What started off as a good idea, quickly snowballed into my home lab being jacked up for about 3 weeks. I often refer to these things as “life lessons” and unfortunately I usually experience these things a lot. I normally just chalk it up to my ADD and move on !! Hopefully this blog post […]
Read More vShield 5 issues with virtual vCenterMe being right doesn’t happen often (just ask my wife) but when it does, I like to make sure I point it out to people 🙂 If you go back a few weeks to VMware’s big vSphere 5 announcement you will recall that no matter how many awesome features and benefits they rolled out with […]
Read More See I told you VMware wasn’t evilMe being right doesn’t happen often (just ask my wife) but when it does, I like to make sure I point it out to people 🙂 If you go back a few weeks to VMware’s big vSphere 5 announcement you will recall that no matter how many awesome features and benefits they rolled out with […]
Read More See I told you VMware wasn't evilLately I’ve been doing a lot of discussions with companies around Virtual Desktops (VDI) and these meetings usually fall into 2 types. First type is “what is VDI” or “VDI Best Practices” and even sometimes it’s “Why VDI now” or VDI 101. Normally this is an open discussion around why they are looking at […]
Read More Various info around deploying VDIWhat a WEEK!!! VMware didn’t let us down with all the buildup they made to their big launch on Tuesday. In the immortal words Chad Sakac – it was FACEMELTING AWESOMESAUCE. I mentioned a few of my favorite things about vSphere 5 on this blog post. The unfortunate side of the announcement was the reaction […]
Read More VMware is not evil – my opinion on their new licensing modelToday with all the pomp and circumstance they rightly deserve VMware announced that vSphere 5 and all its wonderful glory will be “GA” (Generally Available) in August. I thought I would write a short blog and call out some of the coolest features, at least to me, that will be in vSphere 5. First and […]
Read More really cool things in vSphere5It seems that July is turning into VMware Month. The amount of information that will be rolling out of VMware in the next 2 weeks is mind blowing. Just to make sure nothing gets lost in your inbox I’ve pulled together some of the most interesting dates you need to make sure you circle in […]
Read More VMware Events in JulyOne of the things that I really love about my role as a vSpecialist is my opportunity to meet with prospects and customers and talk about all the integration points EMC has with VMware. vSphere is such a cool product and what makes it even cooler is the types of integration our products have together. […]
Read More The Ever Changing World of AdminsSo, I’ve been having a pretty great week and then it just got SOOOO much better when this e-mail arrived in my vTexan inbox !! Dear Tommy Trogden, We’re pleased to designate you as a vExpert 2011 as recognition of your contributions to the VMware, virtualization, and cloud computing communities. You’ve done work above and […]
Read More VMware vExpert 2011This year marks the first year I’ve submitted a presentation abstract to vmworld. I actually submitted 3 🙂 Go big, or go home right !! I made it through the first pass, and now it’s on to the open vote. I thought I would pull together the three topics I’ve submitted with a brief abstract […]
Read More Time to vote for VMworld presentations
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