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​When does storage give way to the cloud, software?

July 27, 2015

Via: itCurated
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Is EMC the canary in the enterprise storage coal mine as the cloud becomes more of an option?
Perhaps. EMC’s second quarter earnings and 2015 revised outlook noted what could be construed as a turning point for the traditional storage market.
“We saw customers become more conservative around refreshing their traditional infrastructures as they plan their IT transformations,” said EMC CEO Joe Tucci.
Now there are good reasons for being conservative: Currency fluctuations and geopolitical unrest are issues for any global company.

However, what Tucci is really getting at is the reality that enterprises are going digital. And these enterprises may go digital via the cloud or software defined assets instead of their own infrastructure.

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