Dave Wright & Mark Bregman, NetApp - #OpenStack Summit 2016 - #theCUBE
01. Dave Wright, NetApp, visits #theCUBE!. (00:17) 02. Mark Bregman, NetApp, visits #theCUBE!. (00:36) 03. Update Following the NetApp/SolidFire Acquisition. (00:48) 04. Mark Bregman: An Introduction and NetApp's OpenStack Presence. (01:20) 05. The State of Storage for OpenStack. (03:29) 06. Transferring SolidFire's OpenStack Success to NetApp. (04:55) 07. How OpenStack Fits into the Cloud Storage Picture. (06:13) 08. The Conversation Around Flash and Cloud. (08:24) 09. Finding the Right Balance in this Dynamic Market. (09:48) 10. Is there Room for Open Collaboration in Storage?. (11:42) 11. NetApp Partnerships and the New Innovation. (13:24) Track List created with http://www.vinjavideo.com. --- --- Going fluid with data storage in the cloud | #OpenStack by Nelson Williams | Apr 26, 2016 The cloud is a strange place for data storage. The usual advantages of the cloud don’t apply to storage. Normally, a company can buy cloud resources as they need, growing or shrinking their investment on demand. Data, though, doesn’t go away. It grows. That data must be stored and managed in a way that few other cloud services require. To shed some light on the world of cloud storage, Stu Miniman (@stu) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, talked with Dave Wright and Mark Bregman at the OpenStack Summit in Austin, TX. Wright is the VP and GM of SolidFire, Inc., and Bregman is the SVP and CTO of NetApp, Inc. OpenStack and the state of storage The discussion started with a look at the state of storage in the cloud-based, OpenStack world. Wright felt storage was in a pretty good place. Originally, he said, storage was an afterthought. Now, he said, customers have a broad array of options. NetApp is likely to be one of those options. Going forward, Wright said, NetApp’s entire portfolio will participate in OpenStack in some way or form. Balance in the Cloud Bregman then shared that he’s seen a huge shift in the market toward the Cloud. His own company, he said, was focused on data storage management as part of the next wave. Success will also depend on a diverse portfolio. Some business will go to traditional markets that aren’t driven by new features, while other markets are demanding a move toward speed. There is room for a balance. The nature of innovation, Bregman said, has moved to a more active, fluid model. Where the old way involved limited partnerships, now companies are making more open relationships. Expect to see broad partnerships across the industry, he said.