Storage

Free Guide: Building NetApp ONTAP 9 Lab

In computing, there is one thing you shouldn’t compromise on…and that thing is storage. This carries over to Lab or NestedESXi environments as poor lab performance can be just as frustrating as production performance issues. I’ve used a number of nested storage platform’s for my lab environments and I’m always on the lookout for alternative solutions. […] Read More

The Anatomy of a vBlog Part 1: Building a Blogging Platform

Earlier this week my good friend Matt Crape sent out a Tweet lamenting the fact that he was having issues uploading media to WordPress…shortly after that tweet went out Matt wasn’t short of Twitter and Slack vCommunity advice (follow the Twitter conversation below) and there where a number of options presented to Matt on how best to […] Read More

VMworld 2016: Top Session Picks

VMworld 2016 is just around the corner (10 days and counting) and the theme this year is be_Tomorrow …which looks to build on the Ready for Any and Brave IT messages from the last couple of VMworld events. It’s a continuation of VMware’s call to arms to get themselves and their partners and customers prepared for the shift in the […] Read More

VSAN 6.2: Reminder About Important Fix

[UPDATE] This issue is resolved in VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201608001. For more information, see VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201608001 (2145663). Last week VMware released an important KB based around an issue with VSAN 6.2 where some VMs residing on existing Hybrid VSAN datastores may exhibit reduced disk IO performance after an upgrade. In a nutshell […] Read More

VSAN Upgrading From 6.1 To 6.2 Hybrid To All Flash – Part 2

When VSAN 6.2 was released earlier this year it came with new and enhanced features and with the price of SSDs continuing to fall and an expanding HCL it seems like All Flash instances are becoming more the norm and for those that have already deployed VSAN in a Hybrid configuration the temptation to upgrade […] Read More

VSAN Upgrading from 6.1 to 6.2 Hybrid to All Flash – Part 1

When VSAN 6.2 was released earlier this year it came with new and enhanced features and depending on what version you where running you might not have been able to take advantage of them all right away. Across all versions, Software Checksum was added with Advanced and Enterprise versions getting VSANs implementation of Erasure Coding (RAID 5/6) with Deduplication and Compression available for the […] Read More

Nutanix Buying PernixData: My Critical Analysis

Overnight The Register posted an article claiming that Nutanix is about to buyout PernixData…this has apparently come through reliable sources and hasn’t been denied by those who have been asked at PernixData. I tweeted that I was pretty bummed at the news and as a PernixData Customer and PernixPro I feel inclined to comment on why I do feel […] Read More

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