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 Francisco and Copenhagen.Needless to say I'm honored to be asked and uber excited to present this content. In fact we've already begun creating and compiling content. This session will … [Read more...] about An Important VMworld Announcement
Unified Storage
vSphere 4.1 and vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)
What began in late 2005 with Vanderpool continued today with the release of vSphere 4.1…Vanderpool was the code name of Intel’s Virtualization Technology of x86 (or VT-x), which introduced extended page tables and enabled multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on an x86 computer in a safe and efficient manner. VT-x was the first means of hardware acceleration for … [Read more...] about vSphere 4.1 and vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)
VMworld 2010 Session ‘Storage Super-Heavyweight Challenge’ with HP, EMC, and NetApp
Many of you have been asking for the status of the sessions submitted for VMworld by NetApp, our customers and partners. It looks like the VMworld 2010 Content Catalog has been posted. While I haven't received confirmation from John Troyer, it appears the catalog is a work in progress. I make this suggestion, as a number of our session confirmations have yet to be published … [Read more...] about VMworld 2010 Session ‘Storage Super-Heavyweight Challenge’ with HP, EMC, and NetApp
VMware Admins are Storage Admins – vStorage Integration Part 3
This is the final post in the 'VMware Admins are Storage Admins' series. In part 1 we discussed how VI admins are becoming storage admins through the virtualization of our data centers. We reviewed the traditional provisioning model, and introduced a new model designed to simplify, automate, and standardize storage operations by allowing storage admins to create resource pools … [Read more...] about VMware Admins are Storage Admins – vStorage Integration Part 3
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