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Software-Defined Networks (SDN) and the Cloud

This is a re-post of my article, originally published on The Ravello Blog. The advent of the cloud has brought with it major changes in the size and nature of networks. These changes pose new …

  • SDN
  • Blogger
  • VMware
  • NSX
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The Multi-Cloud Future: Challenges and Benefits

This is a re-post of my article, originally published on The Ravello Blog. Over the last year, as enterprise awareness of the cloud has increased, more and more enterprises outsource their workload …

  • Management
  • Blogger
  • OpenStack
  • Administration
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VSAN - The Unspoken Truth

Last week VMware released the long awaited VSAN including the even more popular licensing information. Today I would like to discuss what I see as one of the points that I have yet seen to be …

  • Storage
  • 5.5
  • VMware
  • VSAN
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How to Launch a Product

I am not a marketing genius – I don’t pretend to be – and honestly don’t think that is my line of work. I am just a customer. When you announce a product – the message should (IMHO) contain the …

  • Storage
  • Miscellaneous
  • VMware
  • VSAN
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Let’s Do It Differently - Voting Time. Again….

Last year I asked you Please do not vote for Me! and I still stand by every single word I said in that post last year – nothing has changed. I would like to re-iterate who I think you should be be …

  • Virtualization
  • Blogger
  • voting
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OpenStack Session Voting

I have submitted three different sessions for the upcoming Openstack Summit in Atlanta. This is the first time I have submitted content for an OpenStack Summit, and I am looking forward to attend the …

  • Speaker
  • OpenStack
  • CFP
  • Summit
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The First Step toward DevOps – Bridging the Gaps

This is a re-post of my article, originally published on The Ravello Blog. Without a doubt, the traditional role of IT is changing. Traditionally IT were the ones to make the decisions about all kinds …

  • Ravello
  • Miscellaneous
  • DevOps
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DevOps and the Fours Sons

I usually do not mix religion and technology together but there are places where they do have something in common. The Torah refers to four sons: One wise, one wicked, one simple and one who does not …

  • Management
  • Miscellaneous
  • DevOps
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UCS Manager Plugin 0.9.2 (beta) for VMware vCenter

From the official blurb.. Cisco UCS vCenter Plug-in is an extension for the vSphere Web Client v5.1 or higher. It enables virtualization administrators to view, manage and monitor various aspects of …

  • Administration
  • VMware
  • vCenter
  • UCS
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SDN Adoption Is Not As Easy As You Think–Take 2

Kendrick Coleman wrote a post today titled SDN on the Horizon, get ready – where amongst other things he stated: If I were a betting man (and I am, considering I am avid horse racing fan), …

  • SDN
  • Miscellaneous
  • NSX
  • ACI