Whamcloud flogs wild Lustre pig into obedience with data whip

Whamcloud said it has been encouraged by the DDN and NetApp announcements that they're shipping Chroma-based products. It wants Lustre usage to expand into enterprise markets as the big data trend brings HPC computing into the commercial mainstream.

The modern business is highly dependent on IT

The modern business is highly dependent on IT. When systems go down, the disruption can be widely felt, and even lead to tangible damage to the business or its brand.

Now that the hype's abated, have companies backing iSCSI have run out of energy and patience, or is the research becoming commonplace and accepted?