Tag Archives: Storage

Isilon Integration with VAAI-NAS and VASA

Posted on 3 August 2012 by GeekFluent

It’s come up on my VAAI v2 (NFS) write-up that today there are only two products that offer vSphere Storage API for Array Integration for NAS (VAAI-NAS) integration with vSphere 5.  We all know that more will be coming, and … Continue reading →

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Survey on Storage Integration with VMware

Posted on 12 July 2012 by GeekFluent

If you follow me on the Everything VMware at EMC community, you know that one of the topics I find most interesting is storage integration with VMware.  Last year, the good folks over at Wikibon conducted a massive survey on … Continue reading →

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What Will VAAI v2 Do for You? Part 2 of 2: NFS

Posted on 26 March 2012 by GeekFluent

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 →

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What Will VAAI v2 Do for You? Part 1 of 2: Block

Posted on 22 March 2012 by GeekFluent

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 →

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CloudSlam 2011 Multi-vendor Panel on the Future of Storage for the Cloud

Posted on 29 April 2011 by GeekFluent

I had the opportunity last week to sit in on a CloudSlam multi-vendor panel session on the future of storage in the cloud. It was a very interesting and revealing discussion. I’ll do my best to summarize it here and … Continue reading →

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