Like the Phoenix, the vSphere Storage Best Practices Returns for VMworld 2016
I am happy to announce the return of the vSphere Storage Best Practices technical breakout session in an all-new and improved format. This is the brain child Cody Hosterman, Pure’s Sr. VMware Reference Architect. If you’ve ever had the privilege to see Cody present, then you know he an expert’s expert. I must admit, I’m […]
Melbourne VMUG UserCon 2015: vSphere Storage Best Practices
Recently I had th fortune to join my good friend Chad Sakac in co-presenting a keynote session at the Sydney and Melbourne UserCons. We delivered a condensed version of the VMworld 2014 session, ‘vSphere Storage Best Practices: Next-Gen Storage Technologies’ (STO2496). This secheduled 50 minute session imfamously went on for nearly 90 minutes at the San Francisco event! […]
VMware VVols: It’s time to revisit the SAN and NAS debate
Which is better with VMware, SAN or NAS storage? This simple question sparked numerous debates throughout the IT industry during the formative and hyper-growth years of VMware. The conversation spanned performance concerns, dove into operational trade-offs and more importantly defined a new set of capabilities and requirements which have led us to VVols. For me […]
VMware VVols: next-gen storage goes back to the future
Storage has been an ever changing and evolving center of innovation propelled in part by the infrastructure changes VMware and cloud computing drove into the data center. This week at VMworld 2014, VMware showcased Virtual SAN (VSAN) and Virtual Volumes (VVols), two areas of storage innovation. VSAN provides the storage element within the new EVO […]
Data ONTAP Edge VSA is Available to Download
The giveaway of Data ONTAP Edge, the NetApp Virtual Storage Appliance, was a huge hit at VMworld. Due to the tremendous feedback NetApp has decided to make the evaluation edition available to the public. This is a great opportunity for those who are unfamiliar with the capabilities of Data ONTAP to experience it first […]