TECH:: JLaaS – Justice League as a Service

Being a superhero is tough - it doesn't pay much (unless you're Booster Gold) and for guys like Batman, they're actually hemorrhaging money. Crime grows at a faster rate than they can handle and someone has to pay the bills for that giant space station they call a home base. So they do what everyone ends up having to do - they get jobs.

TECH::Jurassic IT – Is NetApp a dinosaur?

Is being called a dinosaur really all that bad?

TECH::Partial Givebacks during Storage Failovers in NetApp’s Clustered Data ONTAP

If you've ever used clustered Data ONTAP and done storage failover tests, you may have noticed something strange when you attempted a giveback...

TECH::Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) DR in cDOT

No one needs DR... until they do. One of the most criminally ignored sections of IT is backup and DR. This is because it costs money and doesn't immediately make you any money. The ROI is low, so it becomes a low priority when it should be one of the highest priorities. This is where NetApp's Storage Virtual Machine DR comes in.

TECH::Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1 is now in general availability (GA)!

Today, clustered Data ONTAP (cDOT) 8.3.1GA became available! Find out what new stuff it brings!

TECH:: NetApp is kicking some flash!

Need All Flash FAS? Don't want to sell a kidney to get it? You're in luck!

TECH::cDOT 8.3 Upgrade Check via PowerShell

in case you aren't aware, there is an excellent community post out there by NetApp FSE Tim McGue that does a PowerShell check for cDOT 8.3 upgrades. From the intro: This script checks a specified cluster for the items in the "Steps for preparing for a major upgrade" section. The items that are covered are …

TECH::The Underdog Effect

Everyone loves the underdog... until they aren't the underdog.

VMWORLD:: A three hour tour? VMWorld US, Here I Come!

First time to VMWorld!

LDAP::LDAP servers and clients and bears, oh my! – Part 5

What's a client? What's a server? How does it relate to LDAP?