The image below is one that I’ve seen shared a few times. It makes me laugh each time. Like all good jokes, it has a seed of truth, and layers of deeper meaning, whether or not you believe that private cloud is a dead horse that we should have long since stopped flogging. There are …
Anthony Metcalf (vantmet) has been in IT for over 10 years, working with UK firms in industries from Engineering to Law, along with service providers. Anthony works in all areas of the data centre, from networking to automation, and has recently been blogging the VCP-NV experience at PlanetVM.net.
Serverless: A Silent Revolution
If there is one trend that permeates all of industry, it is the drive to move forward. All processes evolve to become more efficient. New things are built on the old. Things get smaller, simpler, cheaper. IT is no exception. The technology industry has progressed from the room-sized computers of the 1950s (for which it is …
Lock-In, Inertia, and Gravity
I recently saw a conversation about avoiding lock-in and the fact that it is impossible to avoid at least a degree of lock-in. Like most terms in IT, “lock-in” is one that means subtly different things depending on context. Its most common usage concerns vendors. When we complain about lock-in, we are usually complaining that …
On Certifications
Earlier today, the owner of a recruitment company asked me, “What’s wrong with dumps?” I’ve seen many blog posts over the years asking about the usefulness of qualifications, usually written by IT veterans with years of experience looking back on a career that, in some cases, was made on the back of good certifications, and …
dvSwitch — Curse Your Inevitable Betrayal!
I will admit, I was surprised recently to discover that VMware has announced the end of life of its third-party virtual switches (vSwitch). These have been a part of the vSphere ecosystem for many years now. This relationship with other vendors seems to be coming to a close.
Is the GUI the Enemy of Automation?
In IT there is not simply more than one way to skin a cat. There are multiple philosophies describing the methods. Most of these philosophies are based on preference and history, and on how, where, and when we learn, but not so much on what is necessarily the best way. Much of the how and when is linked …