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

Grateful

Grateful for a (paternal) grandmother in Florida who accepted Christ as her Savior just weeks before going to heaven last Friday with both her sons at her side in her own home of 40 years. Grateful for a (maternal) step-grandmother in Kansas who passed away in her sleep with no pain this morning having lived … Continue reading Grateful

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