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Are certifications important to an IT career?
It has been a while since I’ve posted anything substantial on the blog. The past couple months have been an incredibly busy season for me. Week before last, I studied for and passed my VCP5 certification exam, updating my VMware certification to the latest revision just before the deadline for upgrading it without taking class. [...]
Getting started with vCenter Orchestrator
When I travel for work, I strive to bring back as many good ideas as I can and implement them in our IT shop. VMworld 2011 offered the opportunity to meet a lot of people, one of those being Cody Bunch who is authoring Automating vSphere: With Vmware vCenter Orchestrator for VMware Press. In talking [...]
Burst local and securely with HP CloudSystem
When it comes to cloud technology, one of the biggest advantages a cloud brings is the ability to expand and retract on demand. This ability allows IT shops to meet the needs of customers and not miss revenue opportunities due to downtime, sluggish performance or overloaded server outages. This capability does not come without security [...]
Returning from HP Cloud Tech Day
I am currently sitting in Atlanta airport waiting on my flight to return to Myrtle Beach. I am returning from Houston, TX, where I have been on-site at HP’s facility to learn more about cloud and HP’s CloudSystem in particular. Although cloud was our primary focus, we also spent some time looking at other innovations [...]
VMware introduces new Shavlik based patch management solution
VMware announced today vCenter Protect Essentials, based on the Shavlik NetChk Protect product that it acquired earlier this year. The newly rebranded product is good news for companies who currently leverage the built-in Update Manager technology in vSphere 4 and earlier version for patch management. Previously, these customers would be looking at the hefty-priced upgrade [...]
A problem for VMware: If it’s “good enough” then why pay more?
I have often commented to my coworkers that VMware is facing a “good enough” problem. Even though I believe in VMware and their software, I’ve said there is day coming soon that competing products will be “good enough” and customers will no longer see the need to buy VMware’s vSphere suite, even though it is [...]
Spending FaceTime with clients and family
One of the more brilliant features included with the iPhone 4, and now the iPhone 4S, is something Apple calls FaceTime. It’s a video chat service that is dead simple to setup and use. For other iPhone users, it uses your phone number to identify you (no additional account needed) and for other Macs and [...]
The future is all about (cloud) apps
After having a month to reflect on the organized chaos that was VMworld 2011, one message still stands out to me most of anything we heard during that week. VMware conveyed loud and clear that apps, and more specifically the frameworks and middleware to enable cloud apps, are the big area of innovation for the [...]
Step onto the cloud with HP CloudStart
HP is looking to make it easy for companies to step on the cloud. They are offering a solution called HP CloudStart that will deliver a fully functional cloud onto your site in 30 days or less. For companies looking to give cloud technology a spin, CloudStart is an easy first step with the ability [...]
Integrity and standards for the new world
Blogging is fantastic for a number of reasons. It provides anyone, regardless of affiliation, with the ability to voice what they feel, observe and believe. The growth of blogs or citizen journalism has provided writers with the ability to disseminate their work without the need for a vehicle like traditional newspapers and magazines. At the [...]
