VMworld 2011: VXLAN
Last week VMware announced at VMworld 2011 the technology preview of VXLAN. Below is a run through of what this technology means to vmware architecture.
VMworld 2011: MLC vs. SLC what matters…
Below is an interview with STEC about the difference between some of these SSD drives we’re seeing in various arrays and PCIe cards like FusionIO.
VMworld 2011: Teradici PCoIP update and new hardware offload card
Few battles have rivaled the war of the VDI protocols. At the heart of this battle is the upcoming wave of business that will eventually arrive with VDI. Having not just an optimized protocol to handle a “high def” user experience but also ways to offload the graphics tasks to a PCIe card is a…
VMworld 2011: CTO Rob Peglar (Isilon) talks Big Data and VMware
I ran into Rob Peglar, CTO of Isilon on the floor of the Solutions Exchange. Naturally I’m thinking Isilion isn’t really relevant for vmware is it? I asked Rob for his run through of how Isilion works and is relevant with vmware as well as what they were showing at VMworld 2011.
VMworld 2011: Did Liquidware just come out with something HUGE in VDI? Their CTO describes FlexApp.
My good friend @bmaltz highly recommended I check out a new @T_REX_VDI Liquidware software component called FlexApp. I ran into their CTO and he describes what this is and it’s relevance in the VDI realm.
VMworld 2011: FusionIO
Lots of buzzzzzz about these guys. With the acquisition of IOTurbine (see my blog on them here; http://goo.gl/lWQcJ ) they become an interesting vmware option. Below is a rundown of they’re presence at VMworld 2011:
VMworld 2011: @kculw teaching @jtroyer to speak wookie
Here it is, the hottest video of vmworld 2011: thank me later 🙂
VDI Kung Fu – vmworld edition
Nexus (@nexusmn) will be hosting a VMworld Community TV session titled; VDI Kung Fu – vmworld edition When: Tuesday at 1 pm Where: VMworld community lounge Why Kung Fu: It’s funny and it does have a parallel relationship to VDI I’ll be co-moderating with vExpert Mike Tellinghuisen to a panel of our fellow @nexusmn VDI…
VMware’s new “Virtual Monster’s Inc.” powers “Cloud Infrastructure”
What a big day for VMware, monsters, and organizations looking to advance from physical to virtual to cloud. The launch webcast was very well done and @jasonboche was right in his blog; the firehose of tweets and blogs was unreal! I personally thought the analogy of paralleling the history of Microsoft bundling individual apps into “Office”…
Virtualization Tier -1? The Tale of Fusion IO, EMC Lightning, & IO Turbine
Amazing. In less than one year I’ve seen the industry rampantly move from SAN based SSD as the almighty “Tier 0” ultimate way to get performance. Slide after slide. EMC with FastCache & FastVP. NetApp touting FlashCache & now SSD (note NetApp with an interesting PCIe Flash solution within the array and not a SSD to start). EQ with hybrid…
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