ZFS really piques my interest, so I just had to include it in my TechTarget storage virtualization seminar series. Here’s a quick primer for those of you who aren’t familiar with it, and thus are wondering why anyone would get stoked over a filesystem! ZFS (originally “zettabyte file system” but now just ZFS) takes the […]
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VMware Storage Tidbits
When researching the interaction of storage and VMware for my upcoming TechTarget seminar series on storage virtualization, I picked up a few little tidbits of information that I wanted to share… Beware of block sizes greater than 256 KB when using certain Fibre Channel arrays! VMware’s performance research shows that throughput drops on some FC […]
Volume Management: Virtualizing Host Storage
I’ve been feverishly preparing for my upcoming TechTarget seminar series focused on storage virtualization, so I thought it might be interesting to post a few topics from the talk here on the blog. If you’ll be in Washington DC on March 4, or Durham NC on March 6 and are interested in the world of […]
Come See My Storage Virtualization Seminar!
TechTarget recently announced a new Storage Decisions Seminar series focused on Storage Virtualization, with yours truly as the speaker! Although the content is still being formalized, the first sessions are right around the corner on March 4 (in Wachington, DC), and March 6 (in Durham, NC). If you’re near either of these cities, I would […]
Storage Decisions 2008 Dates Are Announced!
TechTarget’s Storage Decisions shows have long been a highlight of the data storage industry calendar, and the company recently announced the dates for 2008. I’m pleased to announce that I will again be presenting at these shows, and will post more details on my topics as they become available. Storage Decisions 2008 dates and locations: […]
