Summary: In this episode of the Infosmack Deep Dive podcast Rick and Nigel sit down with Michael Hay, VP o Product Planning at Hitachi Data Systems (HDS). Michael is an American living and working in Japan and as such has a unique perspective on Japanese culture and the role of the tech industry in Japan. Some topics of dicussion incldue - Content Delivery Networks Metro distance storage tiering Solid State Storage, including EMC VFCache Combining Intel and FPGAs As well as the technical stuff, other topics include - What do you carry in your laptop bag Seeing the future and seeing the past Shinkansen (The Japanese Bullet Train) The uniquely Japanese ATM experience Getting drugs in Japan Japanese Toilets Wasabi Enjoy the sho
