Jake Foster


I’m a bit behind on this, but VMware released a deep dive technical paper on the VSA solution that has been released.  It can be downloaded from here Definately worth a read if you want to know more about the architecture, configuration overview and ...

I’ve talked about VAAI a few times in my blog (such as VAAI implementation on the P2000 and vSphere), but what is it?             A quote from VMware: Storage APIs deliver tight integration of advanced capabilities from ...

An interesting article from HP on their VirtualSystem Platform and its link to Microsofts private cloud strategy: http://h30507.www3.h...

I’ve been looking into DR as a Service, and its a bloomin interesting proposition, so i’ve gathered a few links to some useful articles: Disaster Recovery is your transitional Cloud step at ZDnet.com  The Cloud is a much feared entity but it ...

Are you ready for the Microsoft Private Cloud? On February 21 & 22 Microsoft Learning is running a 2-day virtual training event to help the world learn about the upcoming enhancements with the Creating & Managing a Private Cloud with System Center ...

A key component of Windows Server 8 Continuous Availability is the introduction of SMB 2.2.  This new solution will allow cost effective implementation of capabilities for the SMB that were reserved for the enterprise sector before. Thomas Pfenning has ...

If you are looking to deploy, configure and support a 3par based solution then look no further for your training, attend the Designing & Implementing HP Cloud Solutions using 3PAR for all your needs. It covers the following: Identify the HP 3PAR ...

For those that don’t know, there is a vSphere 5 Best Practise Guide for HA available from VMware: http://blogs.vmware....

I’ve mentioned HP’s StoreOnce Deduplication a couple of times in my blog and I’ve found a nice video that explains it in laymans terms:  

As I said in my post ‘HP Data Protector 6.21 available’ I mentioned there were issues with the multipath setup and there are a few workarounds for it: Uninstall the 6.21 patches Use the GUI from 6.2 Request hotfix QCCR2A35525 through a HP ...