My latest non-IT project
Since it’s fathers day, I thought I would share one of the non-IT, family, related projects I’ve been working on. (Don’t worry… I didn’t actually spent time on fathers day…
Author: Justin Paul
Online Store vs. a VAR
Yesterday I got an email from a reader who was getting a quote together for a new HP P2000 SAN, it sounded like he had all the part numbers he…
Technology First – June
Technologyfirst.org is a local tech related newspaper that is printed monthly and distributed around the Dayton Ohio area. I used to pick up a copy all the time when I…
HP P2000 G3 SAS SAN
I’ve done several posts about the P2000 series of SAN’s from HP, but all of the posts had to do with the iSCSI or Fiber Channel models. This post is…
How to Size Memory for VMware Servers
One of the things you have to do when building out your VMware cluster is size the amount of memory (RAM) you need. From what I have seen most people…
EMC VNXe 3100: My First Look
Last week I unboxed my first EMC VNXe 3100 SAN for a client. At first glance the VNXe looks much like the Clariion AX4, the only thing that is different…
Veeam Storage Best Practices
Note that right now these are mainly based upon my experience with the ExaGrid backup storage appliance. However, as I get the chance to test other appliances I will update…
VCA410-DT Tips
Update: I’m officially VCA410-DT # 106 This morning I sat for the new VMware View related exam VMware Certified Associate – Desktop. I didn’t get to do much studying but…
Recipe for SMB Cluster’s Version 2.0
I’ve done several posts on how to design a cost-effective SMB cluster, but recently with the discovery of the HP P2000 G3 SAS SAN it has gotten MUCH more cost…
Exagrid Notes / Support
My Experience with ExaGrid Support Let me start out by saying that the support and customer service from ExaGrid is top notch. I get to work with a lot of…