Catalogic Software - What's in a Name?

Catalogic Software - What's in a Name?

Syncsort spun out its ‘data protection’ technology in January of 2014 and when it did, Catalogic Software was born. But why the name Catalogic Software and what does that have to do with ‘data protection’? I find myself answering that question a lot lately as I have been briefing press and analysts on the state of Catalogic as we gear up for the NTAP Insight events in Las Vegas and Berlin.

So how did Catalogic… Read more »

The Next Wave of Data Protection(?) Access!

The Next Wave of Data Protection(?) Access!

So, it’s been a little bit of time since the last post. As you may have seen, I have taken on a new role as the VP of Marketing and Strategy at Catalogic Software, so things have been a bit busy here the last few weeks.

First, Catalogic Software is a private equity buy out of the larger entity Syncsort who has been around since 1968 – the year I was born. During their life… Read more »

"Big Enough" Data

"Big Enough" Data

Say the word “infrastructure” at Strata conference and you hear people start talking mostly about software. One of the biggest lessons I learned at the conference was that no one really cares about the hardware that “big data” sits on. Now, I am probably the biggest proponent of the fact that “spinning rust” doesn’t make a company money; it is the software that can extract the value out of the data that provides insights… Read more »

The Storage Alchemist from Strata 2013

The Storage Alchemist from Strata 2013

The Storage Alchemist talks about his findings from Strata 2013. Interesting that there wasn't much talk about infrastructure and infrastructure and data management are going to play a key role in the success and viability of Big Data. Also, the latest talk on the town around Big Data is Data Warfare - how do I spoof Big Data that help the bad guys drive the decision making process.