Do you know which Cloud Service Provider... Is a top 10 member of the VMware® Service Provider Program and is the fastest growing? Was the first to be certified as VMware vCloud Powered? Has 7 international cloud nodes? Is the leading white-label SP? Run 100% on Clustered Data ONTAP? It's PeakColo, a gold level sponsor of VMware Partner Exchange 2013. Join Luke … [Read more...] about PeakColo Presenting at VMware Partner Exchange
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The VMware and NetApp Trial: Eval on a Software Only Infrastructure
At VMworld 2012 NetApp released Data ONTAP Edge, their first software-base Virtual Storage Array (VSA). Edge provided a platform for innovation, enabling customers a new palette upon which to develop and deliver IT services. In the spirit of innovation NetApp and VMware have teamed up to release the VMware and NetApp Trial, a test-drive of our products to let you experience the … [Read more...] about The VMware and NetApp Trial: Eval on a Software Only Infrastructure
Heads up! Avoiding VMware vSphere ESXi 5 NFS Disconnect Issues
There is a problem that impacts our mutual customers running VMware ESXi 5 with NFS connectivity. While details are not finalized it appears the engineering teams at VMware and NetApp have identified an issue with the NFS client in ESXi 5 stack and the NFS service in Data ONTAP that results in the two behaving badly with high I/O load, when SIOC is not in use. This … [Read more...] about Heads up! Avoiding VMware vSphere ESXi 5 NFS Disconnect Issues
Presenting the Upstate New York VMUG Conference Keynote
This morning I have the privilege of presenting the event keynote for the 2012 Upstate New York VMUG Conference. I will share a number of data points on the impact rampant data growth is having on cloud computing architectures and will offer my perspective on how to best address today and tomorrow’s challenges. The presentation will be storage vendor neutral and will speak to … [Read more...] about Presenting the Upstate New York VMUG Conference Keynote
vCatchup at VMware vForum 2012 in Sydney
Sat down with Craig Waters, leader of the Melborune VMUG user group at the 2012 VMware vForum in Sydney. We discuss the the technical leadership displayed in ANZ, Software-Defined Infrastructures, VMware user groups, and Data ONTAP Edge which is the NetApp Virtual Storage Array (VSA). Craig closes the session asking me for my thoughts on software-based storage arrays (aka … [Read more...] about vCatchup at VMware vForum 2012 in Sydney