Author Archives: Jason Nash
VMware Partner Exchange 2012! My Schedule
It’s odd, I’ve worked for one of the best VMware partners for almost four years (woah!) now and this will be the first time that I’ve gone to Partner Exchange. I’m excited! Why? Well…like I said, I’ve never been plus the content looks great AND when I’m there I’m just attending…not speaking like I’ve done [...]
In Support of the Home Lab….the Varrow way.
A couple of challenges that a lot of us in the industry face are that of keeping our skills sharp and having the capability to learn new products and technologies. At Varrow we have a very fundamental engineering culture. The company was built around that and it’s something we constantly work to grow and foster. [...]
Lab Gear Review: Synology DS212+
If you read my lab posts or talk to my about lab gear it’s no secret that I’m a fan of Synology NAS boxes and for good reason. I personally bought two, a DS1010+ for my vSphere lab and a DS1511+ for lab, media, and home storage/backup. They have both been nothing but reliable…true workhorses. [...]
2012 Resolutions: Encrypting My Data Using OSX File Vault 2
One of my goals for this year was to start encrypting more of my data. This has become a higher priority now that I’ve switched to a MacBook Air from my 15″ MacBook Pro. I’m honestly worried that I’ll leave that little thing somewhere. It’s so light I don’t even notice if it’s not in [...]
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Bring Back VMTN! For Us and You VMware.
Several years ago VMware had a program called VMware Technology Network, or VMTN for short. If you’re familiar with TechNet it was very similar. You paid a subscription fee and had access to products and licenses for testing, evaluation, etc. It was a good program…and it was a program that VMware killed back in early [...]
Triad VMUG vSphere Security Presentation
Yeah, I’m late getting this posted but here it is! Last week I did a session at the Triad VMUG in Greensboro, NC on vSphere security. It was a combination of a lot of things put in to one fast moving slide deck. Parts came from my vSphere Security course…parts were new…parts were from other [...]
End of Year (2011) UCS Bundles!
The last post I did on these was pretty popular and I ended up using it as a refresher several times myself…so I thought I’d do it again. Cisco released the bundles for the rest of the year today and they are GOOD. First, most of the bundles from last quarter were carried forward which [...]
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Varrow is hiring MORE! Looking for a Senior Consultant!
We’re growing the Consulting Services team here at Varrow, and are currently interviewing candidates for the position of Senior Consultant. Qualified candidates will have 5+ years of IT consulting and/or IT management experience; extensive knowledge of IT operations, infrastructure, and applications; and strong communication, analytical and planning skills. Ideal candidates may come from either an [...]
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Varrow is hiring! Support Engineers for our managed services!
Things are booming along over here on planet Varrow and we’re continuing to hire. Right now we have a big need for one or two support engineers for our managed services practice. What we are looking for: Technical, practical experience Great attitude and work ethic Willing to be measured based on productive time Skills in [...]
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At Long Last….VMworld 2011 Recap!
Normally I do…well…I try to do…a daily post when I’m out at a conference. That just wasn’t going to happen while at VMworld two weeks ago. Due to early morning meetings over breakfast, long late dinners, and even later socializing sleep became a very optional activity and doing daily updates just got pushed off the [...]
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9/11, Technology, and Meaningful Events…
Throughout the day today people have been sharing experiences, how they felt, and where they were when they learned about the events unfolding on September 11th, 2001. Throughout my life (I’m 36 right now…) there have been several major events of note that I will always remember. They include the Challenger disaster in 1986 when [...]
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My VMworld 2011 Presentation Decks & Videos
You couldn’t tell by my blog but last week was VMworld. I’m finally recovering from a crazy week and should have my post-VMworld recap post up tomorrow. But I was asked by a few people to post my presentation decks from my sessions (VSP2757 & VSP3111) so here you go. These do contain the video [...]
Tweaking That New HP Touchpad You Just Got…
DISCLAIMER: The following article may seem intimidating for some at first but it’s easy and I write a lot so that hopefully it walks you right through the process. If you aren’t comfortable doing this, then don’t. But it’s easy and if you don’t like it you can always do a full restore back to [...]
EMC VNXe Array Series: The Beginning…
Hey, what’s that in the box right there? Well, the big box on the bottom is an EMC VNXe 3300 array. The boxes on top, unfortunately, weren’t mine. They contained some solid state drives and another tray of disks…but oh well… Over the next several weeks I will be doing a series of posts on [...]
Announcing the Cisco UCS Implementation Course by TrainSignal!