VMworld 2011: vOdgeball Raises Over $12,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project
The goal was to supass last year’s event and to raise money for a worthy cause. The location was selected. The stands were packed with spectators. Each team exuded the competitive nature of it’s players. The tournament began and the games were played with unbridled ferocity. There’s no crying in vOdgeball. When the games were […]
NetApp Expands our Virtualization & Cloud Computing Expertise
I think we all know what it means to be “On a Roll”. This is a state when an individual or organization experiences a series of sucess. NetApp has obviously been ‘On a Roll’ of late. I believe that being widely recognized as a leader of innovation and as great place to work globally, along […]
Join me and a number of vExperts at the Atlanta VMUG Annual Conference
On Monday, October 24 the Atlanta VMware Users Group will be holding their annual conference and it looks to be an outstanding event featuring numerous educational tracks, multiple keynote sessions, a massive exhibitor areas, vendor labs, and of course complimentary breakfast and lunch. I’ll be participating in this year’s event by hosting a ‘vTalk’ breakout […]
Microsoft Announces SMB 2.2 and NAS Support for Hyper-V 3.0 in Windows 8
Big news this morning from the Storage Developer’s Conference (SDC) at the SNIA Cloud Plugfest in Santa Clara, California. Microsoft announced the availability of the SMB 2.2 protocol (formerly known as CIFS). Details include a number of new functional specifications along with support for running Hyper-V 3.0 and applications over the updated NAS protocol with the […]
NetApp Joins the Open Virtualization Alliance
Today NetApp joined the Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA), a consortium committed to fostering the adoption of open virtualization technologies including Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM). Global membership in the OVA exceeds 200 members and is experiencing rapid growth in participation from companies focused on cloud computing and emerging markets around the globe. It’s my privilege to represent […]