I talk to dozens of companies every week, and every one says the same thing: “Our product is compatible with VMware!” But not everyone’s definition of “compatible” is the same, and some are not compatible (I couldn’t resist) with the requirements of production data centers. Therefore, I … [Read more...]
Nimbus E-Class: The First Big, Redundant, All-Flash Enterprise Array
February 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Today’s announcement of the E-Class storage array is an important milestone for Nimbus Data and solid-state storage in the enterprise. Until now, most solid-state storage arrays have been fairly small-scale, focused on point performance rather than enterprise-wide capacity. But the E-Class, which … [Read more...]
Are You a Hypervisor Hugger or a Storage Stalwart?
November 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The great battle of enterprise storage is on! The time has come to take sides on the core question of storage for virtual servers: Do you want storage intelligence to live in the hypervisor or the array? Most administrators are already lining up on one side or the other, unintentionally casting … [Read more...]
What is VAAI, and how does it add spice to my life as a VMware admin?
December 6, 2010 by 1 Comment
EMC EBC Cork I spent some days in Cork, Ireland this week presenting to a customer. Besides the fact that I’m now almost two months in to my new job, and I’m loving every part of it, there is one part that is extremely cool about my job. I get to talk to customers about very cool and new … [Read more...]
Whats new in vSphere 4.1 Storage: SIOC, VAAI, and DRS
September 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
So I haven’t done a lot of real time blogging at VMworld this year as I’ve been busy trying to see and soak up as much as possible. It’s not every day that you get access to the likes of Chad Sakacc (VP EMC / VMware alliance) Scott Drummond (EMC – ex VMware performance team) and a whole … [Read more...]
What Is VAAI And What Does It Mean For Virtualization?
June 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
You’ve probably heard VMware virtualization and storage talk about VAAI (vStorage API for Array Integration. If you’ve listened to episode 4 of VIRTUMANIA or watched the recent video from the vExpert Panel session at the Carolina VMUG Summit then you’ve heard me talk about it with some of … [Read more...]