The inaugural VMware vExpert Award
This was a surprise. This morning I received an email from John Troyer at VMware which began with… “Congratulations! On behalf of VMware, we would like to thank you for all the work you’ve done giving back to the virtualization community and sharing your expertise with others. We are pleased to present you with the […]
A “Multivendor Post” to help our mutual iSCSI customers using VMware
Today’s post is one you don’t often find in the blogosphere, see today’s post is a collaborative effort initiated by Chad Sakac (EMC), which includes contributions from Andy Banta (VMware), Vaughn Stewart (NetApp), Eric Schott (Dell/EqualLogic), and Adam Carter (HP/Lefthand), David Black (EMC) and various other folks at each of the companies. Together, our companies […]
Deduplication Guarantee from NetApp – Fact or Fiction?
I stumbled across these blog posts this morning. NetApp’s ‘Shining’ Moment – its Capacity Guarantee Program & NetApp’s ‘Shining’ Moment – its Capacity Guarantee Program follow up These blogs attempt to discuss the details of the NetApp 50% Virtualization Guarantee Program. This program is one of the many means by which NetApp is helping customers […]
A New Era for Virtual Desktops
We are entering into an interesting time in the industry witnessed by the release of VMware View. View Manager, View Composer, Thin App, and Offline Desktop are well positioned to accelerate the adoption of virtual desktops in datacenters and to remote access devices. Today I’d like to share some thoughts specific to reducing storage costs […]
RTFM has Re-Launched
Mike Laverick’s RTFM Education site has relaunched with a fresh new look and navigation provided by an expanded staff. For many of us Mike is a man among mice when it comes to VMware education and information. Mike, the site looks great and I can’t wait to catch the webcasts…