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
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Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.0 is Available!
Mike Laverick has released the much-anticipated Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.0 book. I’m very confident when I say there isn’t another SRM book that is as comprehensive as this one. I’m assuming everyone knows Mike’s body of work with rtfm-ed.co.uk & SearchVMware.com and those who follow him on Twitter, but for the few whom may not, you need to. Mike has … [Read more...] about Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.0 is Available!
VMware Admins are Storage Admins – vStorage Integration Part 2
In yesterday's post we discussed how VI admins are becoming storage admins as an unexpected byproduct from the virtualization of our data centers. We looked at the storage provisioning process with emphasis on the number tasks that a VI admin must execute. At reviewing the traditional model we introduced the new model; one jointly created by NetApp and VMware engineering and … [Read more...] about VMware Admins are Storage Admins – vStorage Integration Part 2
VMware Admins are Storage Admins – vStorage Integration Part 1
Do you recall the post I published in September of 2009 titled "VMworld 2009 – Thoughts from the show"? If you read this post you may recall that many VI Admins shared a recurring theme that thru the virtualization of the data center they were becoming quasi-storage administrators. Oh, there's no doubt about it. The task of bringing storage online is a multi-step process that … [Read more...] about VMware Admins are Storage Admins – vStorage Integration Part 1
NetApp and VMware vSphere Storage Best Practices Book Update
At VMworld 2009 attendees were able to purchase the first book ever published by NetApp in the VMworld bookstore. This book was NetApp and VMware vSphere Storage Best Practices. Since then the book has been a huge success. I was very surprised today to learn that since the book's release on August 31st, it has sold nearly 5,000 copies. To put the sales figures in perspective, … [Read more...] about NetApp and VMware vSphere Storage Best Practices Book Update