If costs are not a priority look into using multiple EMC SANs striped in a RAID array. I've installed a few with the largest encompassing 14 physical units for ~100 VMs, they work great.

I am a 48 year old senior network engineer at the top of my game. VMs, SANs, BGP routing, all that stuff. I am in high demand for onsite project implementation. If you are worried about losing marketability in your 30's, far from seasoned or having depth of experience IMO, you are not keeping your skills sharp and should look for an alternate career path.

I purchased the Thunderbolt and went with Verizon two weeks ago. If I had known more than 1 cent of my purchase was going to Microsoft I would have reconsidered. Until now I pride myself that at 44 years old, working in IT for 20 years now, not a single dime of my money has ever gone to Microsoft. When forced to use anything from Microsoft it has always been a free copy since DOS 3, Microsoft may call it piracy but I strongly contest that. I have been witness to antitrust violations that go back to the 80's and MS has not paid its dues to society for the harm it has caused. If I knew $5 of my purchase was going to MS I would have went with another option.

Subj: Letters to the Editor Re: The Lessons of Software Monoculture http://www.sdtimes.com/opinions/guestview_113.htm I believe your article lost a lot of credibility with the line "What we have to understand is that our current problems with Internet Explorer have less to do with bugs than with success." So many make this mistake, it is easy to fall for the FUD that comes out of Microsoft. If this were true, then why is it nearly all of the severe and remotely exploitable web server hacks happen to Microsoft's IIS? Apache runs nearly 70% of Internet web servers, while Microsoft is a minor player at 21%. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/web_server_surve y.html While Apache users did have to deal with the Slapper worm some time ago, the high-profile IIS attacks are endless. Worms and other attacks against IIS have been blamed for a regional power outage, rendering ATM's across the country useless, and taking out entire airline operation centers to name a few. "But then what happens if Mozilla or the Mac get too popular?" you say? Apache is 'too popular' now, and has been for some time. But I don't see Apache in the headlines over...and over...and over...regarding vulnerabilities. Yes, nearly every piece of software has it flaws. But only Microsoft can stake a claim of costing society billions of dollars. (With IIS flaws alone) Sendmail delivers the majority of the Internet e-mail. There are competing e-mail solutions from GroupWise, Notes, on down to Eudora and a plethora of other POP3 clients. But why is it every e-mail virus is referred to as a Microsoft Outlook virus? Have you ever heard of a GroupWise virus? Any worm attacking Mozilla Mail? Word Perfect used to be the King of office suites, before that it was WordStar. There are still numerous alternatives to MS Office out there, with Open Office being the media's darling at the moment. But have you heard of anything called an "X" Document Macro Virus where "X" has equalled anything other than Microsoft Office? Microsoft macro viruses were infecting PCs long before MS totally dominated the office software sector. In light of this, do you _really_ believe the "Microsoft is such a big target, that's why they suffer from all the bugs" FUD?