VMworld Las Vegas 2016 could not have come at a worse time for California-based VMware, just before the September 7 nuptials of its New England parent, EMC, and the Texan Dell. Many are saying, as usual, that the writing is on the wall for VMware: that is has lost its way, that is it the IBM of the Millennial generation. Watching from afar …
Tom Howarth is an IT Veteran of over 20 years experience and is the owner of PlanetVM.Net Ltd, Tom is a moderator of the VMware Communities forum. He is a contributing author on VMware vSphere(TM) and Virtual Infrastructure Security: Securing ESX and the Virtual Environment, and the forthcoming vSphere a Quick Guide. He regularly does huge virtualization projects for enterprises in the U.K. and elsewhere in EMEA. Tom was Elected vExpert for 2008 and each subsequent year thereafter.
The Weather Is Getting Cloudy: Vembu to the Rescue
In this, the sixth post in this series, our hero is tasked with moving into the cloud. Once again, Vembu comes to the rescue.
Dell EMC: The Big Day
Yesterday, after many worries—some regulatory (Would the EU sanction the deal? Would China sanction the deal?), some legal (Were the financial instruments being used to finance the deal unlawful under the US tax code?)—the biggest IT merger ever in terms of monetary value finally occurred. This is one of those landmark occasions. Two of the biggest names in our industry, Dell …
Nutanix to Acquire PernixData for an Undisclosed Sum
Nutanix, one of the leading providers of hyperconverged infrastructure, has executed a definitive agreement to acquire PernixData, one of the leading providers of local flash-based acceleration for storage devices.
Day One: VMworld
With the curse of the even year, VMworld is hitting me again. I have to unfortunately sit this one out, so it is with a little bit of sadness that I do this rundown of the day one keynote by Pat Gelsinger, VMware’s CEO. This year’s VMworld keynote started with the usual razzmatazz, but soon settled down. …
It’s Time for a Change: Vembu to the Rescue
It is time for a hypervisor change, and as a result of your previous successes, you are now the goto-person for all things infrastructure at your company. So, pants outside your trousers again, armed with Vembu, it’s back to action.