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Author Archives: GeekFluent
Recruiting Collaborators for Social Media Experiment #2
I have lots of opinions about Social Media (OK — to be fair, I have lots of opinions about almost everything…), but among them are: It’s still new — so new that no one gets to call themselves an expert … Continue reading
VMware Announces Updates to View and Horizon Application Manager
[NOTE: The information in this post was provided to me by VMware in a pre-announcement briefing and was under embargo until 8:01 EDT 2 May 2012.] Today, 2 May 2012, VMware is announcing new advanced features in their End-User Computing … Continue reading
May EMC Solutions for VMware Webcasts
I may have a new job, but I’ll be staying on as the Community Manager for the Everything VMware at EMC site. It’s great to get to continue working with both the EMC VMware Affinity Team and the EMC Community … Continue reading
Two New Things (with More to Follow Soon)
Let’s call this a State of the Geek update… There are two recent new things in my life worth mentioning. Thing One: VMware vExpert 2012 I recently learned that I am one of 437 people who were awarded the VMware … Continue reading
What Will VAAI v2 Do for You? Part 2 of 2: NFS
This post is the second of two describing the features of the VMware vSphere Storage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) version 2 as it works with vSphere 5. If you missed the first part, you can read it here: What … Continue reading
What Will VAAI v2 Do for You? Part 1 of 2: Block
Recently, someone pointed out to me that it was high time for me to write a follow-up to my “What Will VAAI Do for You?” posting. Written shortly after the launch of VMware vSphere 4.1, it is my most-read post … Continue reading
DIM Project: Smartphone Dashboard Mount
I’m currently involved in a large-ish DIM project that was taking up my driveway, is currently taking up my deck, and will, when finished, occupy space in the backyard. I plan to write that one up when it’s complete (I … Continue reading
Gear Review: Cocoon GRID-IT Organizers
[Disclaimer: This is an unsolicited review for a product I purchased. I have received nothing for writing it. The manufacturer isn’t even aware that I’m writing it.] I’m a firm believer in being prepared — so much so that I … Continue reading
Social Media Experiment #1: TBaaS
I would have to say that two distinctly different things in me came together to bring about this particular experiment. First, I continue to maintain that social media is still brand-new. That means that nobody gets to call themselves an … Continue reading
EMC VFCache (Project Lightning) in a VMware Environment
[UPDATE: 4 September 2012: This post refers to VFCache at the time of launch and is outdated now that EMC has released VFCache 1.5. You can read my post about that release here.] Today, EMC announced their much-anticipated server-side Flash … Continue reading
