April 2, 2013

Building Virtual Infrastructure Seminar – Los Angeles, CA

Truth in IT has now opened registration for my upcoming “Building Virtual Infrastructure” seminars in Los Angeles and Atlanta. Attendance is free of charge for qualified end-users, and sponsors are invited to contact Truth in IT as well. Truth in IT has scheduled two consecutive days in Los Angeles in the first week in March.

Announcing “Building Virtual Infrastructure”, My New Seminar Series With Truth in IT

Everyone dreams of a truly virtualized datacenter infrastructure, but how can we get there?

We are a turning point in IT infrastructure. It is now possible to build a completely virtualized and abstracted data center environment, one where applications and operating systems are completely independent from server, network, and storage hardware. Join me in 2012 at a new all-day in-person seminar series as I work through the challenges of building a virtual data center.

Two Online Events You Should Attend (And Two More That You Can’t)

I'll be presenting at two private events and one public webinar this week!

I’ve been quite busy lately recording webinars, writing articles, and setting up speaking events. This week, I’m in Boston and New York for private speaking engagements. I’ll also be recording a webinar with an exciting new storage/virtualization company, Nutanix, and I urge you to tune in to that one!

Storage for Virtual Environments Seminar, Seattle, WA

I'm updating my slides and preparing for another seminar!

The next date in my Storage for Virtual Environments seminar series is rapidly approaching, and I hope to see my Pacific Northwest readers there! I’ve made even more changes to the seminar content, adding more about vSphere 5 and including new VAAI and partition alignment info. There’s never enough time for everything I want to cover, of course.

Seminar: Storage for Virtual Environments, Cleveland OH

The view from my Toronto hotel was awesome, but not as great as the conversation with seminar attendees

The next date in my Storage for Virtual Environments seminar series is rapidly approaching, and I hope to see my Ohio readers there! I’ve made major changes to the seminar content recently, updating it with vSphere 5 news and rearranging the whole thing. I still feel like there’s not enough time to get to everything, but it’s a start!

The Deletion Dilemma

Deletion of data is not a high priority for most IT shops, but this ought to change

When was the last time you deleted data? Even at home, where we have autonomy and authority over our own data, many of us are digital pack rats. But at work? Never! No one ever deletes anything! Let’s talk about why this is.

Back From the Pile: Interesting Links, April 8, 2011

This regular series features highlights from the week. Read my thoughts concerning HDS following their “blogger day” in London. Also, my good friend W. Curtis Preston announced more Backup Central Live! dates; you really ought to go see him!

W. Curtis Preston Announces More Backup Central Live!

My friend W. Curtis Preston kicked off his Backup Central Live! event series earlier this year, and I was pleased to be able to attend in Santa Clara. Curtis has spent years educating IT pros about data protection, and let me tell you, although I’ve seen him present dozens of times, Curtis was really in his element here. He held the packed room enthralled, and the vendor sponsors I talked to were very pleased about the event!

Back From the Pile: Interesting Links, March 11, 2011

This regular series features highlights from the week. My writing:
How Will Thunderbolt Affect Enterprise Storage?
Introducing Storage for Virtual Environments (From My Seminar)

Back From the Pile: Interesting Links, March 4, 2011

I spent this week at the 2011 Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond, WA. It was an excellent trip, full of great information that I can’t talk about: Microsoft is the only company I have an NDA with! But I can say that no one should count that company out. Although Apple, Google, and Facebook (?!) get all the attention, Microsoft is making some good moves. The Kinnect and Windows Phone 7 show that innovation and creativity is alive and well in Redmond!