Author Archives: Gabriel

The 3E’s of Storage: Efficient, Effective, and Easy

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Gabriel

I was just doing some basic research on creating a PowerShell script that would determine data change rates for a VM or a group of VM’s and came across this post by @Cocquyt on the Netapp forums which got my brain … Continue reading →

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vExpert Weekly Digest: 6 Months Later

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Gabriel

So its been a six months now since I started curating the vExpert Weekly Digest magazine on Flipboard on a sometimes weekly basis (life happens). So far its been a pretty interesting experiment in using the platform. To date with … Continue reading →

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vExpert Weekly Digest, October 1st 2013

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Gabriel

Government shutdown be damned! The vExpert Weekly Digest is here.  Check out whats new in the vExpert community. This week brings lots of updates around 5.5 deployment and best practices, some VCDX info, and lots of VSAN.

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vExpert Weekly Digest – September 25th 2013

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Gabriel

And We’re Baaack! Better late than never. vExpert Weekly is now out for your reading enjoyment. Please remember to subscribe and check back here weekly for new editions. I’ve really liked the ability to curate the magazine from the web … Continue reading →

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Cancer Can Suck IT – Podcasting for Cancer

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Gabriel

So I write this while on a plane to Seattle to visit my Mom who is battling Stage IV Lung cancer that has now spread from the lungs to the spine, and fluids around the brain. This comes just a … Continue reading →

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vExpert Weekly Digest – September 9th 2013

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Gabriel

Fresh off the tubes, this weeks vExpert Weekly Digest has some juice tidbits. The Hands on Labs are now open online, so get your learn on. A good summary on whats new in vCloud Director, as well as a good … Continue reading →

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vBrownbag Tech Talk – VMworld 2013 – Hyperconvergence

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Gabriel

So after a week of talking to people for 16 hours a day, I felt that I had 7 more minutes of speech capability left and gave a quick overview of Hyperconvergence during the vBrownbag Tech Talks. If my voice … Continue reading →

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Visitor vs Vendor: A tale of two VMworlds

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Gabriel

My buddy Gabe Maentz asked me during VMworld this year what it’s like to attend as a Visitor and what its like to attend as a Vendor. I think its a good question because most certainly the show is completely … Continue reading →

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vExpert Weekly Digest – VMworld 2013 Edition

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Gabriel

With VMworld 2013 San Francisco having passed this last week, I’ve put together a fine collection of articles from various vExperts from the show. Lots of new and exciting things came out of VMworld US this year, specifically vSAN and … Continue reading →

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Going to VMworld? Stop by and see me.

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Gabriel

So the preparation for VMworld is in full swing with the floor build out starting Thursday around 1PM. It’s always amazing to me how a giant conference hall can go from empty floor space to huge Solutions Exchange in a … Continue reading →

Posted in HyperConvergence, Omnicube, OmniStack, SimpliVity, VMworld | 1 Comment