As chronicled previously the release of Cloud Foundry and the resurrection of the developer mantra has had a profound impact on my thoughts and career aspirations. These events stirred up within me a hunger and passion about development that I’ve not had in years. My reading habits have changed and I’ve started back to University to pursue a Masters in Computer Science. While these things are great and the promise of Platform as a Service for the enterprise is fascinating it still wasn’t enough to overcome the inertia of my current path. Read the rest of this entry »
v0dgeball Glory
August 21st, 2011 Posted in XaaS
VMworld Vegas is just around the corner and that means one thing. Yep, you guessed it the crowning of a new v0dgeball champion. EMC & Fred Nix have put together a great charity tournament that will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. It’s an incredible cause that Jase McCarty wrote about here. The tournament (details here) will begin at 7 PM on Sunday August 28thand continue until a victor is crowned. Or let me clarify when my team is crowned the victor. Read the rest of this entry »
A long time ago in a conference center far away a sweaty bald headed man went on a crazy rant that became a viral hit on the highway of ones and zeros. Steve Ballmer the infamous leader of Microsoft was ushering in the era of developers:
Occasionally in life there are events that become indelibly stamped in your mind. Sure you might forget some specifics, but the majority of the event never leaves your memory. From a personal perspective I can visualize the following with clarity even though they are years removed:
- The first time I saw my future wife in High School History Class
- Looking down the wedding isle at my beautiful bride
- The birth of my children Read the rest of this entry »
Microsoft 2.0
April 4th, 2011 Posted in Incomplete Thought
I will borrow a page from my co-worker Chris Hoff (aka @Beaker) and post an “incomplete thought” – Here is a not necessarily coherent and utterly incomplete discussion on VMware’s acquisition trail…now let the tomfoolery begin. Read the rest of this entry »
Triune Madness
March 21st, 2011 Posted in Cloud
The date of March 17th 2011 signaled three significant events. The first was St. Patrick’s Day, known for the love of all things Irish, green and bubbly. The second was the beginning of March Madness or the “big dance”, a dance that every Men’s Division 1 College basketball team wants to attend. The third was a new attendee, but was introduced by a cacophony of percussionist-lead rhythms that signaled that The Madness had arrived – Varrow Madness. Read the rest of this entry »
Get Your UCS On!
March 8th, 2011 Posted in UCS
As mentioned in my previous article “Something to Believe In” the Unified Computing System Manager (UCSM)
provides a single pane of glass to manage the entire system domain. Additionally, the UCSM was built with extensibility in mind by providing a rich XML API that allows you to programmatically control every aspect of the UCS. In this brief post I’d like to show you one more feature of the UCS that is exceptional. The UCS Emulator.
Cloud Spoilage
February 14th, 2011 Posted in Cloud
I’ve worked in the IT industry for over 15 years and have seen various technologies come and go. I’ve seen my share of hype cycles and various IT pundits talking about the next big thing. I’ve survived the craziness that was Y2K and the fear mongers who were stockpiling beans, bullets and rice – because whoever has the beans and rice will need the bullets. 
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