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
Conferences
FlexPod Success Drives Increased Investments by Cisco and NetApp
Today Cisco and NetApp announced an expanded partnership with the FlexPod platform. These investments build upon our shared goal to deliver a converged infrastructure that unifies enterprise clouds with branch offices and cloud service providers. With more than 2,100 customers in 35 countries and over 700 channel partners, FlexPod is leading the industry as the platform of … [Read more...] about FlexPod Success Drives Increased Investments by Cisco and NetApp
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
I Didn’t Forget… vOdgeball 2012
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 assemble ‘Mathletes’ for the purposes of displaying athletic prowess would ever have caught on? There's a reason I'm in IT and let's just say it's not because of my 'cat like' … [Read more...] about I Didn’t Forget… vOdgeball 2012