Monthly Archives: April 2013

EMC Enhances RecoverPoint (and takes it virtual!)

Posted on 30 April 2013 by GeekFluent

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 … Continue reading →

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EMC Announces VPLEX Metro Express Edition (plus VAAI support)

Posted on 30 April 2013 by GeekFluent

[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, … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Virtualization – The Whiteboard Video

Posted on 24 April 2013 by GeekFluent

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 … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Virtualization — Draft Outline

Posted on 17 April 2013 by GeekFluent

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 … Continue reading →

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Magic Balloon: A Whiteboarding Creativity Game/Exercise

Posted on 3 April 2013 by GeekFluent

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 … Continue reading →

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