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VDI – Adding new life to aging desktops

Posted on 04/11/2014 by Mark Vaughn

Around 5 years of age, desktop computers may begin to lack the processing power required to meet the ever-growing demands of operating systems and applications. By this point, many people are looking to swap out desktops. With Windows XP finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, EMC, Presidio, Storage, Technology, VCE, VDI, Virtualization, VMware | Tagged Desktops, ROI

Blades rule! But don’t ignore the value of rack mount servers.

Posted on 04/07/2014 by Mark Vaughn

I have always liked blade servers, since I first began deploying blades on HP platforms. Then, when I was introduced to Cisco UCS blades, I saw that the data center world was being reinvented. In fact, when I left the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, EMC, HP, Storage, Technology, UCS, VDI, Virtualization, VMware | Tagged Software Denied Storage, VSAN

Storage Landscape is Changing

Posted on 03/20/2013 by Mark Vaughn

Virtualization transformed data centers and restructured the IT hardware market. In this time of change, startups seized the opportunity to carve out a niche for products like virtualization-specific storage. But are these newcomers like Nutanix and Fusion-io here to stay … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Storage, Technology, Virtualization | Tagged Innovation, Storage

Beware: Storage Sizing Ahead

Posted on 11/25/2012 by Mark Vaughn

Managing data growth continues to be a struggle, and organizations are beginning to outgrow that first storage array they bought a few years ago. As they do, some are in for a big surprise. For years, the focus has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Storage, Technology | Tagged IOPS, Spindle

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