NetApp, SolidFire and the Turning of Big Ships
Wow, it’s been a long time since I wrote anything here. Startup life, yo. I’ve written probably more…
One Year Later
A year ago this past week, I joined SolidFire because Aaron Delp asked me to. I didn’t know…
What is This Saying About Where the Storage Industry is Headed? A Lot.
This marks a first for my blog: a guest post. Patrick and I were talking about the momentum that…
Prepping Microsoft CA Using SHA1 for vCenter 5.5 Certificates
Just a quick post here, mostly for my own documentation.. I was deploying (yet another) vCenter instance today,…
Cisco UCS Boot From iSCSI CHAP Password Issue
First, let’s get the jokes out of the way: yes, it’s a technical blog post. No, I haven’t…
Turtles All The Way Down
I brought this phrase up on one of Gabriel Chapman’s #SNLDD videocasts, and there were a few people…
Hardware is Boring–The HCL Corollary
I think I’ve been pretty clear that I’m a fan of boring hardware. I’ve said it publicly, I’ve…
More vExpert Numbers: Sub-Groups and Repeat Offenders
Wow, the response to the “2014 vExpert Group, By the Numbers” post has been overwhelming. With over 1,000…
2014 vExpert Group, By the Numbers
First, I want to thank everyone who helped me gather the information used for the stats below. Thank…
The Practical Marketing of Yourself, A How-To Guide
Every year the vExpert group is announced, and every year I’m excited to look at the breakdown of…