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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Engineers Unplugged: Stretch Clustering (Season 2 Episode 8)
Live from VMworld Europe 2012, the lights we hot, the unicorn was not! My good friend Chad Sakac of EMC joined me on Cisco’s Engineers Unplugged to discuss storage stretch clustering concepts and options. It was extremely hot under the lights, I hope it doesn’t show 🙂