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Author Archives: GeekFluent
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 … Continue reading
Posted in RecoverPoint
Tagged Announcement, EMC, RecoverPoint, SDDP, Storage, Virtual Appliance, Virtualization
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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, … Continue reading
Posted in VPLEX
Tagged Announcement, Continuous Data Protection, Disaster Avoidance, Disaster Recovery, EMC, SDDP, Storage, VAAI, Virtualization, VPLEX
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Virtualization, Whiteboards
Tagged EngineersUnplugged, Evolution, Video, Virtualization, VMwarePEX, Whiteboards
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Virtualization
Tagged EngineersUnplugged, Evolution, Outline, Virtualization, VMwarePEX
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Whiteboards
Tagged Creativity, EngineersUnplugged, Exercise, Game, Video, VMwarePEX, Whiteboards
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EMC Announces VMAX Cloud Edition
Today, EMC announced the Cloud Edition of their signature Symmetrix VMAX storage platform. Timed to coincide with the VMware Partner exchange conference, there have been rumors about this announcement for a while, but now we’ve got some details. Release of … Continue reading
Off to VMware Partner Exchange…
Next week, I’ll be in Las Vegas for VMware Partner Exchange (PEX) 2013. This is a conference where VMware focuses on their partners. It’ll be a great chance for me to hear VMware’s plans for the next year first-hand, and … Continue reading
EMC Isilon Support for 20PB Filesystems
Yesterday, EMC announced that Isilon clustered storage can now support a single filesystem up to 20PB in size. When I read the announcement, my first reaction was “That’s a big deal.” Then, as I read more and thought about it, … Continue reading
Use Your Windows Laptop to Make a Bootable USB Key for vSphere Installations
Have you ever wanted to install ESXi on a host that doesn’t have a CD-ROM drive? Maybe you also don’t have a TFTP server, so installing over the network isn’t an option either. I came across this situation at a … Continue reading
Posted in VMware
Tagged ESXi, Installation, Nonquam Non Paratus, Preparation, USB, VMware, vSphere
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EMC Announces Joint Isilon/Syncplicity File Sharing Solution
Today, EMC announced the availability of a joint solution for Syncplicity online file sharing with Isilon scale-out storage. OK, you’re thinking, what does that mean? What it means is the easy availability of enterprise-class private cloud shared storage. Yes, private … Continue reading
