
Managing Director, DC CyberCom
Member of the Technology Council
Daniel Curran is the Managing Director of DC CyberCom, a management consultancy to technology startups. Previously, he was acting Chief Operating Officer and VP of Western Digital's Connex & SANavigator Units, which were sold to Adaptec and Brocade. He has 26 years experience and contacts with data center customers, systems integrators, and vendors. Dan follows inventory, pricing, TAM, sales traction, and tech roadmaps in the storage, hard disk and SS drives, software, internet, and enterprise storage tech sectors. Mr. Curran covers DDUP, PAR, CML, Seagate, Western Digital, STEC, Samsung, HGST, Fujitsu, Toshiba, BRCM, Marvell, LSI/Agere, IVAC, Adaptec, HDS, EMC, VMWare, NTAP, Brocade, Q-Logic, Emulex, BMC, Dell, HP, & IBM. He was also CEO of AlaStor Networks, a Stanford iSCSI/FC bridge startup that led the way for CSCO's unified platform. He holds 3 MS degrees in Engineering from U. Illinois-Urbana, USC, & Penn State and teaches Tech Innovation at UCLA. (This is me - Update Profile)
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Does Anyone Realize the Scope of the War Cisco Just Began?
April 30, 2009
Daniel Curran, Managing Director, DC CyberCom
IBM-Brocade deal pits Big Blue against Cisco Systems | triangle.bizjournals.com
Tech behemoths have to change strategy to keep earnings growth. Sometimes their strategies are unclear until its too late for competitors. I've seen this movie before. I know the ending.
QLogic, Emulex, EMC, Broadcom Mergers
April 30, 2009
Daniel Curran, Managing Director, DC CyberCom
QLogic Rallies On Rumors Of EMC Bid | blogs.barrons.com
Should Broadcom buy Emulex or Qlogic and why? Should EMC buy QLogic? What is the real root cause of this activity?
Validation - Why Microsoft ASP's Will Fall Further - Netbooks' Effect
January 27, 2009
Daniel Curran, Managing Director, DC CyberCom
Ubuntu Remains Best Linux Distribution for Desktops | www.eweek.com
Microsoft missed earnings due to OS declines, is laying off workers, and is not providing guidance, just as I disclosed in my earlier analysis.
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Flash Memory Experts | 106 |
| Document Management Software Sellers | 81 |
| Content Management Software Experts | 150 |
| Hard Disk Drive Experts | 37 |
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