Month: April 2013
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EMC Enhances RecoverPoint (and takes it virtual!)
Today, EMC announced version 4.0 of RecoverPoint. The new version brings many exciting new features, my personal favorite being the availability of a virtual version of the RecoverPoint Appliance (RPA). RecoverPoint is a SAN-based data protection/replication solution. It works through the use of a specialized RecoverPoint Appliance (RPA) installed on the SAN. The solution uses…
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EMC Announces VPLEX Metro Express Edition (plus VAAI support)
[UPDATE: I’ve edited the post to remove one of the new features that had been mentioned in early pre-announcement briefings. The features listed now match what’s actually been released.] Today, EMC announced updates to their VPLEX family of storage virtualization devices, including a new way to purchase it — the VPLEX Metro Express Edition. What’s a…
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Evolution of Virtualization – The Whiteboard Video
I posted before about having fun with whiteboards at VMware PEX, and I posted the draft outline for the “Evolution of Virtualization” whiteboard I did with Gabriel Chapman (@Bacon_Is_King). Today, Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja) has posted the final version of the video we recorded. I have to say, the editing makes it look very professional. For…
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The Evolution of Virtualization — Draft Outline
I’ve already written about the Magic Balloon episode of Engineers Unplugged I recorded at VMware PEX, but that wasn’t the topic I was originally invited to record. The topic I was originally asked to speak to was “The Evolution of Virtualization”. I was paired with Gabriel Chapman (@Bacon_Is_King), who I’d only known online up until…
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Magic Balloon: A Whiteboarding Creativity Game/Exercise
Anybody who knows me knows how much I love whiteboards. When I run into a fellow whiteboard enthusiast, at some point I end up asking if they know Magic Balloon. Magic Balloon is a brainstorming-style creativity exercise in the form of a game played on a whiteboard. I originally learned about Magic Balloon in college…