Why Is the Internet Broken: Greatest Hits

When I started this site back in October of 2014, it was mainly to drive traffic to my NetApp Insight sessions -and it worked.

(By the way… stay tuned for a blog on this year’s new Insight sessions by yours truly. Now with more lab!)

As I continued writing, my goal was to keep creating content – don’t be the guy who just shows up during conference season.

So far, so good.

But since I create so much content, it gets hard to find for new visitors to this site, The WordPress archives/table of contents is lacking. So, what I’ve done is create my own table of contents of the top 5 most visited posts.

Top 5 Blogs (by number of visits)

TECH::Using NFS with Docker – Where does it fit in?

SMB1 Vulnerabilities: How do they affect NetApp’s Data ONTAP?

TECH::Become a clustered Data ONTAP CLI Ninja

ONTAP 9.1 is now generally available (GA)!

NetApp FlexGroup: An evolution of NAS

DataCenterDude

I also used to write for datacenterdude.com on occasion.

To read those, go to this link:

My DataCenterDude stuff

How else do I find stuff?

You can also search on the site or click through the archives, if you choose. Or, subscribe to the RSS feed. If you have questions or want to see something changed or added to the site, follow me on Twitter @NFSDudeAbides or comment on one of the posts here!

You can also email me at whyistheinternetbroken@gmail.com.

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Behind the Scenes: Episode 186 – Storage Efficiencies in NetApp ONTAP

Welcome to the Episode 186, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.”

This week on the podcast, we invite the ONTAP storage efficiency team to discuss how storage efficiencies work in ONTAP, things to consider, best practices and more!

https://soundcloud.com/techontap_podcast/episode-186-ontap-storage-efficiency-overview

Finding the Podcast

You can find this week’s episode here:

episode-186-ontap-storage-efficiency-overview

Also, if you don’t like using iTunes or SoundCloud, we just added the podcast to Stitcher.

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tech-ontap-podcast?refid=stpr

I also recently got asked how to leverage RSS for the podcast. You can do that here:

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:164421460/sounds.rss

Our YouTube channel (episodes uploaded sporadically) is here:

Behind the Scenes: Episode 185 – Oracle on MAX Data

Welcome to the Episode 185, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.”

This week on the podcast, Jeff Steiner (@tweetofsteiner) joins us to discuss how Oracle looks on the new MAX Data software, as well as why you might want to check out MAX Data for your application needs. Dan Isaacs (@danisaacs) also joins us to help fill out the MAX data story. 

You can also find Jeff Steiner’s blog at words.ofsteiner.com.  

Finding the Podcast

You can find this week’s episode here:

Also, if you don’t like using iTunes or SoundCloud, we just added the podcast to Stitcher.

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tech-ontap-podcast?refid=stpr

I also recently got asked how to leverage RSS for the podcast. You can do that here:

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:164421460/sounds.rss

Our YouTube channel (episodes uploaded sporadically) is here:

New White Paper! Media and Entertainment Workloads using NetApp ONTAP! #NAB2019

Every year, the National Association of Broadcasters puts on a show to deliver the latest and greatest in media and entertainment content and technology solutions.

This year, I decided to try to piggyback on the show and put out a new white paper about how NetApp ONTAP works with media and entertainment workloads. Included in this whitepaper:

• DreamWorks Animation case study on NetApp ONTAP
• Media/entertainment benchmark numbers on NetApp FlexGroup volumes
• Why you’d want to use NetApp ONTAP

You can find the white paper here:

https://www.netapp.com/us/media/wp-7301.pdf

Leave your feedback in the comments!

Behind the Scenes: Episode 184 – Don’t Panic! It’s Only Cloud!

Welcome to the Episode 184, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.”

This week on the podcast, we try to convince you not to panic – it’s just cloud. Join NetApp Cloud Architect Phoebe Goh (@ phoebegoh), NetApp Technical Marketing Engineer Jeannine Walter (@j9walter) and VMware Director of Influence Marketing Amy Lewis (@commsninja) as we discuss cloud, use cases, misconceptions, career advice and… Dutch food?

You can also check out Phoebe Goh in Tech Interviews here:

https://techstringy.wordpress.com/2019/03/19/architecting-in-the-cloud-phoebe- goh-ep92/

Finding the Podcast

You can find this week’s episode here:

Also, if you don’t like using iTunes or SoundCloud, we just added the podcast to Stitcher.

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tech-ontap-podcast?refid=stpr

I also recently got asked how to leverage RSS for the podcast. You can do that here:

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:164421460/sounds.rss

Our YouTube channel (episodes uploaded sporadically) is here:

Behind the Scenes: Episode 183 – NetApp Kubernetes Services (NKS)

Welcome to the Episode 183, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.”

This week on the podcast, we talk to NetApp’s Cloud Native Technical Director Matt Baldwin (@baldwinmathew) and TME Ariel Jatib (@arieljatib) about NetApp Kubernetes Services (NKS – formerly Stackpoint.io) and cover what it is, why you’d want to use it and where it fits. We also brought in Andrew Grimes (@Andy_NTAP_flash) to give his perspective as a new NKS user. 

For more NKS info, see: 

https://cloud.netapp.com/kubernetes-service 

For the NKS YouTube Channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB_oe4EP9d76FUqshOqGpsw  

We also have some companion podcasts here: 

Episode 171: Cloud Data Services with Nick Howell 

Episode 67 – Trident and Kubernetes 

Episode 53: Developer Advocacy and Kubernetes 

Also, you may have heard Andy Grimes mention pets and cattle. Credit to Matt Watts for that one: 

https://www.watts-innovating.com/pets-cattle-insects-and-the-fabric-of-life/ 

Episode 135: Cattle, Pets and the Hive Mentality in Tech with Matt Watts 

Finding the Podcast

You can find this week’s episode here:

Also, if you don’t like using iTunes or SoundCloud, we just added the podcast to Stitcher.

