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EMC VPLEX – Riding the back of a Giant
Over the past week I had the pleasure of attending VPLEX training in...
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VMware Partner Exchange 2012: Locked and Loaded
On Feb. 13-16, VMware PEX 2012 will be on its way in Las Vegas. This being my first experience with...
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EMC Technical Advisory: EMC282741: CLARiiON and VNX: Managing dual solid state drive (SSD) issues
There has been a technical advisory floating around that deserves a little more attention. First...
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A picture is worth a thousand words. Straight from the…
A picture is worth a thousand words. Straight from the unsolicited whiteboard of one of our customers.
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EMC FAST: Whether to File and/or Block Tier
Storage performance needs in today’s data center can change on a...
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Battle Ponderings: A Year in Review 2011
Once a year I attempt to recall the happenings (here to) of the last 12 months specifically in the...
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Groovy Infographic from Wikibon by lieu of Cloud Tweaks. If you…
Groovy Infographic from Wikibon by lieu of Cloud Tweaks. If you ever get a chance to tour any of these facilities I suggest you jump on it. I had the pleasure of visiting SuperNAP-7 in Vegas. Amazing the technology and intelligence that goes into build...
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The Dynamism of Feedback Loops
Feedback loops are as follows according to a recent post on Wired.com called “Harnessing the Power...
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EMC VNX Volumes, A lay of the land
Every wonder what volumes make up a VNX Filesystem? Let’s consider our Friendly EMC definitions...
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A matter of Interpretation: The SRM "Never" Clause
A Colleague of mine drew me to a small note about Microsoft Domain Controllers in the current SRM 5...
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Rhythmic Tantra: VMworld 2011 Days – The Fizzle
So I like to start things. Character Flaw? I don’t think so, but when it comes to blogging its a...
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Rhythmic Tantra: VMworld 2011 Days – The Beginnings
Day 1 was finally here. Only a year in the making. And although my 24 was compressed with sessions,...
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Rhythmic Tantra: VMworld 2011 Days – The Buildup
As always the build up to such a large event like VMworld can be just as intense as the event it’s...
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Customer Profile: A tale of two das.AllowNetworks
Customer Profile: posts are meant to draw attention to some of the exciting and every changing...
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Varrow Madness, 2000 nickels or a Kindle Touch…