Tag Archives: Dell storage

v0dgeball – get ready for the Cloudbunnies!

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We’ve heard from some of the other teams (EMC vSpecialists, XaaS Badgers) and some of the fans (@sthulin, @mjbrender). Now it’s time to hear from the only vendor neutral v0dgeball  team at VMworld this year: the Cloudbunnies. Who are we? … Continue reading

You can help shape Dell storage product features

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Are you an EqualLogic customer? Do any of the following statements sound like you? You have “hands-on” storage responsibilities within vCenter. You back up VMs, create snapshots, set up replication, create datastores, or other storage tasks from within vCenter. You … Continue reading

#NEVMUG and #techfieldday: previews of VMworld?

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I went to the #NEVMUG summer slam this week. There were well over a thousand folks there. Dell was a sponsor, along with 17 or so of other companies who sell the products and services you need in your data … Continue reading

Dell Storage community is headed to #NEVMUG this week!

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This week members of the Dell Storage community who are based in New England will be heading to the infamous New England VMware user’s group (NEVMUG) summer outing up in Maine. In addition to myself, Sheryl Koenigsberg aka @storagediva, Will … Continue reading

Dell Storage Forum and the emergence of a new community

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A goal we had for the Dell Storage Forum was to bring together all users of Dell Storage – whether they use PowerVault, EqualLogic, or Compellent, into one Dell Storage community. For me, one of the biggest take-aways from the  … Continue reading

Dell Storage Forum Day 2 – the virtual era is fluid

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Yesterday was day 2 of the Dell Storage Forum (see this post for a recap of day 1). Day 2 was a continuation of information for the partner channels, as well as instructor-led training and hands-on labs for customers. The … Continue reading

Dell Storage Forum – preview reviews, and what’s on deck for Day 1

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I’m writing this from the Dell Storage Forum Fluid Blogger’s Lounge. We still have some set up to do – the hotel IT guys are here right now setting up some ethernet drops for us. We should be ready to … Continue reading

Time to pack your bags for the Dell Storage Forum!

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Can you believe that the Dell Storage Forum is less than a week away? There have already been some great posts about what to expect, like this one from the Dell Tech Center. You can find full schedule details on … Continue reading

What its really all about – getting social at Interop

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I think Stephen Foskett said it best in this post: “We are social people, and nothing beats meeting someone face to face.” Last week, Interop and EMC World were held in Vegas. (You can check out my review of Interop … Continue reading

Interop – week in review

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I had a great time at Interop.  I loved being there as part of the Dell Storage team. I loved reconnecting with old friends. I attended many sessions on cloud and storage. I posted some of my (mostly) unedited session … Continue reading