What’s the most unlikely place to find Function-based computing (Serverless)? What if I told you VMware has a Functions as a Service platform that’s relatively popular. So popular that the company that leads the underlying project won Best of VMworld. …
According to the Kuberati, vendors bullish on Kubernetes, I’m a server hugger. I think much of that perception is due to my reputation within the VMware community. I’m a former vExpert and VMware certification holder. After all, my old twitter …
What did we learn from building a software-defined data center (SDDC) with bring your own servers and storage? The primary learning – it’s not worth the engineering effort. Spend your time on more valuable engineering efforts.
Will the rise of the DPU mean the fall of the traditional storage array? The Data Processing Unit (DPU) has seen a surge due to successful systems such as AWS Nitro. VMware recently announced project Monterey. The industry is …
A little more on VMware Project Monterey, I envisioned VMware taking the idea of running ESXi on a SmartNIC all the way to it’s natural conclusion which was virtualization of the network to support Telco RAN and services services. VMware …
I think, as an industry, we may owe HPE an apology regarding The Machine. I’ve always been intrigued by the concept. The goal was to re-think computing inside of a data center. The vision of The Machine was to …
Thanks, everyone, for the incredible feedback on the Oracle sponsored review of the various VMware public cloud options. Some of the consistent feedback is that the team created content we don’t see produced by independent organizations. Intel sponsors the …
VMworld 2020 starts tomorrow. While virtual, it’s one of my favorite times of the year. It gets the entire enterprise IT industry focused on my favorite topic, Hybrid-infrastructure. Hybrid-infrastructure is an operating model vs. a physical location. VMware cloud …
I’m fascinated with the entry of IT vendors into the “Edge” market. The Edge includes everything from the data center (as opposed to the public cloud) to windmills and fitness bands on consumers. I’ll let my peers continue to battle …
What’s the real value of a Proof of Concept (POC), and is there enough value to pay for it. I’ll run down the (sanitized) cost of what it took for us to run the comparison of three of the four …
