The Trifecta
Last night, the Miami Heat pulled off what many thought would not be possible. They completed their version of the ‘Dream Team.’ LeBron James’ decision to join Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade has positioned the team to become, as Pat Riley started talking about already, a ‘Dynasty.’
Let’s take a look at what happened here and how this type of scenario plays out in the world of storage.
* The Cleveland Cavaliers had ‘the King’, LeBron James, for 7 years and they failed to win a championship.
* The Toronto Raptors had Chris Bosh, same results.
* The Miami Heat won one championship with Dwayne Wade (but he had Shaq with him at the time).
Basically, all three of these guys by themselves were far from a ‘Dynasty.’ All great players, but on their own, their teams simply did not have the right formula to become champions!
Large storage companies have some of the same attributes. They can add, via internal development, the technology pieces to fill out their portfolios (the Cleveland approach), as long as they don’t lag behind the market. But, we have seen companies use a combination of internally, OEMed and acquired technologies to accelerate their time-to-market.
That takes a mentality like Dwayne Wade and the Heat have shown. He put his ego aside and said ‘let’s get better – fast!’ They need to be open to outside technology (i.e. welcome other stars to the team) that can quickly become part of the team, enable them to become relevant and win. Just like this much anticipated summer of 2010 free agency, you never know when you’ll have the right technology, at the right time, to solve an immediate problem. The perfect trifecta.
So, although some vendors will go down like LeBron’s jersey in Cleveland last night – up in flames – many others will find the missing pieces that can help transform their company into the next dynasty.
Game on!