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New role, new responsibilities, same face

Posted on October 6, 2014 by

It’s that time of year again! Well not really, but it’s that time of my career at least. For those of you keeping track I’ve been at EMC now for a bit over 4 years. I was part of the … Continue reading →

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EMC is now a part of the Puppet Labs Supported program

Posted on July 28, 2014 by

Disclaimer: EMC is a proud member of the Puppet Supported Program. These are my thoughts and not necessarily those of my employer. I work at EMC which is a federation of well-known brand names; VMware, RSA, Pivotal & EMC II, and they all … Continue reading →

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EMC ScaleIO – The new kid on the Elastic Converged Storage Block

Posted on November 4, 2013 by

ScaleIO delivers something that’s all the rage right now, namely a highly scalable storage solution for things like web scale apps, databases and virtual desktops. ScaleIO ECS is software that uses application servers to create an elastic, scalable and resilient … Continue reading →

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VMworld 2013 San Francisco and Barcelona – all in one post!

Posted on October 24, 2013 by

This is the first year where I’ve attended both VMworld conferences, and my first over the US. There are a lot of similarities, and a lot of differences. I’ve gotten the question many times during the last couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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New role – New location

Posted on September 16, 2013 by

As most of you readers know, I’ve been a part of the vSpecialist team at EMC for almost exactly 3 full years now. It’s been an amazing ride, lots of interesting challenges and changes in the industry, I’ve met extremely smart … Continue reading →

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EMC World 2013 – Best one yet?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

I’ve spent the last week in Vegas, meeting incredible people and learning a lot at this year’s amazing EMC World. Amazing, just like every year, but always a bit different. Time for an EMC World 2013 wrap-up don’t you think? … Continue reading →

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VMworld Barcelona recommended sessions – Thursday

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

I hope you all had a blast at the Pixel-perfect VMworld Party yesterday, and that you’re not too tired today to attend the last day of VMworld Europe 2012. Let’s make the best of it, attend a few sessions and … Continue reading →

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VMworld Barcelona recommended agenda – Wednesday

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

Hope all of you enjoyed the start of VMworld yesterday, and that you’re ready for another full day of awesome sessions, exhibitions and labs! Not sure which sessions to focus on today? I’m sure you will find at least one … Continue reading →

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The Human Face of Big Data – Who are you?

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Who are you? What’s your daily life like? Is it anything like someone else’s in countries like France, Brazil or China? EMC launches a mobile app today where YOU can play a big part and create a digital mosaic over how people … Continue reading →

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Install VMware ESXi 5.1 automatically using Razor

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

Once again, Razor comes to the rescue for all of you who’d like to automate the installations of VMware ESXi 5.1 that was just publically released. If you already have a Razor environment up and running you can dive right … Continue reading →

Posted in Automation, How to, Installation, News, Razor, VMware, vSphere5 | Tagged | 4 Comments