Gregs Server StorageIO Data Infrastructure Podcast

SNW Fall 2012 in Santa Clara, I am joined by my co-host Bruce Rave aka Bruce Ravid of Ravid and Associates as we catch up with long time storage industry veteran Claus Mikkelsen of HDS. Bruce and Claus meet for the first time having been around and probally passed each other in the halls at various events, hence, its a small world, however theres always oppourtunity to meet somebody new. We also chat about SNW past and present, data storage, technologies, networking with people, travel and of course with Claus, touch on wine. Note that Claus and me were apart of a consortium of people that colaborated and created the orignal book The Resilient Enterprise released in spring of 2012 published by Veritas. Ok, nuff said.

In this episode from SNW Fall 2012 in Santa Clara, I am joined by my co-host Bruce Rave aka Bruce Ravid of Ravid and Associates as we catch up with long time storage industry veteran Claus Mikkelsen of HDS. Bruce and Claus meet for the first time having been around and probally passed each other in the halls at various events, hence, its a small world, however theres always oppourtunity to meet somebody new. We also chat about SNW past and present, data storage, technologies, networking with people, travel and of course with Claus, touch on wine. Note that Claus and me were apart of a consortium of people that colaborated and created the orignal book The Resilient Enterprise released in spring of 2012 published by Veritas. Ok, nuff said.

NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, I meet up with the Padcaster creator Josh Apter. The Padcaster is a mounting bracket for iPads (among other things) that enables you to safely attach lights, lenses, microphones, tripods among other things to create a production studio. Check out their website which is thepadcaster.com and see if they will give you the NAB show special price, tell them Greg from StorageIO sent you. Ok, nuff said.

In this episode from NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, I meet up with the Padcaster creator Josh Apter. The Padcaster is a mounting bracket for iPads (among other things) that enables you to safely attach lights, lenses, microphones, tripods among other things to create a production studio. Check out their website which is thepadcaster.com and see if they will give you the NAB show special price, tell them Greg from StorageIO sent you. Ok, nuff said.

SNW USA Spring 2013 in Orland Florida, while Im waiting for my flight home, Bruce Ravid catches up with Marc Farely now with Microsoft after they bought storsimple, and before that HP after they bought 3PAR, after he left Dell when they acquired Equallogic among others. Bruce and Marc talk basketball, industry trends, Dell and SNW.

SNW USA Spring 2013 in Orland Florida, while Im waiting for my flight home, Bruce Ravid catches up with Tony DiCenzo of Oracle and SNIA for a quick hallway conversation. Their conversation covers SNW spring 2013 and industry trends.

In this episode from SNW USA Spring 2013 in Orland Florida, while Im waiting for my flight home, Bruce Ravid catches up with Marc Farely now with Microsoft after they bought storsimple, and before that HP after they bought 3PAR, after he left Dell when they acquired Equallogic among others. Bruce and Marc talk basketball, industry trends, Dell and SNW.

In this episode from SNW USA Spring 2013 in Orland Florida, while Im waiting for my flight home, Bruce Ravid catches up with Tony DiCenzo of Oracle and SNIA for a quick hallway conversation. Their conversation covers SNW spring 2013 and industry trends.

SNW USA Spring 2013 in Orland Florida, Bruce Ravid and our guest SNIA Chairman Wayne Adams join me. Wayne was one of our first podcast guests back in fall of 2012 and he returns to give us a SNIA spring 2013 update. Wayne updates us on what is new with SNIA including their new SPDEcon conference (check out the separate podcast for that), along with SMIS, Cloud, education tutorials, videos and more. Listen to our conversation and check out the snia.org website.

In this episode from SNW USA Spring 2013 in Orland Florida, Bruce Ravid and our guest SNIA Chairman Wayne Adams join me. Wayne was one of our first podcast guests back in fall of 2012 and he returns to give us a SNIA spring 2013 update. Wayne updates us on what is new with SNIA including their new SPDEcon conference (check out the separate podcast for that), along with SMIS, Cloud, education tutorials, videos and more. Listen to our conversation and check out the snia.org website.

SNW USA Spring 2013 in Orland Florida, I am joined by Bruce Ravid and our guest Justin Stottlemyer, Shutterfly Fellow and Storage Architect. Our conversation centers on how Justin and Shutterfly maximize their return on innovation (the new ROI) by using object storage along with other technology and techniques to create a resilient, scalable flexible data infrastructure. Listen in to hear how Justin and Shutterfly are currently managing 80PB of storage with over 30PB of user data that continues to grow.

In this episode from SNW USA Spring 2013 in Orland Florida, I am joined by Bruce Ravid and our guest Justin Stottlemyer, Shutterfly Fellow and Storage Architect. Our conversation centers on how Justin and Shutterfly maximize their return on innovation (the new ROI) by using object storage along with other technology and techniques to create a resilient, scalable flexible data infrastructure. Listen in to hear how Justin and Shutterfly are currently managing 80PB of storage with over 30PB of user data that continues to grow.

SNW USA Spring 2013 in Orland Florida, Im joined by Bruce Ravid and our guest SNIA Chairman Wayne Adams and from SNIA Education SW Worth. Our conversation centers around the new SNIA SPDEcon conference that will occur June 10th in Santa Clara California with a tag line of being for experts by experts and those who want to become storage experts. Listen to our conversation and check out the snia.org and snia.org/spdecon websites to signup and participate in this new event.

In this episode from SNW USA Spring 2013 in Orland Florida, Im joined by Bruce Ravid and our guest SNIA Chairman Wayne Adams and from SNIA Education SW Worth. Our conversation centers around the new SNIA SPDEcon conference that will occur June 10th in Santa Clara California with a tag line of being for experts by experts and those who want to become storage experts. Listen to our conversation and check out the snia.org and snia.org/spdecon websites to signup and participate in this new event.

In this episode, we go virtual, both with the topic (virtualization) and communicating around the world via Skype. My guest is Alastair Cooke (@DemitasseNZ) who joins me from New Zealand to talk about VMware education, training and social networking. Some of the topics that we cover include vForums, vBrownbags, VMware VCDX certification, VDI, Autolab, Professional vBrownbag tech talks, coffee and more. If you are into server virtualization or virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI), or need to learn more, Alastair talks about some great resources. Check out Alastairs site www.demitasse.co.nz for more information about the AutoLab, training and education, along with the vBrownbag podcasts that are also available on iTunes.