The use of SAN versus NAS storage connectivity with cloud deployments may seem like an old topic; however, with the ever increasing number of customers who are deploying multiple hypervisors I believe this conversation deserves to be revisited. For those interested in this sometimes religious debate I have shared my perspective in this SearchStorage article.
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Virtualization Changes Everything Free Copies and Book Signings at Cisco Live
A year ago Mike Slisinger and I wanted to expand upon the impact and influence server virtualization and cloud computing were having on storage and it’s support of the evolution from silo models to dynamic, flexible hosting environments. For these reasons we authored, ‘Virtualization Changes Everything: Storage Strategies for VMware vSphere & Cloud Computing’ Storage is a dynamic, evolving aspect of virtualization and cloud computing technology – an aspect that is all-too-often overlooked: but without …
Business Critical Applications on VMware and NetApp
At Partner Exchange 2012 I sat down with Wen Yu, Alliances Engineer at VMware, to discuss the technologies, integrations and joint solutions available from VMware & NetApp for customers looking to virtualizing business critical applications such as Oracle databases, SAP, Java apps, Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint. For more information on these solutions please head to the partner pages at VMware & NetApp.
Virtualizing Oracle Databases on VMware and NetApp
At Partner Exchange 2012 I had the opportunity to sit down with Bob Goldsand, Alliances Partner Architect at VMware, to discuss the benefits of virtualizing Oracle databases with VMware and NetApp. Bob was the primary architect supporting Green Mountain Power. Their story of virtualizing Oracle RAC and how the private cloud infrastructure was put to the test when Hurricane Irene hit, is one of our most popular customer success stories.
The Cube with Dave Vellante at Oracle Open World
At Oracle Open World I had an opportunity to enter ‘The Cube’ and spend some time with Dave Vellante of Wikibon. Our conversation ended up on numerous topics that I hadn’t planned for (I thought we might talk a bit of database tech like NoSQL). None the less, the time with Dave was great and I hope you find the conversation entertaining. Enjoy…
Attending Oracle Open World? Let’s Chat!
I’m authoring this post while traveling to the West coast for a number of meetings with the teams at VMware & NetApp. On Tuesday, October 4th, I’ll be stepping out in order to attending Oracle Open World. I’ll be participating in the first half of a blogger meet-up scheduled in the NetApp booth from 1:00 – 2:00. During this event it’s likely we may be visited by Bob Goldsan of VMware and representatives from Cisco and …
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