Microsoft Ignite 2015 – Week in Review Well, it was a great show and finally recovering with some sleep under my belt. Here we go… Microsoft Ignite 2015 is where I had a chance to meet and talk with the industry leaders … Continue reading
Nutanix Community Edition – Deploying and Configuring – Part 1
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Another very exciting announcement was Nutanix Community Edition (CE) on June 9th, 2015 at our Inaugural .NEXT conference. So, what is it?.....Our website describes it the best "Community Edition is a 100% software solution enabling technology enthusiasts to easily evaluate the latest Hyperconvergence technology at zero cost." In other words, you can use your own hardware…
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Heading to Microsoft Ignite 2015…stay tuned….
Well, its been crazy days lately. I am leaving for Microsoft Ignite 2015 in a few days. My last few weeks been filled getting demo's ready around Exchange, SQL, Azure Pack, and SCOM. Ignite is the biggest customer event of the year. My company Nutanix is a gold sponsor at the event this year and…
Heads down….;) Life and Times of a Microsoft Technology Evangelist
Life and Times of a Microsoft Technology Evangelist Hello all...It's been a few weeks since my last blog post...I have been to my HQ twice in San Jose, California for week at a time. You would be surprised how 3 hour time differences and coming back east messes up your day. Still working on a system…
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VHD vs. VHDX: Hmm….What’s the Difference
I get asked this all the time....and here is my answer. Microsoft's virtual hard disk format, VHDX, has some important advantages over the legacy VHD format, as this VHD vs. VHDX comparison shows. The release of Windows Server 2012 brought many new virtualization improvements, but one that caught the eye of many IT pros was…
Azure ExpressRoute….Explained….
One of the traditional impediments to businesses adopting public cloud computing is the concern over putting all your eggs in one basket. This is where Hybrid Cloud steps in. The Hybrid Cloud is a description of utilizing a preexisting on-premises datacenter and a cloud solution such as Microsoft Azure to balance the overall solution. Hybrid…
NPP Training series – Nutanix Terminology – Part 2
I was asked "What does Web-Scale Mean?" at the end of my last post. If you missed part 1, check link below: Part 1 - NPP Training series – Nutanix Terminology Nutanix Terminology Well, Web-scale is more than just a buzzword, it's the way datacenters and software architectures are designed to incorporate multi-dimensional concepts such as…
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NPP Training Series – Nutanix Terminology – Part 1
I started with Nutanix about 1 month ago and concurrently began my Nutanix training which entails going through the NPP (Nutanix Platform Professional) training course. I will be posting a series of blog posts on my learning track with Nutanix and will eventually tie it all together with the Microsoft Stack. My track commenced about…
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