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tech-ontap-podcast?refid=stpr

I also recently got asked how to leverage RSS for the podcast. You can do that here:

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:164421460/sounds.rss

Our YouTube channel (episodes uploaded sporadically) is here:

Behind the Scenes: Episode 182 – NetApp on NetApp: FlexGroup Volumes and ActiveIQ

Welcome to the Episode 182, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.”

This week on the podcast, we invite in the guys from Customer One, who operate the NetApp on NetApp program. NetApp on NetApp is a program where we leverage the latest NetApp technologies within our own organizations. Eduardo Rivera (@mredrivera) and Faisal Salaam (https://www.linkedin.com/in/faisal-salam-754a13104/) as we discuss how NetApp is using FlexGroup volumes to power Active IQ. 

Finding the Podcast

You can find this week’s episode here:

Also, if you don’t like using iTunes or SoundCloud, we just added the podcast to Stitcher.

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tech-ontap-podcast?refid=stpr

I also recently got asked how to leverage RSS for the podcast. You can do that here:

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:164421460/sounds.rss

Our YouTube channel (episodes uploaded sporadically) is here:

Behind the Scenes: Episode 181 – ONTAP Networking Deep Dive (and Tips!)

Welcome to the Episode 181, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.”

This week on the podcast, we invite networking guru Richard Scheffenegger to nerd out on a variety of networking topics as a follow up to Episode 172: Scale Out Networking in ONTAP, as well as some tips for optimizing your current networking architecture, the danger of shallow buffer switches and what sort of new networking technologies are coming down the pipe. 

If you want to find Richard, he suggests you “Google him.” 

We’ve done that for you: 

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=richard+scheffenegger  

Also, be sure to check out Episode 173: NetApp Advanced Technology Group, which we mentioned in this episode.

Finding the Podcast

You can find this week’s episode here:

Also, if you don’t like using iTunes or SoundCloud, we just added the podcast to Stitcher.

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tech-ontap-podcast?refid=stpr

I also recently got asked how to leverage RSS for the podcast. You can do that here:

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:164421460/sounds.rss

Our YouTube channel (episodes uploaded sporadically) is here:

Behind the Scenes: Episode 180 – Cloud Volumes ONTAP Overview

Welcome to the Episode 180, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.”

This week on the podcast, we give the lowdown on Cloud Volumes ONTAP. What are they? Who’s using them? What are the use cases? 

Join us as we invite the NetApp Manager of Cloud Solutions Architecture, Jens Dickmeis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-dickmeis-02870035/) and NetApp Cloud Solutions Architect Akash Gupta (https://www.linkedin.com/in/akashgupta1689/) to talk all about ONTAP in the cloud. 

Resources:

1. Cloud Volumes ONTAP Documentation Center :- https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/occm/
2. Cloud Sync Documentation Center :- https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/cloudsync/
3. Cloud Tiering Documentation Center:- https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/cloud-tiering/
4. Cost Calculator for Cloud Volumes ONTAP:- https://cloud.netapp.com/ontap-cloud?hsCtaTracking=27be2b32-20e1-4e62-a2ca-4378de625068%7C06229c0a-803a-46d0-8cb4-d81980d290d8#calculator

For more info, check out the cloud blog:

https://cloud.netapp.com/blog

Also, the YouTube videos:

Finding the Podcast

You can find this week’s episode here:

Also, if you don’t like using iTunes or SoundCloud, we just added the podcast to Stitcher.

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tech-ontap-podcast?refid=stpr

I also recently got asked how to leverage RSS for the podcast. You can do that here:

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:164421460/sounds.rss

Our YouTube channel (episodes uploaded sporadically) is here:

Behind the Scenes: Episode 179 – StorageGRID WebScale 11.2

Welcome to the Episode 179, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.”

This week on the podcast, we chat about the latest release of NetApp’s object storage solution – StorageGRID Webscale 11.2! Join us as we ask StorageGRID software director Duncan Moore (@NCDunc) and Global Solutions Architect Luke Mun (mun@netapp.com) all about StorageGRID and object storage.  I also had a guest host with me – Dan Isaacs! (@danisaacs)

Also, if you’re interested in the song from the kids’ show I was referring to (and Dan was singing, here it is:

Finding the Podcast

You can find this week’s episode here:

Also, if you don’t like using iTunes or SoundCloud, we just added the podcast to Stitcher.

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tech-ontap-podcast?refid=stpr

I also recently got asked how to leverage RSS for the podcast. You can do that here:

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:164421460/sounds.rss

Our YouTube channel (episodes uploaded sporadically) is here:

Behind the Scenes: Episode 178 – SAN Overview and SAN Health

Welcome to the Episode 178, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.”

This week on the podcast, we cover SAN – what it is and when to use it, as well as the new free tool, SAN Health from Brocade with SAN/Perf/NVMe TME Michael Peppers, SAN Technical Architect Steve Botkin and Naem Saafein from Broadcom!

Want to see if your SAN can perform even better? Register for free SAN Health Check. Also make sure you check out the following Technical Reports to learn more about NetApp ONTAP SAN:

• Best Practices for Modern SAN | ONTAP 9
• All Flash FAS SAN-Optimized Configuration
• Best Practices for AFF Business-Processing SAN Workloads | ONTAP 9

Finding the Podcast

You can find this week’s episode here:

Also, if you don’t like using iTunes or SoundCloud, we just added the podcast to Stitcher.

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tech-ontap-podcast?refid=stpr

I also recently got asked how to leverage RSS for the podcast. You can do that here:

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:164421460/sounds.rss

Our YouTube channel (episodes uploaded sporadically) is here: