SFD9 Prep: Violin Memory
Violin are bleeding money and having a lot of trouble shifting product. Read More
Violin are bleeding money and having a lot of trouble shifting product. Read More
What I like most about the FlashArray//m is the combination of very dull things that combine to make this an interesting piece of infrastructure. I tweeted out a cheeky picture of a 6509 with a Pure Storage logo on it, because that’s what the FlashArray//m reminds me of: a modular… Read More
Solarwinds I last looked over the Solarwinds financials in the lead up to Tech Field Day 9, and was impressed at their ability to generate cash. They seemed to be a well run business, and were converting cash into acquisitions in order to grow. They were great hosts, and I… Read More
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
I mentioned previously that the Dell keynote by Michael Dell was underwhelming, and I’ve been trying to work out why I felt that way. It’s because, once you strip away the boosterism and sloganeering about “disruption” and “World’s Largest Startup”, it didn’t really offer anything new. There were plenty of… Read More
I’m running on adrenaline and bottled water at Dell World 2013 at the moment. The flights over here were brutal. Really bad weather in DFW sent delays through the entire system, so my flight out of SYD was delayed by 5 hours. It meant I missed out on the #vBBQ… Read More
I interviewed Joe Kremer, VP South Asia/Australia/New Zealand, on camera at Dell Enterprise Forum, AU in November 2013. Unfortunately I only captured ambient audio for my notes and didn’t have a lapel mic or second mic source to capture my questions, so you get title blocks instead. My A/V editing… Read More
I was at the recent Melbourne launch of Pure Storage, and a single word permeated much of the conversation: cost. It was a central part of their pitch that day. Pure were spruiking their gear as being at cost-parity with spinning disk for “effective storage”, meaning after their special-sauce software… Read More
There’s so much good stuff to talk about with Infinio, I’m almost at a loss for where to begin. Infinio Accelerator I’ll start with the product Infinio have launched: their NAS accelerator for virtual machines. It’s so obviously a good thing I’m amazed it doesn’t already exist. I mean, think… Read More
Veeam, like Nutanix, are Tech Field Day veterans, so I expect a smooth presentation. I’ve heard a bit about Veeam for some years now, though not in great detail. What I heard was generally glowing praise for its capabilities in backing up VMware environments. Unencumbered by issues of backwards-compatibility, or… Read More