VMworld 2012 video on VMware backup
Had the chance to do an interview on ‘The Cube’ … on VDP, VMware backup and other stuff from VMworld. Thanks for watching.
Virtualization
VMworld 2012 – What I am looking for this week
For the next four days, I will be living and breathing four letters – VADP. Starting in vStorage 4 … and now on the cusp of vStorage 5.1 … the VMware-parts of my brain revolve around the VMware API’s for Data Protection (VADP). VADP is a big part of what enables Vmware configurations to be … Read more
What IT Pros should look for in Virtualization Protection
Most folks know that if I wasn’t a backup-guy, I would be a virtualization-dude. So, when those two topics collide, I’m a happy IT guy who probably has an opinion or suggestion (or two). Coming off of the Trends in Data Protection Modernization research report, we saw some interesting trends in how folks were and … Read more
HP VS3 announced at MMS 2012
Today, HP announced the newest offering in its VirtualSystem for Microsoft solutions family – the VS3, leveraging HP hardware that has been assembled and optimized to deliver the entire Microsoft Private Cloud stack, including: HP Proliant “generation 8” BladeSystem servers HP 3PAR storage HP Insight Control management tools Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V Microsoft … Read more
Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track at MMS 2012
The Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track program puts the best practices and private cloud experience of Microsoft into an IT architecture that provides consistency and flexibility in the Microsoft stack, while still enabling its hardware partners to bring their own expertise and differentiated components together for customers benefit. While at MMS 2012, I had the … Read more