The use of SAN versus NAS storage connectivity with cloud deployments may seem like an old topic; however, with the ever increasing number of customers who are deploying multiple hypervisors I believe this conversation deserves to be revisited. For those interested in this sometimes religious debate I have shared my perspective in this SearchStorage article. … [Read more...] about Search Storage Article: Architecting the Virtual Environment: SANs vs. NAS
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Virtualizing Business Critical Apps with Data ONTAP 8 Cluster-Mode
This post is a reprint of an article I originally wrote for Tech OnTap, the NetApp monthly journal for IT insight. Virtualizing Business Critical Apps with Data ONTAP 8 Cluster-Mode It’s always informative to watch trends emerge within the NetApp customer base. Over the past 18 months or so we have witnessed a significant increase in the number of initiatives to … [Read more...] about Virtualizing Business Critical Apps with Data ONTAP 8 Cluster-Mode
Data ONTAP Edge Sparks Innovation
Since releasing the NetApp Virtual Storage Appliance, Data ONTAP Edge, we’re experiencing tremendous demand for our software-based storage platform. It seems an organic wave of solutions innovation has permeated our customer base and partner ecosystem and frankly speaking, it has been nothing short of amazing. Today I have the privilege of sharing one such area of … [Read more...] about Data ONTAP Edge Sparks Innovation
Data ONTAP Edge Question: Run the VSA on Laptops?
It seems many are having tremendous success with their evaluation of the NetApp Virtual Storage Appliance, Data ONTAP Edge. Two quick examples include Josh Odgers who authored a fantastic post detailing the provisioning and cloning capabilities of the NetApp VSC plug-in for vCenter and Mike Ellis who quickly spun up the VSA and began tweeting 98% storage savings when … [Read more...] about Data ONTAP Edge Question: Run the VSA on Laptops?
VMworld 2012: BCO2982 Stretched Clusters and VMware SRM
This session was second of the two ‘community’ sessions I presented with Chad. The topic of this session is “Stretched Clusters and VMware SRM – when, why, where”. In many regards the technologies that comprise these offerings can be viewed as the “new protocol battle”. There are a number of technical considerations one needs to make before deciding on a technology or the use … [Read more...] about VMworld 2012: BCO2982 Stretched Clusters and VMware SRM