Ideally, Oracle spins the Sun storage group out and lets it focus. Lets see if it can compete better without the shackles of Sun wrapped around its feet. Unfortunately, Oracle will more than likely try to "integrate" the companies and make Sun storage even better. There will be the implication that Sun storage will be optimized for Oracle. I doubt that will happen -- there are more than a few storage companies that already have optimization for Oracle databases, or have other features that deliver great performance.
The real challenge with an integration attempt will be that neither company has a great track record of integration. How many of the companies that Sun or Oracle purchased have actually done better post transaction? What would possibly lead you to believe that this will be any different? Reality is that Sun Storage will die a slow and unfortunate death.
George Crump is founder of Storage Switzerland , which provides strategic consulting and analysis to storage users, suppliers, and integrators. Prior to Storage Switzerland, he was CTO at one of the nation's largest integrators.
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