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Tag Archives: technology
LeapMotion unboxing and quick review
Today I got a really nice surprise when I got to the office, our LeapMotion devices had been delivered! Yes, I ordered eight of them and no, not all are for me 🙂 LeapMotion is a small and incredible smart … Continue reading
Posted in Experiment, Installation
Tagged computer, gadgets, hand gestures, technology
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Installing Rasplex on a Raspberry Pi – SCART and HDMI
This is something quite different from the normal content here at pureVirtual, but I thought I’d share my success story on how to get Rasplex on a Raspberry Pi to work over both SCART and HDMI. First you might ask, … Continue reading
EMC World 2013 – Best one yet?
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
Posted in Automation, Big Data, EMC, EMC World, IT Transformation, News, Pivotal, Social Media, VMware
Tagged blogging, breakout sessions, storage functions, technology
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Managing Razor provisioning with Puppet – Part 1
If you’ve gone through the tutorials on how to get started with Razor and Puppet that I’ve posted earlier (see here for the first part of five) you should have a Razor and Puppet installation already up and going. For this … Continue reading
Posted in Automation, EMC, How to, Installation, IT Transformation, Puppet, Razor
Tagged dnsmasq, production environments, puppet, software, technology
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VMworld Europe 2012 post-event wrapup
Last week over 8000 registered attendees enjoyed the warmth of Barcelona, delicious tapas and an amazing VMworld. Were you there? If you were, then you might remember some of the things below. If you weren’t, continue reading to get more … Continue reading
Posted in Automation, EMC, IT Transformation, Puppet, Razor, VMware, VMworld
Tagged array functions, automation center, service portals, software, steve herrod, technology
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The Human Face of Big Data – Who are you?
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
Posted in Big Data, EMC, Experiment, Humanity, News, The Human Face of Big Data
Tagged digital mosaic, global experiment, human face, technology
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Automating lighttpd installations with Puppet – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we configured our puppetmaster to make sure that our nodes would get an installation of lighttpd up and running quickly. Now to get a smarter environment where you don’t have to add all the stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Automation, Installation, IT Transformation, Puppet, VMware
Tagged enterprise-it, puppetmaster, software, sysadmin, technology
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