Vaughn Stewart

Vaughn is a VP of Systems Engineering at VAST Data. He helps organizations capitalize on what’s possible from VAST’s Universal Storage in a multitude of environments including A.I. & deep learning, data analytics, animation & VFX, media & broadcast, health & life sciences, data protection, etc. He spent 23 years in various leadership roles at Pure Storage and NetApp, and has been awarded a U.S. patent. Vaughn strives to simplify the technically complex and advocates thinking outside the box. You can find his perspective online at vaughnstewart.com and in print; he’s coauthored multiple books including “Virtualization Changes Everything: Storage Strategies for VMware vSphere & Cloud Computing“.
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Find the vExpert at VMworld 2010

If you are attending VMworld you will have an number of opportunities to win a Flip HD Video Camera, an iPad, or a Gift Card from the NetApp Prize Patrol. Monday through Thursday of...

VMware HA, VM-Host Affinity Rules, and how they apply with Metrocluster

Duncan Epping of VMware and Yellow-Bricks has posted a nice write up on running VMware on a NetApp MetroCluster with VM-Host Affinity Rules (new in vSphere 4.1). In summary this new capability allows one...

Updated: vSphere on NetApp Storage Best Practices v2.1

Quick heads up, our VMware vSphere on NetApp: Storage Best Practices Technical Report TR-3749 version 2.1 has been released. Here's a quick summary of what's new in version 2.1: vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) Storage I/O...

An Important VMworld Announcement

This just in, I'm very proud to announce that Chad Sakac has asked me to join him in presenting TA8133 - Best Practices to Increase Availability and Throughput for VMware, at VMworld in San...

Have Your Questions Asked at the VMworld Storage SuperHeavy Weight Challenge

We are just weeks away from VMworld 2010 in San Francisco, and we need your help with the Storage Super Heavyweight Challenge (breakout session TA8623). The hosts of this session Tom Howarth & Cody...

NFS, VMware, and Unintended Consequences!

When it comes to storage interconnects for VMware deployments I'm rather biased; unified multi-protocol storage platforms like NetApp FAS should be the ONLY consideration for any sizable installation. Unified multi-protocol platforms allow for customers...

FACT: VMware vSphere on NetApp is Faster and Greener

  I'd like to ask you, do you think the following statements are generally considered to be true? Virtualization is software, and hardware is simply hardware RAID10 out performs all other RAID types that provide data protection...

Free Book – vSphere on NetApp Best Practices

I’m pleased to announce that NetApp is giving away published copies of our vSphere on NetApp Storage Best Practices book! This offer is open to the first 1,000 eligible individuals who have a shipping...

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