SFD9 Prep: VMware
VMware is spending on SaaS and marketing new products, one of which is VSAN, which I don’t really like. Read More
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HowTo: Platform9 + Ravello + VMware
RavelloSystems provides a cloud-based platform for spinning up a test-lab quickly and easily, and it supports VMware’s vSphere/ESXi hypervisor through nested hypervisors (running ESXi on a Google or AWS compute instance). Platform9 is a cloud-based automation and control platform for spinning up and managing an OpenStack environment quickly and easily,… Read More
Installing VMware vROps for the First Time
This is part of a series of posts sponsored by VMware. Check out part 2 and part 3. Read my disclosure statement here. What is it like to install vROps from scratch for the first time? Until this post series, I’d never done it, and while you can have a… Read More
Melbourne VMUG UserCon 2015
The Melbourne VMUG UserCon 2015 was held last week, and was a great success. The vibe on the day was wonderful, and aside from the usual niggles that always crop up, attendees and sponsors alike told me they enjoyed the day. Numbers were slightly down on last year, but it… Read More
Justin joins MVMUG Steering Committee
Last night I officially joined the Melbourne VMUG Steering Committee. I’d been helping out informally for a little while anyway, so now I just have one less excuse to not turn up to things. :) While I don’t have any official responsibilities, I plan to help the committee with the… Read More
VMworld US Here I Come
For the first time ever, I’ll be at VMworld US this year, covering the event for iTNews.com.au. Well, assuming the US government lets me have an official journalist style I-visa after my interview in a couple of weeks. Since I’ll be getting paid (freelance, so only for what I actually… Read More
Video from Melbourne VMUG Meeting 14 May 2014
I recorded the presentations at the Melbourne VMUG meeting last week, and have finally uploaded them all to YouTube. You can view the entire playlist here, or watch pieces embedded in the post below. The slides for the talks are available here. Introduction and Update Craig Waters introduced the meeting… Read More
A Sense of Belonging
Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja) said something on a recent Geek Whisperers Podcast Community Building is the New Marketing that struck home with me. She said: These that the rare technologists that are articulate and super-engaged, and often feel like they don’t fit in any one organisation or department. I really do… Read More