EMC World – Session Notes – AppSync: Managing VNX Protection of Critical Microsoft Applications and VMware

Will cover product details, roadmap, and demo. Intermediate level Technical Content   Creating a Data Protection Strategy 1. Replication increasing - bandwidth becoming cheaper, replication becoming easier, etc.      Nice IDC numbers and quote here 2. Map technology to recovery objectives - classic RPO & RTO discussion (if you don't know what this is, … Continue reading EMC World – Session Notes – AppSync: Managing VNX Protection of Critical Microsoft Applications and VMware

EMC World General Session – Pat Gelsinger

Summary Started a bit late due to technical issues in the Bloggers Lounge - notes will be live and therefore a bit rough I like Gelsinger as a presenter but there wasn't much new here from an overall vision perspective. Too much noicse in the bloggers lounge for great notes….I greatly appreciate EMC providing a … Continue reading EMC World General Session – Pat Gelsinger

EMC World General Session – Joe Tucci & Paul Maritz

8:30 Tuesday morning - brutal for IT folk IMHO   Tucci taking the stage Through the years      EMC World started in 2008 - $5.4 billion in 2002. From 2008 to 2012 is $12 billion revenue to $21.7 billion      2002 was first version of it - had Symmetrix, some Clariion, not very … Continue reading EMC World General Session – Joe Tucci & Paul Maritz

EMC World – Keynote – Software Defined Storage and more

So…these notes are pretty rough. As long as no one complains about them being too rough, I'll keep posting them (I'm no Scott Lowe here ;-).   Jeremy Burton - @jburton - came out, opened his shirt and wearing a storage superhero t-shirt. Has a blue LED on it like EMC storage cabinets. Gave away … Continue reading EMC World – Keynote – Software Defined Storage and more

Varrow Madness 2013 Disaster Recovery Presentation

I'm a bit overdue here but better late than never I hope….see below for the slides from my presentation at Varrow Madness 2013. I've found myself giving this presentation multiple times as it seems to be something of a timeless topic (although I update it a bit each time). And…I greatly appreciate all who attended … Continue reading Varrow Madness 2013 Disaster Recovery Presentation

Varrow Lunch & Learn Presentation October 2012

Thanks to those who attended. Please see below for today's presentation. If you'd like a PDF, please just let me know at amiller@varrow.com. Thanks to Christopher Kusek (@cxi), VMware, and Confio for their contributions to the presentation. Varrow Q4 Lunch & Learn Presentation - Virtualizing Business Critical Applications

Charleston AITP Presentation

I greatly appreciate all who attended the AITP luncheon in Charleston on Thursday - and especially those who stayed awake as I talked about Disaster Recovery for 40 minutes. For anyone who would like to view the slides from my presentation "Disaster Recovery: Business and Technology", they are available on Slideshare (see link below) as … Continue reading Charleston AITP Presentation