I happen to have a background in both VMware vSphere design and disaster recovery, however these two things are not often talked about in tandem. In this guide, I’m going to walk you through some of the most important considerations when it comes to designing and building a vSphere based disaster recovery environment. I’ll also …
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You’ve probably heard the terms RPO and RTO thrown around a lot, but what do they really mean? RPO stands for Recovery Point Objective, and RTO stands for Recovery Time Objective. It can be easy to flip flop these two terms, especially if you’re just getting used to them or just learning about their concepts. …
So you are starting on your VCDX journey. Or perhaps you’re thinking about starting it. It is dangerous to go alone, take this. What is this, exactly you ask? Good question. I have seen a lot of people on Twitter lately trying to get started, so hopefully I can provide some ideas on how …
As a technologist, there are many tough questions you’re going to ask, and be asked in your career. Probably one of the most popular, and common is “Should My Organization Use Technology X??”. What is Technology X you ask? Well it really depends on the day of the week and which way the wind is blowing. It could be anything. …
Wait, the cloud goes down? As evidenced earlier this month, yes, yes it does. I know I noticed it when I went to stream a movie on Netflix and ended up getting an error message. Netflix wasn’t the only one impacted, when I realized I couldn’t stream a movie (I was trying to watch Hackers, …
Anyone who knows me knows I love to write, from blogging, to proposals, to novels, I love it all. If I was to break my career thus far into chapters, I think it would look something like this. Chapter 1 – First, I read it. Earlier in my career, I did a number of things. …