Veeam V7 Patch 4 – adds support for VSAN and SQL 2014
Just a heads up that Patch 4 for Veeam V7 was released the other day. Looks like it includes a bunch of patches and even a few new features too.…
Author: Justin Paul
Stats Logging on an EMC VNX SAN
From time to time I get asked how to turn on the statistics logging functions on a VNX array so that a customer can see what is going on inside…
Excited about Veeam V8 yet? If you’re a Data Domain customer you should be!
Well before you get too excited let me start by saying, I don’t have any screenshots or cool hands on stuff (yet!). But with that said I am pretty excited about…
Cisco grabs #1 spot on Blade Server list
I was introduced to Cisco servers with their C200 M1 box pretty shortly after it came out… Speaking of which March 16, 2009 is the day Cisco announced the UCS platform.…
Zerto 3.5 with Offsite Backup Feature goes GA
It’s been pretty well-known that Zerto had plans to implement an Offsite backup feature into their Replication/DR product. And well the day has come to announce that it, along with…
Power 101 for the IT Guy
Power… it is the only thing that you will find more prevalent in a datacenter than racks, yet many times when discussing upgrades and new installations it’s the part that no one ever…
Upgrading unified VNX freezes; leaves Unisphere broken
Last week I was upgrading a VNX5300 unified to FLARE 32, since FLARE 31 will be end of support soon, and ran into some issues. This is the first time…
Justifying the Cost of Virtual Desktops: Take 2
Two years ago I did a post on how was I trying to justify VDI for a customer who was refreshing 40 desktops. In the end I don’t know what…
Join me, Zerto, and Lumenate for show and tell (and food)!
Later this month I will be presenting at two events, the first is March 18th from 3-6pm in Cincinnati Ohio. We will all meet at the Firehouse Grill for a…
Some good Disaster Recovery Planning Templates
Over the weekend I was doing some research and found some pretty cool documents / templates on the subject of disaster recovery planning. One thing I have found is that…