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Jay Livens

I am a technology enthusiast with an interest in all things tech-related. By day, I work in marketing for SEPATON a data protection and deduplication vendor and by night I tinker with technology. I am interested in many topics including data backup/recovery, data storage, PDAs, sports, digital photography and social media.

When not blogging here, you can also find me blogging on at Aboutrestore.com or on Twitter. You can also contact me directly. Comments are not moderated on this blog and alternative perspectives are welcome.

Latest from Jay Livens

Why Recovery Matters: Two Case Studies

NEWS By JAY LIVENS16 YEARS AGO

I started this blog over two years ago to focus on the criticality of data protection and specifically data recovery.  While technology continues to evolve, the importance of these two elements remains consistent.  Every company must have a recovery strategy to protect …

HP acquires 3Par: Now what?

NEWS By JAY LIVENS16 YEARS AGO

Last week, I blogged about the 3Par bidding war and how I thought that HP would prevail.  Yesterday, Dell refused to match HP’s latest offer and so unless something crazy happens, HP is now the proud owner of 3Par for the rock …

Why HP will prevail over Dell in the 3Par bidding war

NEWS By JAY LIVENS16 YEARS AGO

The Twittersphere and storage industry are abuzz with the ongoing bidding for 3Par.  HP and Dell are aggressively pursuing the company and have a vested interest in 3Par technology. I believe that HP is more motivated to acquire 3Par and will prevail. …

Challenges Inherent to Data Growth

NEWS By JAY LIVENS16 YEARS AGO

One of the biggest challenges with data protection is managing growth.  Some of the common factors that drive increasing capacity requirements include: Intrinsic growth – Growth inherent in the environment as users create new data. New applications – Companies implement new applications …

The Lessons of Dell’s Ocarina Acquisition

NEWS By JAY LIVENS16 YEARS AGO

This week, Dell acquired Ocarina, a provider of primary storage deduplication.  The acquisition provides technology that they can integrate with existing storage platforms such as EqualLogic.  However, Dell also sells deduplication technology from EMC/Data Domain, CommVault and Symantec.  Dave West at CommVaultsuggests …

Time to Throw Out the Broken Twitter Toy?

NEWS By JAY LIVENS16 YEARS AGO

I am an avid Twitter user and enjoy the interactions the service creates.  It is amazing how you can build relationships through 140 character discussions.  In many respects, Twitter has become an integral part of my daily schedule, and I view Twitter …

Amazon Cuts the Price of a Kindle. Is it Enough?

NEWS By JAY LIVENS16 YEARS AGO

Amazon recently reduced the price of the its Kindle eBook reader to $189 from $259.  This is a substantial discount, but does it matter?  Personally, I am not convinced about the benefits of the Kindle or equivalent eBook readers.  Here is why: …

WordPress 3.0 is Here: My Four Favorite Features

NEWS By JAY LIVENS16 YEARS AGO

I have been an active user of WordPress for two years and just recently converted this site to the system.  WordPress is a fantastic blogging engine, but there are some areas that need improvement.  Version 3.0 is a major release and is …

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