Tag Archives: VMwarePEX

My Video Interview at VMware PEX

Posted on 31 March 2015 by GeekFluent

While I was at the VMware Partner Exchange conference in February, I had the pleasure of running into Josh Atwell. Josh asked if I wanted to be interviewed in the SolidFire booth. Naturally, I said yes, and asked what aspects … Continue reading →

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EMC Enters Hyperconverged Infrastructure Market with VSPEX Blue

Posted on 3 February 2015 by GeekFluent

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 →

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GeekFluent Round-up of VMware Announcements from Monday of Partner Exchange

Posted on 3 February 2015 by GeekFluent

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 →

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Headed to VMware Partner Exchange (#VMwarePEX)

Posted on 29 January 2015 by GeekFluent

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 →

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Evolution of Virtualization – The Whiteboard Video

Posted on 24 April 2013 by GeekFluent

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 →

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The Evolution of Virtualization — Draft Outline

Posted on 17 April 2013 by GeekFluent

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 →

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Magic Balloon: A Whiteboarding Creativity Game/Exercise

Posted on 3 April 2013 by GeekFluent

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 →

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EMC Announces VMAX Cloud Edition

Posted on 26 February 2013 by GeekFluent

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 →

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Off to VMware Partner Exchange…

Posted on 21 February 2013 by GeekFluent

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 →

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2012: The GeekFluent Year in Review

Posted on 31 December 2012 by GeekFluent

I’ve been thinking that I really need to be taking a more deliberate approach to this blog and make sure I’m posting more regularly.  Looking around, all of the big names in blogging seem to put out a year-end post.  … Continue reading →

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