You may recall on March 25th I shared that I have learned from a source what I believe to be the largest know VMware datastore. I suggested quid pro quo, you share the average size and the largest size of your datastores and in exchange I'd share what I've learned. First, I'd like to thank everyone who participated, we had 326 share their averages and 253 share their largest. … [Read more...] about Poll Results – What is the Size of Your Average & Largest Datastores
Raising Awareness Around the Misalignment of Data
Today my good friend Duncan Epping surprised me by shooting me an IM notifying me that he was posting on the impact of partition misalignment and asked if I’d care to comment. Fortunately for me I had time to do just that and this post is an expanded version of what I shared in the comments section at YellowBricks. I’d suggest that anyone interested begin at YellowBricks before … [Read more...] about Raising Awareness Around the Misalignment of Data
Cisco NetApp VMware Secure Multi-Tenancy Updates
A few quick hits this morning...While on vacation last week I missed this post on 'Virtual Stovepipes' from that I would like to share with you. I beleive it's the first blog post by Dale Wickizer, CTO NetApp U.S. Public Sector. Dale always blows me away with his insight and continues to do so when dicussing his insights around IT resource sharing.If you work in the federal … [Read more...] about Cisco NetApp VMware Secure Multi-Tenancy Updates
2 Days Remain for VMworld 2010 Call for Papers
If you're the type who likes to ait until the eleventh hour beofre you wrap up a project, then I'd like to suggest that time is now. The window for VMworld submissions ends this friday the 9th. … [Read more...] about 2 Days Remain for VMworld 2010 Call for Papers
Responding to refutes from EMC regarding VMware integration
In recent weeks many have noticed a change in a number of posts by some at EMC when it comes to comparing the level of storage integration available within VMware vCenter server with arrays and technologies between NetApp and EMC. Such criticism is fair; EMC and NetApp are competitors; however, I’m very disappointed in recent responses that seem to be an attempt at eroding my … [Read more...] about Responding to refutes from EMC regarding VMware integration