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Subject: Minutes from 5/21 Engineering Staff Meeting
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 10:35:29 -0700
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From: "Andrew LeFebvre" <andrew.lefebvre@onstor.com>
To: "dl-eng-ops-staff" <dl-eng-ops-staff@onstor.com>,
	"Jobi Ariyamannil" <jobi.ariyamannil@onstor.com>,
	"Tim Gardner" <tim.gardner@onstor.com>,
	"Andy Sharp" <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
Cc: "dl-Executive" <dl-exec@onstor.com>

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All,

Attendees: Bob, Paul N, Brian, Jonathan, Paul H, Caeli, Tim, Jobi, Andy
S, Andy

Key decisions and actions from the meeting were as follows:

1)	Discussed Cougar defect management process from triage to code
check-in.  Even after laying a lot of cards out on the table, it seems
like everyone is in agreement that the current process is working
acceptably.
2)	Talked about what are the plans to address several of the
customer performance issues summarized in Caeli's 5/19 e-mail.
a)	Plan to give Lehman 3.3 once we go to Mightydog.
b)	Caeli needs a commitment from engineering to understand the
problem at OCC.  Paul H said if Ed can't handle it, then he will assign
someone from DEV to help.  Caeli then wants us to try and reproduce the
problem in house.  Bob wants someone from DEV who understands 3.3 to go
to OCC to determine if it will fix their problem.
c)	As was previously committed, will deal with the VMware issue
after Cougar beta.
3)	Bob asked everyone to present their employees with their
reviews.  There will be merit increases with the percentage dependent on
performance and where an employee sits in his salary grade band, but we
are several weeks for finalizing what they will be.  Bob does not want
to hold up the review process any longer to wait for this.
4)	Bob would like the engineering staff to be extended once a month
to include the DEV and QA managers.

Please feel free to reply back to all with this message if you recall
anything important I may have missed.

Regards,

Andy

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<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">All,</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Attendees: Bob,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Paul N,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Brian, Jonathan, Paul H, =
Caeli,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Tim, Jobi, Andy S,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Andy</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Key =
decisions and actions from the meeting were as =
follows:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<OL TYPE=3D1>
<DIV ALIGN=3DLEFT><LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Discussed Cougar defect management</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> process</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">from</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">triage</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> to code =
check-in.&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Even after laying a lot of =
cards out on the table, it s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">eems like everyone</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> in agreement that the =
current process is working acceptably.</FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>

<DIV ALIGN=3DLEFT><LI><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Talked about what are the plans to =
address</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">several of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">customer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">performance issues =
summar</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">ized in =
Caeli</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">&#8217;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">s 5/19 e-mail.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></LI></DIV>
</OL></UL>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Plan to give Lehman 3.3 once we go to =
Mightydog.</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Caeli needs a commitment from engineering to understand =
the problem at OCC.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; Paul H said if Ed =
can</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">&#8217;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">t handle it, then he will assign someone from DEV to =
help.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; Caeli then wants us =
to try and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">reproduce</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> the problem in =
house.&nbsp; Bob wants someone from DEV who understands 3.3 to go to OCC =
to determine if it will fix the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">ir problem.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">As was previously committed, w</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">ill deal with the VMware issue after Cougar =
beta.</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Bob asked everyone to present their employees with their =
reviews.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us">&nbsp;<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> There will =
be</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">merit</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> increases with the percentage dependent on performance =
and where an employee sits in his salary grade band, but we are several =
weeks for finalizing what they will be.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; Bob does not want to hold up the =
review</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">process any longer to wait for =
this.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Bob would</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">like</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> the engineering staff to be extended once a month to =
include the DEV and QA managers.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN>
</P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Please feel free to reply back to all with this message =
if you recall anything important I may have missed.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Regards,</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Andy</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></P>

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