This experience has brought into stark relief the gaps we’ve neglected in our data centers. While I have hopes for lessons learned, particularly around what I’ve perceived…… Read more “IT lessons we should take from the Covid experience”
Tag: VDI
Datrium delivers converged architecture in a very different way
We’re used to, at this point, the concept of HyperConverged, a model wherein Storage, Compute and often network is built into an appliance of modular approach. Once…… Read more “Datrium delivers converged architecture in a very different way”
The licensing mess
Today’s enterprise software organizations (Microsoft, Oracle, VMware, and others) are facing a sea change in response to their old tactics. Used to be that an organization of…… Read more “The licensing mess”
Pure Storage approaches the smaller end, and Hyper-Converged
The smaller business model has suffered a bit lately. They seek enterprise class, flash-based storage, yet they don’t have the sheer volume of data, nor can they…… Read more “Pure Storage approaches the smaller end, and Hyper-Converged”
Why IOPS?
In the early days of storage, IO was all about disc. The more spinning disc you placed into a lun, the more redundancy, IO, and the less…… Read more “Why IOPS?”
VDI – Problems and current considerations
In my last posting, I wrote about my history with VDI, and some of the complications I dealt with as these things moved forward. In these cases,…… Read more “VDI – Problems and current considerations”
VDI The Promise versus the Reality
Back in 2005, when I managed the VMware infrastructure at a large insurance company, we had many contractors located off-shore. These contractors were located mostly in India…… Read more “VDI The Promise versus the Reality”
My take on the Eras of Paul Maritz and Pat Gelsinger at VMware
I was asked by TechTarget for my opinion on the comparisons of two giants of tech, and their leadership of one of my favorite companies: This has…… Read more “My take on the Eras of Paul Maritz and Pat Gelsinger at VMware”
As I enter my new role at Nexenta
Many people don’t realize that Nexenta offers a second product beyond its world-class open Solaris based storage platform, but we do. This product, dubbed Nexenta’s VSA for…… Read more “As I enter my new role at Nexenta”