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Category Archives: virtualization
A Black Box For Your Virtual Environment
Every time you hear about a plane crash on the news, the big thing they focus on apart from the casualities is finding the “black box”. The “black box” is nothing more than a flight data recorder. A variety of … Continue reading
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Some Tradeoffs Are Worth It
I like tools. The more complex they are, the better. I can easily spend an hour in a hardware store like Lowe’s or Home Depot and never leave the tool aisle. If it has laser beams, sharp blades, and requires … Continue reading
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Tagged datacenter, design, network management, virtualization
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Should I Buy The Combo Meal?
A number of years ago, fast food restaurants got smart. Why sell individual items when you can just make it easy on people and sell bundles? This way, all they have to do is pick a number and pay. Problem … Continue reading
Posted in cloud, contest, virtualization
Tagged datacenter, design, technology, virtualization
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Data Center Blender
I remember the first time I saw a storage area network(SAN). It was 2001 and my employer had just purchased 3 Dell(EMC) SANs. I worked for the US military at the time, so the three SANs were for 3 networks … Continue reading
Stepping Out Of The Bubble
I live in a bubble. My bubble is comprised of a bunch of 1’s and 0’s flying through copper, glass, and air. There are desktops, laptops, phones, tablets, servers, and other endpoints that touch the edges of my bubble, but … Continue reading
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Wrapping My Head Around The Nexus1000v – Part 1
****Note – I am NOT in any way shape or form a VMware expert. I can’t guarantee you that I will be 100% correct in my terminology or representation of VMware, VMotion, VSphere, etc. I apologize in advance. I am … Continue reading
Posted in 1000v, cisco, data center, nexus, virtualization
Tagged 1000v, datacenter, nexus, virtualization
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