Vaughn Stewart

Data Perspectives from Clouds to Analytics

VMFS

vSphere 4.1 and vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)

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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)

Poll Results – What is the Size of Your Average & Largest Datastores

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You may recall on March 25th I shared that I have learned from a source what I believe to be the largest know VMware datastore. I suggested quid pro quo, you share the average size and the largest size of your datastores and in exchange I'd share what I've learned. First, I'd like to thank everyone who participated, we had 326 share their averages and 253 share their largest. … [Read more...] about Poll Results – What is the Size of Your Average & Largest Datastores

Raising Awareness Around the Misalignment of Data

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Today my good friend Duncan Epping surprised me by shooting me an IM notifying me that he was posting on the impact of partition misalignment and asked if I’d care to comment. Fortunately for me I had time to do just that and this post is an expanded version of what I shared in the comments section at YellowBricks. I’d suggest that anyone interested begin at YellowBricks before … [Read more...] about Raising Awareness Around the Misalignment of Data