Comments on: You can’t buy a SAN (I feel a rant coming on) http://www.dannorris.com/2008/07/09/you-cant-buy-a-san-i-feel-a-rant-coming-on/ Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:55:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dan Norris http://www.dannorris.com/2008/07/09/you-cant-buy-a-san-i-feel-a-rant-coming-on/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 Dan Norris Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:54:04 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=168#comment-2137 Yes, humans like things simple. However, this change is more than <br>simplification, it removes important details about the configuration <br>(like that there's a switch, possibly multiple storage arrays, etc). <br>Those details are very important when in firefighting mode and that <br>isn't the right time to have to re-educate "the SAN" owners on what they <br>really have.<br><br>I mostly blamed the vendors because the "please buy our SAN" idea <br>benefits them most. Humans want things simple, but as you said, they're <br>often too lazy to develop the new, simple way to do something. Yes, humans like things simple. However, this change is more than
simplification, it removes important details about the configuration
(like that there's a switch, possibly multiple storage arrays, etc).
Those details are very important when in firefighting mode and that
isn't the right time to have to re-educate “the SAN” owners on what they
really have.

I mostly blamed the vendors because the “please buy our SAN” idea
benefits them most. Humans want things simple, but as you said, they're
often too lazy to develop the new, simple way to do something.

]]> By: Markus Perdrizat http://www.dannorris.com/2008/07/09/you-cant-buy-a-san-i-feel-a-rant-coming-on/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Markus Perdrizat Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:06:13 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=168#comment-2136 I don't believe your conspiracy theory about storage vendors. It's human nature to simplify things, and everybody's just too lacy to change their habits once they know better. I don't believe your conspiracy theory about storage vendors. It's human nature to simplify things, and everybody's just too lacy to change their habits once they know better.

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