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Single Initiator Zoning, recommended or not?

A question we receive a lot is what kind of zoning should be implemented for our storage solution? The answer is usually really short and simple: at least single initiator zoning.
Single initiator zoning is something we have always recommend in the field (VMware PSO Consultants/Architects) and something that is clearly mentioned in our documentation… at [...]

Want to be part of the vCloud Team?

If you are based in EMEA and are up for a challenge you might want to check out the following job roles as the VMware vCloud Services Team is still looking for highly motivated and skilled people! Just drop me (duncan @ yellow-bricks.com) an email when you are interested and I will make sure your [...]

Cisco and Granite Ventures invest in Hytrust

I just received the following announcement and thought it would be interesting for you as well:
HyTrust, Inc., the leader in policy management and access control for virtual infrastructure, announced today that it has secured $10.5 million in Series B financing. New investors Granite Ventures and Cisco Systems participated in the round of financing, as did [...]

VMware Partner Exchange 2010

I attended VMware Partner Exchange this week in Las Vegas. I must say I was impressed. To be completely blunt; I wasn’t impressed with Vegas. Vegas is definitely not my cup of tea. I love a bit of “history” and Vegas hardly has any. Give me San Francisco, New York, Boston or any other city [...]

Available now: Foundation for Cloud Computing with VMware vSphere 4

Usenix/Sage has just officially publised our new book in the Short Topics series: “Foundation for Cloud Computing with VMware vSphere 4″.
Before reading the rest of this article be aware that the target audience for this book is IT Management. It’s an overview of VMware products / technology which enable Cloud Computing. It is by [...]

Draft version of the vSphere Security Hardening Guide available

VMware published the draft version of the vSphere Security Hardening Guide. Keep in mind that it’s still draft and needs tweaking. The Team needs your feedback, so if you have any comments please don’t hesitate to reach out and leave a comment on the community forums.
Overall, there are more than 100 guidelines. The guide itself [...]

Top-25 virtualization bloggers

Eric Siebert just published the results of the Top-25 bloggers poll. Over 700 people voted and several bloggers entered the top-25 like Frank Denneman and Alan Renouf. I would like to thank everyone for voting on me. It’s a true honor to be part of a list like the following, let alone being voted as [...]

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