Every time I think about London, I remember a night in January of 1980 when I was asked by a school friend, “Are you doing anything tonight?” When I said no, he said, “Well you are now…” That is how I was introduced to The Clash, and it changed my life. The thing that struck […]
I have visited a lot of customers over the years, and I know many of them are using Microsoft PowerShell to simplify their IT administration life. PowerShell makes it easier to automate and perform repetitive tasks, and many people just like using it. In fact, one of the libraries in PowerShell is a VMware scripting […]
How to get predictable performance while meeting the needs of your end users and your business Your employees need access to their desktops from anywhere in the world at any time, and to be able to collaborate in real time without delay. You need to make sure that your organization’s intellectual property is secure […]
As I approach my second VMworld at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, I look back on a year packed with exciting new developments from NetApp combined with even stronger integration with several VMware solutions. A year ago, we started talking about the NetApp® Verified Architecture for VMware private cloud. This architecture delivers a […]
The rapid adoption of object storage has transformed how customers manage data at scale. Traditional storage and the resources required to manage it become unworkable as datasets of hundreds of petabytes become the norm. Object storage leveraging the S3 API is now the de facto standard for both public and private cloud. Customers seek to […]
This week at NetApp INSIGHT® in Las Vegas, we’re launching the new NetApp® HCI H615C solution for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop with NVIDIA T4 GPU cards. This validated solution, NetApp HCI for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop, delivers the design guidance and best practices for Citrix Virtual Desktops and workstations. Virtual desktops (VDIs) have become important […]
Once again, NetApp® StorageGRID® is enabling more hybrid multicloud capabilities for its customers. Today, with the announcement of StorageGRID 11.3 software, customers have more validated cloud choices with the addition of Microsoft Azure and Azure Blob Storage support, so they can take advantage of a new low-cost storage tier in the cloud. The Azure Archive […]
In 1905, Albert Einstein published four groundbreaking papers in physics on the following topics: Photoelectric effect Brownian motion Special relativity Mass-energy equivalence Einstein’s fourth paper derived perhaps the most famous equation in physics: Mass x (Speed of Light)2 = Energy or mc2 = E The equation is not only groundbreaking, it’s also […]
Speed. Scale. Simplicity. Pick three. To meet the increasing demand for object storage, NetApp® StorageGRID® has risen to the occasion with three new appliance options. And because StorageGRID appliances can be mixed and matched in your existing environment, you really can have all three. Here’s an introduction to the newest members of the StorageGRID family. […]
The 2019 DevOps Enterprise Summit (DOES) is just around the corner and I am excited about it. It’s been over two years since I’ve had the opportunity to attend the conference that Gene Kim founded. Gene is the author of “The Phoenix Project” – the book that kicked off the IT Revolution and set many […]
Although hyperconverged infrastructures work for smaller installations, their design neglects the ability to span and scale a choice of resources across the data center and multiple public clouds. We designed NetApp® HCI, a hybrid cloud infrastructure, to deliver a public cloud consumption experience with simplicity, dynamic scale, and operational efficiency to enterprise hybrid multiclouds. […]
When the swag is cleared, all QR codes scanned, and all vendors met, you know it’s the end of a noteworthy AnsibleFest. Even more so as 2019 marked an increase of attendees by about 25-30% to around 1,500! And, from our perspective on the show floor, Ansible continues to be the clear leader for Configuration […]
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