Recently, I had a need to configure some NetApp Select systems. I worked at NetApp for over five years, so I have configured my share of both ONTAP and SolidFire systems. After I configured one, I really didn’t want to do it again. I found a great getting started with Ansible series on thePub, and …
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I recently was setting up a lab, and my goal was to get it up and running as quickly as possible to do some testing. I think we have all been in this boat at one time or another. The setup I was working with was a small nested vSphere environment and the NetApp simulator. …
I’m proud and very excited to be announced I have been selected as a #VeeamVanguard 2017! Let me start by telling you a story. Many years ago, when I was a little ESX admin, I used to support a global environment. We used a backup solution that required an in-guest backup agent. Any idea what …
I’ve been a fan of Veeam for a very long time. Since I do a lot with NetApp storage, I want to specifically talk about one Veeam feature that stands out for me, and that’s Backup from Storage Snapshots. What Backup from Storage Snapshots does is allow me to leverage NetApp Snapshots under the covers …
This year, I’ll be heading to #NetAppInsight Las Vegas for the first time as a presenter. NetApp Insight is where the original Vanna White FlexPod pose originated back in 2012, if you’ve been keeping track of those. Little did I know back then that I would be attending NetApp Insight as a presenter on the Converged …
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. …