This post is a reprint of an article I originally wrote for Tech OnTap, the NetApp monthly journal for IT insight.   Virtualizing Business Critical Apps with Data ONTAP 8 Cluster-Mode It’s always informative to watch trends emerge...

I’m willing to bet many thought I had forgotten to post about vOdgeball, the annual dodgeball tournament that for many marks the start of VMworld. Who would have ever imagined Fred Nix’s desire to...

Since releasing the NetApp Virtual Storage Appliance, Data ONTAP Edge, we’re experiencing tremendous demand for our software-based storage platform. It seems an organic wave of solutions innovation has permeated our customer base and partner ecosystem...

It seems many are having tremendous success with their evaluation of the NetApp Virtual Storage Appliance, Data ONTAP Edge. Two quick examples include Josh Odgers who authored a fantastic post detailing the provisioning and...

During the day 2 general session at VMworld, VMware CTO Steve Herrod gave each of the VMworld Global Diamond Sponsor 4 minutes to do deliver a demo of their latest vSphere integrations and capabilities....

This session was second of the two ‘community’ sessions I presented with Chad. The topic of this session is “Stretched Clusters and VMware SRM – when, why, where”. In many regards the technologies that...

This session was one of the two ‘community’ sessions I submitted for VMworld. I refer to these sessions as community because they are meant to speak to a subject in a vendor neutral perspective....

NetApp is widely recognized as the preferred storage platform for cloud computing and this perspective was evident at VMworld 2012 where NetApp dominated the storage discussions and conversations. Here's 5 reasons why I am...