Presenting the Upstate New York VMUG Conference Keynote
This morning I have the privilege of presenting the event keynote for the 2012 Upstate New York VMUG Conference. I will share a number of data points on the impact rampant data growth is having on cloud computing architectures and will offer my perspective on how to best address today and tomorrow’s challenges. The presentation […]
vCatchup at VMware vForum 2012 in Sydney
Sat down with Craig Waters, leader of the Melborune VMUG user group at the 2012 VMware vForum in Sydney. We discuss the the technical leadership displayed in ANZ, Software-Defined Infrastructures, VMware user groups, and Data ONTAP Edge which is the NetApp Virtual Storage Array (VSA). Craig closes the session asking me for my thoughts on […]
Engineers Unplugged: Stretch Clustering (Season 2 Episode 8)
Live from VMworld Europe 2012, the lights we hot, the unicorn was not! My good friend Chad Sakac of EMC joined me on Cisco’s Engineers Unplugged to discuss storage stretch clustering concepts and options. It was extremely hot under the lights, I hope it doesn’t show 🙂
Search Storage Article: Architecting the Virtual Environment: SANs vs. NAS
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.
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 […]