On the chance that EMC may backpedal on its anti-tape stance (see EMC Zips Lips on Tape): "I can't really comment on that."
On virtualization: "We see virtualization across the server, storage, and switch. It's a mistake to do it in just one place. You need to be strategic, to have intelligence at all three levels... That will require a greater level of integration with other major players. You can't just have point products... That's why we maintain excellent relationships with all of our switch partners."
On skepticism about SAN standards: "Open standards are key. We will resist tactical approaches -- customers won't tolerate that. I'm very encouraged by the progress of standards such as SMI-S [Storage Management Initiative Specification from Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)]."
On 4-Gbit/s Fibre Channel: "We'll support it when it becomes broadly available."
On Infiniband: "Our philosophy is dictated by product demand. My personal opinion is that Infiniband will be a server and processor interconnect, not one for storage, although we could see more integration long-term."
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