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I was fortunate to sit through a wonderful, thought-provoking session given by Charles Fan, who is now the SVP of storage, data and applications at VMware. I've known Charles through many roles over the years (he has a most fascinating career story) and I can always count on him for a fresh, insightful perspective. The event itself was pretty interesting as well: it was one of EMC's TAP (technology advisory program) sessions. Various groups at EMC routinely run small, informal forums where customers and partners are invited to come in around a specific topic, listen to what we have to say, and -- most importantly -- share their unique perspectives. There's about 20% EMC talking and 80% listening, which is one of the reasons I enjoy them so much. This one did not disappoint -- we were discussing the shifting database landscape, and wanted to really understand what our customers were seeing and experiencing. Charles was kind enough to lead a discussion on the future state of databases and data management. After the session, I asked Charles if I could share the essence of his presentation with a wider audience. Graciously, he agreed. I hope you find this as thought-provoking... |
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