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| May 15, 2021
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VMware Jumped the Shark

VMware Jumped the SharkWikipedia says an organization has jumped the shark when it uses an out of character gimmick in an attempt to generate new publicity. The phrase “jump the shark” evolved from a 1977 episode of Happy Days, in which Fonzie jumps over a shark while on water skis. The Free Encyclopedia says this gimmick strayed absurdly outside the original storyline of the sitcom. 

VMware logoVMware (VMW) has jumped the shark. The virtualization giant now has its own anthem. The VMware anthem performed by The Viarengo Band is set to Steppenwolf’s 1968 hit Born to be Wild. The song was most famously featured in the 1969 film Easy Rider.

Dell Technologies (DELL) stablemate EMC (EMC) jumped the shark in 2011. The storage provider staged an event where motorcycle daredevil Bubba Blackwell jumped over a parking lot of EMC Symmetrix storage units.

 

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| February 14, 2011
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EMC Jumps the Shark

EMC Jumps the SharkIn a pure PR stunt EMC (EMC) has jumped the shark. In a throwback to the 1970s, EMC has released a video of a “Record-Breaking” storage announcement. Motorcycle daredevil (and Evel Knievel wanna-be) Bubba Blackwell attempts to jump his motorcycle over 8 Petabytes of storage in 40 EMC Symmetrix storage units. Data Center Knowledge made a couple of technical observations:

  • Evel Knievel on his Harley-DavidsonParking lots typically don’t make ideal environments for storage gear, especially in a warm climate like Miami.
  • Few data centers possess the perimeter floor space required for a motorcycle daredevil to reach 75 mph.
  • Many data centers lack the ceiling clearance necessary to accommodate a flying motorcycle. The risk of daredevil-duct work collisions would be high.

So don’t try this in your data center!

Will Bubba make it? Click below to find out!

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Yeah I know I got sucked into the EMC marketing machine, but it’s cool.

Ralph Bach has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his Bach Seat about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Email the Bach Seat here.

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