VMworld 2017: VxRack SDDC 2.0 and VMware Cloud Foundation 2.2
[UPDATED 8/29/2017 6:40am PT – minor, but important typo corrections] VxRail’s “bigger sibling” VxRack SDDC just also got better, stronger. In a simple sentence: VxRack SDDC is for customer who have...
View ArticleVMworld 2017: making DIY HCI easier vSAN Ready Nodes
While clearly I have a point of view (perhaps naturally a bias) towards customers choosing the “consume” path and choosing VxRail and VxRack if they want Hyper-Converged Infrastructure, I don’t want...
View ArticleVMworld 2017: Thoughts on VMware Cloud on AWS
I love that finally the VMware Cloud on AWS is now out in the wild, and customers can try, buy, evaluate. This may surprise some people – after all, from Dell EMC eyes, isn’t it bad? Not these Dell...
View ArticleMaking Friends in Dallas
Since 1930, the official State motto of Texas has been “Friendship”. This is an apt description of the largest GRC user group in the world, RSA Charge, being held in Dallas, Texas, October 17 – 19....
View ArticleWe’re Ready. Are you Ready?
Organizations such as the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), a leading biomedical research institute, are on the forefront of enabling a new generation of life-saving treatments. To...
View ArticleThe #1 Reason Ransomware Works
Ransomware can be a nightmare, but it doesn’t have to be. Last May, some 200,000 PC owners worldwide suffered a costly wake-up call from the aptly named WannaCry cryptoworm that encrypted their data....
View ArticleVMworld 2017: Continued Advances in Hybrid Clouds - Lessons Learnt.
4 years ago a great team of people responded to what we were starting to see over and over again: customers wanting to consume an on-premises cloud as part of a hybrid cloud. Frequently, these...
View ArticleVMworld 2017: Continued Advances in Hybrid Cloud - EHC
If you’re coming here first – I strongly recommend reading the “Lessons Learnt” post in this series, here. It will help with context, and understanding your options and choices. Ok, with that context...
View ArticleVMworld 2017: Continued Advances in Hybrid Cloud - NHC
If you’re coming here first – I strongly recommend reading the “Lessons Learnt” post in this series, here. It will help with context, and understanding your options and choices. Ok, with that context...
View ArticleVMworld 2017: Pivotal Container Services (PKS)
IMO – this is one of the biggest announcements at VMworld this week. It is a major shift to the Dell Technologies strategic perspective, and important for our customers. It’s something we’ve been...
View ArticleUnite and Thrive: Introducing OpenManage Integration 4.1 for VMware VCenter
With the recent launch of our new generation of PowerEdge servers, we’ve provided customers with a bedrock on which to build their modern data center. These are also the first generation of servers...
View ArticleVMworld 2017: Continued Advances in Hybrid Cloud DIY Choices
If you’re coming here first – I strongly recommend reading the “Lessons Learnt” post in this series, here. It will help with context, and understanding your options and choices. Also – I strongly...
View ArticleThe Business Case for Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
Earlier this year, Wikibon proposed a theory that “the optimum hybrid cloud strategy” is based on an integrated hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) as opposed to the traditional enterprise...
View ArticleWith VMware Embedded, OEMs Have Even More Options
What motivates you to get up every day? For me, the answer is pretty simple, I’m inspired by the work of our customers and partners. I’m talking innovative solutions that have the power to radically...
View ArticlePowerEdge at VMworld 2017: What Happens in Vegas Rules Your Data Center
It’s almost time for VMworld 2017. Less than a year ago Dell, EMC and VMware all combined to form the largest privately held technology company in the world. Recently, Dell EMC launched the 14th...
View ArticleFPGA’s – Use Cases in the Data Center
I’m on the road quite a bit and get the opportunity to engage many customers on a range of topics and problems. These discussions provide direct feedback that helps the Server team focus on customer-...
View ArticlePowerEdge and VMware: HCI Innovation for the New Data Center
The data center is evolving at a rapid pace. As architectures adapt and grow in complexity to take advantage of new applications and technologies, new challenges always creep in. “How do I adapt to...
View ArticleTransformational Data Protection for Virtualized Mission Critical Applications
There is a wave of change sweeping across IT infrastructure. With the shift to cloud and SDDC, data protection must transform. The journey to transformation begins with modernizing the current...
View ArticleDell EMC Delivers Superior VMware Data Protection Designed For the Modern,...
It’s Day One of VMworld and Dell EMC is excited to discuss our powerful data protection solutions for VMware environments. VMware has been a driving force behind the transition to the modern,...
View ArticleThe #1 Reason Ransomware Works
Ransomware can be a nightmare, but it doesn’t have to be. Last May, some 200,000 PC owners worldwide suffered a costly wake-up call from the aptly named WannaCry cryptoworm that encrypted their data....
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