A couple of days ago I received a SCA (Solaris Contributers Agreement) from the guys at Storage Switch. Turns out they want to help us write source for our flagship ST5800 or Honeycomb product. They have a few cool ideas about how we can leap into the future and they want to do it with us in the Open Source space. I could wax eloquent about partnerships and symbiotic relationships and moving the value chain, but, quite frankly, if you read my blog, you have heard it before. How about a different take on the same value statement?

Open source drives value and innovation for our customers. By working closely with people that leverage our value chain, we make it easier for customers to deploy our products. We increase visibility by having talented folks work with each other and turning out cool products. This enables the entire ecosystem, and, at the end of the day, if the customer benefits, because of tightly coupled development teams, we all win.

 Welcome Clark and Andy! We look forward to a profoundly beneficial relationship!