Monthly Archives: November 2016

What’s New in VMware vSphere 6.5

The big virtualization news from the past week or so was definitely the release and General Availability of VMware vSphere version 6.5, available for download now. New features include: Improvements to vCenter Server 6.5 Transition to Web Client-only Improved host … Continue reading

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A Closer Look at the All-Flash Isilon, aka Nitro

On 19 October, Dell EMC made an announcement about the All-Flash Isilon nodes. This product line has been code-named “Project Nitro”. The announcement was timed to occur during the first-ever Dell EMC World event. I’ll walk through what was announced, … Continue reading

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Qumulo Core 2.5 is Now GA

On 15 November, Qumulo announced the availability of version 2.5 of their Qumulo Core software layer for their scale-out NAS platform. I’ve been involved with Qumulo since they came out of stealth approximately 18 months ago — I actually helped … Continue reading

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10 November “Caption This” Contest Winners

My 10 November #CaptionThisThursday Tweet was this: #CaptionThisThursday #CTT Caption This: pic.twitter.com/VwFyCAbORt — Dave Henry (@davemhenry) November 10, 2016 The best responses (as judged by me) are below.

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3 November “Caption This” Contest Winners

My 3 November #CaptionThisThursday Tweet was this: Caption this.#CsptionThisThursday #CTT pic.twitter.com/7Xx0j2WSAx — Dave Henry (@davemhenry) November 3, 2016 The best responses (as judged by me) are below.

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Cisco Announces New Storage Building Blocks — UCS S3260

Today, Cisco made some storage-related announcements that may have sounded confusing. On a first read, you might think that Cisco is attempting to re-enter the storage market. Personally, I view their announcement as wanting to ensure that they become — … Continue reading

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