Initially I was going to post this article as part of an install and configure series that I’m writing, but quickly realized that it’s going to be a probably going to be a reference article for other stuff as well. Hopefully, as I continue to learn and pick things up, this article will expand as well.
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Posted on Dec 30, 2011
Nexenta features and why they matter.
Posted on Nov 21, 2011
looking forward to 2012
I’ve spent the last few years working at a service provider working on client facing VMware projects, rolling out out a VMware vCloud environment, and helping shape how VMware can be leveraged internally. One of great things for me professionally was a chance to get my hands deeper into VMware’s product catalog from about every angle imaginable.
It was awesome getting a look behind the curtains at how a really great datacenter and internet company works to constantly deliver solid solutions to their customers. With this year drawing to a close soon, I’m eagerly looking forward to new projects and new challenges to tackle.
Posted on Nov 14, 2011
building virtual appliances on ubuntu
Ubuntu to me is still the best OS to use for virtual appliances. It may not be for the reasons that you’re thinking about so here’s my short list.
to me this means lots of updates and support for packages both from the vendor (canonical) as well as the community.
What other distribution has one install for the community AND commercial support? Yea. I can’t think of one either. This allows users to choose how much support they want/need from one virtual appliance/installation.
The ovf will fit neatly on a 512M usb drive when complete.
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Posted on Nov 14, 2011
Open Storage Summit 2011 thoughts
It’s been a few weeks and the dust has (mostly) settled from this years open storage summit and I wanted to get my thoughts down on paper as a first year attendee.
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Posted on Oct 20, 2011
CloudFoundry : zero to server in 7 steps
I’m talking to you vmware people. It’s time you downloaded and starting testing/deploying/building/breaking/hacking on cloudfoundry. This may be the coolest vmware project I’ve seen since ESX. seriously. I won’t go into how it could change application deployment on servers moving forward, or how it’ll help reshape the idea of application development altogether, there’s enough folks that are talking about that. I just want to see more of you getting your hands dirty with it.
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