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Author Archives: GeekFluent
PernixData Announces Version 2.5 of Their FVP Software
Today, PernixData announced version 2.5 of their FVP software product. This product can provide huge storage performance benefits in VMware environments. Since it’s not something I’ve written about before, and it seems that not everyone has heard of PernixData and … Continue reading
Posted in PernixData
Tagged Announcement, Flash, FVP, PernixData, Storage, Virtualization, VMware
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Journey to EMC Elect 2015 (with Bonus Number-Crunching)
Today, EMC announced the list of names of those people named to the EMC Elect program for 2015. Now in its third year, the EMC Elect program seeks to recognize engagement with, commitment to, and leadership in the EMC technical community-at-large. … Continue reading
EMC Announces New High-Density Isilon Node – the HD400
Yesterday, EMC announced the addition of a new node type to their Isilon scale-out storage line. This new node offers higher-density storage than any other Isilon nodes, specifically 354TB raw capacity in 4U of rack space. The new node, known … Continue reading
Storage Field Day 7 (#SFD7) — A Delegate is Me
I’ve been a fan of the folks at Gestalt IT for a while now. I follow them on Twitter, I read the stuff they post, and I’ve always followed their Tech Field Day events with great interest. If you’re not … Continue reading
Posted in Storage
Tagged Announcement, Gestalt IT, Me, SFD, SFD7, Storage, Storage Field Day
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Stealth Storage Startup Qumulo Closes Series B Round of Funding
Last week, storage startup Qumulo completed a Series B round of funding, gaining an additional $40 Million in investor backing — while still in “stealth mode”. This new round of funding brings the total amount invested in Qumulo to $67 … Continue reading
VMware Announces vExperts for 2015
Today, VMware announced the list of 2015 vExperts. The “vExpert” designation is not a technical certification, but instead a recognition of community engagement and personal influence within the various VMware and virtualization communities. I am simultaneously happy, honored, proud, and … Continue reading
EMC Enters Hyperconverged Infrastructure Market with VSPEX Blue
Today EMC announced their entrance into the hyperconverged infrastructure space with a new product named VSPEX Blue. The product is based on the EVO:Rail configurations supported by VMware. The EVO:Rail specifications were announced at VMworld 2014. At that time, only … Continue reading
Posted in VSPEX Blue
Tagged Announcement, EMC, Hyperconverged, Storage, Virtualization, VMware, VMwarePEX, VSPEX
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GeekFluent Round-up of VMware Announcements from Monday of Partner Exchange
I’m at the VMware Partner Exchange conference now. The pre-conference boot camps have finished up, and the “main” conference is starting. As part of the pre-conference events, VMware made several product announcements, including: vSphere 6.0 vCloud Air Hybrid Cloud Extensions … Continue reading
Posted in VMware
Tagged Announcement, vCloud Air, VIO, Virtualization, VMware, VMwarePEX, VSAN, vSphere, vSphere6.0
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Headed to VMware Partner Exchange (#VMwarePEX)
In less than 48 hours, I’ll be boarding a plane to San Francisco to attend this year’s VMware Partner Exchange (PEX) conference. PEX is a VMware partner-only conference that’s always been a great learning and networking experience for me. Almost … Continue reading
Posted in VMware
Tagged Cisco, Cisco Champion, Conference, EMC, EMC Elect, Event, PernixData, PernixPro, VMware, VMwarePEX
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Gear Review: Draw Attention Laptop Whiteboard Decal
[Disclaimer: I received no consideration for reviewing this product. It’s something I purchased on my own. The gentleman responsible for the product is aware I’ll be posting this (we exchanged some tweets), but has made no attempt to influence it.] … Continue reading
