Where did I see that name before?

If you have been reading storage blogs lately you have heard about EMC's Atmos annoucement. I won't comment much on the platform, there are enough pundits doing that. There is one simple inescapable fact, storage devices and storage software that allow one to create simple and clear policies for what needs to be done are in demand now and will be in even greater demand in the future.

NetBackup’s Storage Lifecycle Policies are a great example of this. Combining this capability with Open Storage seems to have even convinced at least one of the backup industry's most trusted raconteurs.

To poke a little fun, I have to admit that I knew I had heard the name Atmos before but I couldn’t remember where. It was late Sunday night while I was catching up from my trip to the Bahamas that I caught a re-run of the BBC’s "Dr Who" which starred Atmos as a plot device.

Now it’s all much clearer.