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Author Archives: Gabriel
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RUN! Podcast #4, have a listen
So I was invited to be a participant on the RUN! podcast a while back and it was just released today. I have been listening to a number of podcasts in the tech space for some time and find them … Continue reading
VeeamZip: Free VM Backup for VMware and Hyper-V
Something very handy released today by the good folks over at Veeam: VeeamZip Very, very handy tool for those of you who need to simply rip a VM off a host and move it, or want to do some quick … Continue reading
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Shameless plug: VMworld 2012 Session Voting starts now
So as all 3 of the people who read my blog know, I submitted a session to VMworld this year, and voting has begun. So what better to do than to ho myself across the tubes to get votes. I can’t … Continue reading
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So I submitted a session for VMworld
A first for me: Session Title: Simulating Storage IO workloads within virtual environments Session Type: Breakout Session Session Abstract: With Tier 1 applications becoming commonplace within virtual environments, the need to simulate the IO profiles of those workloads prior to deployment has … Continue reading
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Defending the indefensible
And the hits just keep coming: West Virginia will save money on training technicians because they’ll only have to learn how to fix one type of router, not multiple routers, said Strickling, Obama’s point man on broadband issues. “West Virginia … Continue reading
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This is why we can’t have nice things, your tax dollars at waste.
Caught the Speaking in Tech podcast this morning while I was out for a run and was just floored by this story about the State of West Virginia buying $24 million worth of Cisco 3945 routers at $22k each for use … Continue reading
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Drinking from the firehose
A favorite movie from my high school years was Weird Al Yankovic’s UHF. Seriously, if you have never seen it, there is a treasure trove of one liners and perfectly timed bit comedic performances. For the vast majority of the world, it … Continue reading
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It makes you want to cry
From the everlong “what did you learn today” thread at ARS, comes this tale of woe. Remember to vet those shipping companies. Also, a single tie down for something like that will never cut it. Apparently there goes $180k of … Continue reading
One crazy month. A new job, and I’m now a vExpert for 2012
Sunday rocked to say the least. I woke up to find out that I was selected as a VMware vExpert for 2012. I am very thankful to have been nominated and to have been given recognition by the VMware community … Continue reading