You may have read my recent Next-Generation Data Center post, that summarised the Conceptual Model and Logical Design of my ideal Private Cloud solution. This post describes the current vendors that are the leaders of their respective markets and I believe they have a compelling integration story with the highest chance of success. The back-bone of the strategy relies upon VMware, who in my opinion are the current leaders of SDDC for technology, professional services, training and support.
VCDX – Ask, Listen, React
I was on a group VCDX conference call with Chris Colotti, Matt Vandenbeld, Alexander Thoma, Karl Childs and a few other VCDX’s, where the discussion focused on the upcoming PEX VCDX Workshop (formerly known as the bootcamps). One of the key messages from Chris, Matt and Alex that is going to be delivered to VCDX candidates: “During the Design and Troubleshooting scenarios, be careful about what questions you ask and make sure you listen to the Panelist’s answer and react to it.” – Matt Vandenbeld
VCDX Design with vSphere 6.0
For all you VCDX Candidates out there, with vSphere 6.0 about to be generally available (complete speculation on my side – 2 Feb 2015), submitting vSphere 6.0 designs for your VCDX defence is not a good idea until Update 1 is released (probably August 2015).
Otherwise, you will have to explain how you will mitigate the risks that come with GA code and how they will impact your Customer’s Mission-Critical and Business-Critical services. Which is not a pleasant conversation to have.
VCDX Link-O-Rama RSS File
Sick of trying to filter specific VCDX content from the flood of RSS blog aggregators? I took the “Top 10/25/50/100 vBlogs RSS File” idea from Eric Siebert at vSphere-land.com and applied it to the VCDX Link-O-Rama by Derek Seaman.
NSX Link-O-Rama RSS File
Sick of trying to filter specific NSX content from the flood of RSS blog aggregators? I took the “Top 10/25/50/100 vBlogs RSS File” idea from Eric Siebert at vSphere-land.com and applied it to the NSX-Link-O-Rama.
Why do I do what I do?
Sounds like a bit of a tongue twister. But it really is a valid question for each of us to answer when it comes to the important things in life, which for this post, is your current job and career path.
Why are you here and what are you trying to achieve? Are you here to help or to hurt? Are you here for positive change or just a paycheck?
vCenter-as-a-Service
I was listening to the latest vSoup podcast (#53) yesterday and it crystallised my thoughts on the availability options of vCenter that I have been ruminating about over the last few months. Continue reading vCenter-as-a-Service
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