Microsoft Announces SMB 2.2 and NAS Support for Hyper-V 3.0 in Windows 8
Big news this morning from the Storage Developer’s Conference (SDC) at the SNIA Cloud Plugfest in Santa Clara, California. Microsoft announced the availability of the SMB 2.2 protocol (formerly known as CIFS). Details include a number of new functional specifications along with support for running Hyper-V 3.0 and applications over the updated NAS protocol with the […]
NetApp Joins the Open Virtualization Alliance
Today NetApp joined the Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA), a consortium committed to fostering the adoption of open virtualization technologies including Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM). Global membership in the OVA exceeds 200 members and is experiencing rapid growth in participation from companies focused on cloud computing and emerging markets around the globe. It’s my privilege to represent […]
Live Chat: The Changing Nature of Storage Virtualization
Tomorrow the ReadWriteWeb Solution Series returns with a live chat: The Changing Nature of Storage Virtualization. The discussion will be led by ReadWriteWeb’s David Strom who will be joined by Wen Yu of VMware along with NetApp experts Jean Banko, Julian Cates, and yours truly. This live text chat system is a new way for […]
Fun Appearance on Faces of EContent
Recently I had the chance to speak to Nancy Davis Kho who shared our light-hearted and candid conversation in the July/August edition of Faces of EContent. This may be the only article where discussing virtualization technologies and cloud computing trends took a backseat to hobbies and personal interests. Take a peak if you’re interested in […]
vOdgeball 2011: The Social & Philanthropic Event of VMworld
Last year at VMworld 2010, my friends at EMC invited a number of us to participate in friendly evening of dodgeball. Little did anyone know that the mere suggestion of such an event would quickly blossom and take on a life of it’s own. No sooner had the planning begun when the term dodgeball was […]