bunch of Cisco's SAN switches. What happened to that?
Goose
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