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Bring Back VMTN

Posted on November 7, 2011

So this morning it occurred to me that we needed a way to gather our collective voice. I created a short survey that may help.  Visit the site http://bringbackvmtn.com to make sure your voice is heard!

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vCenter Server Heartbeat 6.3 U1 – Fresh Air

Posted on April 25, 2011

It has been a while since I made the time to write but I found this update on vCSHB very interesting and worth sharing.   I have been testing vCSHB 6.3 in the lab with a stretchd datacenter and ESXi cluster … Continue reading →

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Ben Verghese – Incremental Steps…

Posted on December 5, 2010

My good friend Ben Verghese posted an interesting thought this week.  It is worth the short read!  –> Ben’s Post   A few thoughts on the post: Attrition is a beautiful thing.   I say this because I believe without a … Continue reading →

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VMworld 2010

Posted on August 28, 2010

Greetings from somewhere 30,000 feet in the air between San Fransisco, CA and Charlotte, NC. As I head out for my 6th VMworld I was pleasantly surprised to find that my flight had internet access. I was also pleased at … Continue reading →

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VMware’s CTO Opens a Community Forum

Posted on August 25, 2010

I don’t typically blog about news but I thought this was one worth the time.  VMware’s CTO, Steve Herrod, has just launched a new community forum that provides us a unique opportunity to engage directly with the members of the … Continue reading →

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Integration – A Real World Example

Posted on July 20, 2010

On my last post I received some good feedback.  Thanks everyone!  I wanted to take a minute and go over a real world example of why I think we should all be making a big deal of this “integration” thing, … Continue reading →

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The Age of Integration

Posted on July 11, 2010

If you haven’t already noticed, we are in what I like to call “The Age of Integration”.  I am sure research organizations have another fancy term for it though.  I look at it this movement as a complex puzzle without … Continue reading →

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Cloud Management

Posted on July 2, 2010

Have you ever wondered – “why do I have to choose a datastore or network when building a VM” or “how do I manage this many vCenter environments effectively”?  These are exactly the questions and challenges many have been working … Continue reading →

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VMware HA Isolation Response Bug

Posted on June 29, 2010

We have all experienced issues with VMware HA one time or another.   I recently came across a significant product gap, at least in my opinion.  Here is a brief HA overview (if needed) and a scenario to reproduce the … Continue reading →

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Private Cloud Integration – A Small Step Forward

Posted on June 26, 2010

This week I came across a very nice application of private cloud integration. The new IBM Cloudburst appliance (http://www.ibm.com/cloudburst). This new product integrates vSphere with IBM Websphere to create a seamless private cloud with application integration. While I have only … Continue reading →

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