As one of the only independent SAN services firms out there, GlassHouse stands a good chance of cleaning up. If only it didn't have to compete with the pesky professional services arms of EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) and IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM).
For now, the GlassHouse is definitely half full, so it stays on the list for now.
We were all set to drop 3PARdata Inc. back into the Bit Bucket again when it received a last-minute stay of execution.
CEO David Scott argues his case that 3PAR is demonstrating staying power: In just over two quarters of shipping its product, he says, 3PAR has sold 20 systems to 13 customers, with average configurations greater than 5 Tbytes. The average selling price of each system is "hundreds of thousands of dollars, so we are generating substantial revenue," he says (see 3PAR Sells 20 Systems).
Its customer list includes:
Veritas, Scott notes, has made repeat purchases for different business units (though it must be noted that Veritas is a 3PAR investor).
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
