Comments for Security in an Unsecure World http://ryanshooltz.info ryan shooltz Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:11:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Any Vendor Strategy, why not? by Louis Gray (BlueArc) http://ryanshooltz.info/archives/82#comment-8 Louis Gray (BlueArc) Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:45:11 +0000 #comment-8 Given that many server and storage vendors have pushed toward commodity hardware and standard software, it becomes difficult to find differentiation that drives the need for a homogeneous environment. Instead, customers may buy that system or solution that has the best price of the day. For differentiated equipment that offers customers a unique business proposition, it makes sense to have a tiered infrastructure, either through a single vendor with multiple product lines, or multiple vendors, deploying each to their specialty. Given that many server and storage vendors have pushed toward commodity hardware and standard software, it becomes difficult to find differentiation that drives the need for a homogeneous environment. Instead, customers may buy that system or solution that has the best price of the day.

For differentiated equipment that offers customers a unique business proposition, it makes sense to have a tiered infrastructure, either through a single vendor with multiple product lines, or multiple vendors, deploying each to their specialty.

]]>