Category: Virtualization
Microsoft Hyper-V: On Hyper Drive
By Tony Asaro on Sep 12, 2013 | In Virtualization | Send feedback »
Microsoft is on fire. I have rarely seen them so aggressive, focused and productive. In terms of virtualization - they are acting more like a startup (in some ways) than a massive software company. They are developing real intellectual property in record time. more »
VTUG Summer Slam and Stuff
By Tony Asaro on Jun 24, 2013 | In Virtualization | Send feedback »
I have been working with the Virtualization Technology Users Group (VTUG). This is an independent virtualization user group that focuses on all platforms including ESX, Hyper-V, KVM and EC2. The 10th Annual VTUG Summer Slam event is taking place in Br… more »
VMware Makes NFS Mainstream
By Tony Asaro on Jul 16, 2010 | In Virtualization, Storage, Storage Management | 6 feedbacks »
We did research on IT professionals and their major priorities over the last 18 months and all of them emphatically stated that implementing VMware was one of their top initiatives significantly driving down costs and improving operations. These IT prof… more »
Private IT Clouds and Why They Matter
By Tony Asaro on Mar 2, 2010 | In Data Management, Virtualization, Business Issues for IT, Storage, Storage Management | Send feedback »
Some people believe that private IT clouds are just a different name for the same stuff we already have in the data center. I disagree. Regardless of what we call this new “thing”, a true IT utility or private IT Cloud, it isn’t synonymous with what we… more »
What A Difference An Age Makes
By Tony Asaro on Feb 1, 2010 | In Data Management, Virtualization, Business Issues for IT, Storage, Storage Management | Send feedback »
I went to the Computer History Museum last week in Mountain View, CA to see the Difference Engine conceived and almost invented by Charles Babbage in the 1830s. Basically this was a computer run by kinetic energy (a person moving a crank) using sophis… more »