Posts Tagged ‘virtualization’
Virtual Appliances and the Networking Team
Over the last few years there has been a lot of progress made towards virtualizing a decent amount of the traditional, network-centric appliances that used to be just hardware based. Why are some companies still resistant to this software-based approach? Is it because that’s the way it has always been, or is it inherent to the networking geeks who may be less virtualization-savvy than some of their cohorts in the other technology silos? It reminds me of the days when VoIP was first being introduced and the subsequent lack of acceptance that some of the old-school, traditional telephony engineers fueled. Some of them accepted it and others retired. The point is though that it makes sense and those who accept it will be much the better for it. Read More »
The Journey to the New IT: Four Key Observations
I do not think anyone who is currently working in IT right now would disagree with me that a transformation is in progress. There would probably be a heated discussion on what that transformation is, or where it is headed, as this transformation can mean different things to different companies. Let’s talk about what GreenPages is seeing with our clients and how this can help you make sure this transformation works in your users’ favor. Read More »
Thin on Thin Provisioning – Good Idea or Recipe for Disaster?
I was part of a panel at a recent GreenPages event and a question was asked by the audience regarding best practices for thin provisioning in a virtual environment. More specifically, the question was, what is the best practice regarding thin on thin storage provisioning? Read More »
How to Pick Your Virtualization Platform
I have had some interesting conversations with clients about which hypervisor they should choose to run their production systems on. I thought it would be interesting to discuss the matter here and see what others think about virtualization platforms. Read More »
vSphere 5: To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade?
One of the questions I have been answering lately for our clients is, “Do I upgrade to the new version of VMware (vSphere 5) or wait?” This is not always a cut and dry decision for many of us and depends a great deal on your individual situation and aversion to risk. As a refresher, this VMware PDF outlines the different licensing options for vSphere 5, and here is my previous Journey to the Cloud post discussing vSphere 5 upgrades. Read More »
View from the Trenches (part #1): An IT Director’s Definition of the Cloud
I recently sat down at our 15th annual Solutions Summit to discuss my definition of the cloud from an IT Director’s perspective. This is the first of a three part video series. Let me know what you think, more to follow soon. Read More »
