Back From the Pile: Interesting Links, February 25, 2011

So there it is. Intel’s Light Peak was launched as Thunderbolt in the new Apple MacBook Pro line. What else happened?

• My writing
  • Processing and Scheduling Thin Provisioning is another entry in my State of the Art Thin Provisioning series
  • I posted another napkin-tastic infographic: Real-World Port Throughput Relative To Light Peak
  • Wednesday saw the Thunderbolt leak, Will Apple Call Light Peak “Thunderbolt”?, but USB 3.0 For Mac Is Here (sort of)
  • Then there was the real reveal on Thursday: Thunderbolt = Light Peak = Mini DisplayPort + PCI Express
  • I had to dispel some silly speculation: Why the iPad 2 Won’t Include Thunderbolt
  • I didn’t write the post, but I did write the DCIG 2011 Small Enterprise Storage Array Buyer’s Guide!
• Other stuff
  • Good stuff from Nasuni: Blocks vs. Files: Which Approach is Better for Cloud Gateways?
  • IPv6 was a topic of discussion at Tech Field Day, so this one from Eric Siebert was interesting: IPv6 support in vSphere
  • Terry Slattery also has some IPv6 ideas: Are You Ready for IPv6?
  • Another great TFD post from Jeff Fry: IP Address Management (IPAM) and INFOBLOX
  • A response to my VAAI questions from IBM: XIV VAAI Support — whats the story?
  • I’ve been wondering about this. What’s your opinion on Gabrie van Zanten’s post? To USB or not to USB, how do you boot your ESXi host?
  • And now for something completely different: Pants Down on Madison: Salinger’s Slightly Salingeresque Boswell Wants to Be Left Alone

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