VMware EVO:Rail

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For the tens of you who read this site you know that I am a believer in hyper converged architectures. Like anything there is benefits and drawbacks, but I will say that there is a cooleness factor and simplicity that make hyper converged infrastructure really appealing. As it is VMworld this week I am sure many of you have heard the announcement of EVO: Rail and I am behind the bigger blogs on posting something.

The reason for my waiting is as a vSpecialist I didn’t want to get ahead of EMC announcements. Now that Chad has done his sessions I feel safe to at least start talking about the public aspects of EVO: Rail and what EMC is planning to do.

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VMworld Fun

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Folks it’s that time of year again, where the virtualization community descends on San Francisco for VMworld.  Every year there are announcements made and twitter battles fought and this year will prove no different. With many announcements already slated it should prove to be an interesting week.

Much like the rest of the tech industry I will be there working at the EMC booth, come by and let’s chat Enterprise Hybrid Cloud or End User Computing! Or come watch v0dgeball where I will be participating with my fellow vExperts trying to win it all for charity. Hit me up on twitter or just follow the timeline to find which party I am enjoying a beer at and I can’t wait to see everyone there.

Once announcements are official I will post thoughts and awesomeness here, until then Boots and Pants

 

 

The view from the cloud

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I am at 30,000 ft going about 200 miles per hour and I look out my window and sIMG_0998ee this.

Many of you have seen clouds before from both above and below, but have you thought about those opposing views when it comes to the IT version of the cloud?

From the ground a solid cloud cover can look flat with few ripples and honestly looks a lot like a blanket be it white, grey or black but it can block out the sun and bring trouble. From above the cloud deck the clouds look different even storm clouds seem thin and light like wispy mountains of marshmallow fluff. Ok maybe there is some poetic license taken there but you get the drift. From above the clouds have peaks and wisps. The gaps between the clouds are more visible because the contrasting color of the ground, sometimes the ground isn’t even visible at all.  When traveling through the clouds on the way to cruising altitude there is typically turbulence as you hit the air pockets and temperature differences that help clouds form in the first place.

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