Monthly Archives: February 2015

DevOpolis Edition #2: OpenStack Summit, Vote Early | Vote Often

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Gabriel

This weeks Edition brings tries to grab a swath of “Vote for Me” links into one area. It’s amazing how many sessions are being submitted by the various vendors, and I think it lends credence to their push to engage … Continue reading →

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The Developers Have Won

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Gabriel

Because I have nothing better to do on a Saturday night I thought I’d jot down a few random thoughts that have been floating around in my head. So this post may be a bit disjointed or rambling in nature, forgive … Continue reading →

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EMC’s Tom Sawyer Strategy for Hyper Converged

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Gabriel

Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawer” was a book I read when I was in Elementary School and tells the story about Tom Sawyer, and Huckleberry Finn growing up along the Mississippi river and some of the adventures the … Continue reading →

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Doing “IT” The Hard Way, or Why You Should Be Hyper Converged

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Gabriel

So to counter balance my other piece from this week on some of the challenges that the Hyper Converged Infrastructure space faces, I thought I would argue the flip side of the coin. If you are not looking to take … Continue reading →

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DevOpolis Edition #1: Hello World

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Gabriel

So with the number of VMware vExperts topping 1000, it was becoming a little unwieldy to continue to scan through a thousand blogs and curate a vExpert Weekly Flipboard magazine, alas I let it kind of wither and die on … Continue reading →

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With Hyper Converged: Don’t Believe the Hype???

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Gabriel

It’s about time for a contrarian viewpoint around Hyper Convergence, and what better place to put it forth than from one of its prime cheerleaders (me). With EMC entering the Hyper Converged marketplace with VSPEX:Blue, and the impending releases of … Continue reading →

Posted in HyperConvergence, Nutanix, SimpliVity, Virtualization | 11 Comments