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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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Great video by VMware’s Michael White on Site Recovery…

Great video by VMware’s Michael White on Site Recovery Manager 5. What a marvel this product is. Incredible list of features and fixes as part of the release. Hat’s off to the SRM Product Development Team…
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Happy World: VMware SDRS or Auto-Tier?

Interesting article from Duncan Epping around SDRS and Auto-tiering solutions this past week. The...
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vSphere 5: Storage Chum Chum

Despite all the hubbub out of licensing, the release of vSphere 5 introduced quite the laundry list...
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Sweet poughkeepsie, VMware vExpert 2011 rolling..

Although I am no where close to being a foo-fighters fan you have to love the meaning in...
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Ask the experts, care of David Davis @ the Charlotte VMUG a few…

Ask the experts, care of David Davis @ the Charlotte VMUG a few months ago. Of note our own Jason Nash swinging with the Big Dogs, i.e. Mike Laverick, Scott Lowe, Rich Brambley, and Mike Dipetrillo. Seems there is something to this cloud thing :) Grea...
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Of Substance and attainment: Experiences with VMware vCloud Director..

So I have long been curious about what VMware vCloud Director provides beyond a rev’d up Lab Manager...
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David Davis from Train Signal interviews our own John Simmons @…



David Davis from Train Signal interviews our own John Simmons @ the recent Charlotte Regional VMUG. John wittingly explains the anatomy of the Varrow vCloud Director Lab, focusing on the unique approach he took to provide a consolidated, stable and enjoyable experience for the attendees. Great job John, and thank you David for the coverage…

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Project Lightning – No Astraphobia here..

EMC never disappoints. Just when I think I have their strategy pinned, its trajectory changes. Take...
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Multi-Region Availability, SPoF, and the Temporary Fall of FourSquare

By now you have heard of the next, in a series of, outages from AWS  or Amazon Web Services. The...
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Vertical Clouds?

It’s a relatively new term to my ears, but the term “Vertical Clouds” has been around in some form...
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Is it Security or Ignorance that’s Slowing Cloud Adoption?

Take a look at some of these titles from over the last 3 to 5 years… Security concerns remain a...
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Ode to Winning fueled by TigerBlood…

  Varrow has been named to the inaugural CRN Tech Elite 250. The Tech Elite 250 serves as the...
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