Session Notes – VCDX Prep Session – VMware Partner Exchange

Summary = it's doable but a long hard road. Note: as with all my session notes this is a mix of what's on the screen, what the presenters are saying, and my own thoughts. If something doesn't sound like what the presenters would say, assume it's just my opinion. 😉 Or ask in the comments … Continue reading Session Notes – VCDX Prep Session – VMware Partner Exchange

Session Notes – VMware vSphere 5 Storage Troubleshooting Boot Camp – VMware Partner Exchange

Summary = great design considerations around VDI and awesome deep dive by Mostafa -- buy his book when it comes out. Presenters = Mostafa (VCDX #02) for Troubleshooting and Jeff Whitman & Jim Yanik (both Senior SE's) for initial VDI part. Note: as with all my session notes this is a mix of what's on … Continue reading Session Notes – VMware vSphere 5 Storage Troubleshooting Boot Camp – VMware Partner Exchange

VMware Partner Exchange Schedule

So I'm currently sitting at VMware Partner Exchange in a deep-dive Storage Troubleshooting session (very good 4 hour session) and realized I never posted my schedule. While I overlap a good bit with other Varrow-ites (surprise surprise), I wanted to put out what I'm attending. Sunday and Monday I'm in pre-conference bootcamps…so no nice schedule … Continue reading VMware Partner Exchange Schedule

VCP5 Study Recommendations

So I realize everyone and their brother has blogged on VCP 5 study recommendations….but I thought I'd just put mine out as well as I passed back in December. I was planning to study up over Christmas/New Year's until I discovered that most testing centers in my area were shutting down for 3 weeks….so I … Continue reading VCP5 Study Recommendations

Stampin’ Up in the Datacenter!

As some of you may know, there's a fairly successful company out there that's done pretty well among people who like to make cards and scrapbooks. Why? Well, they let normal people (i.e. don't have to be crazy artistic) get very predictable, consistent results when they're making cards and scrapbooks personally (without having to go … Continue reading Stampin’ Up in the Datacenter!