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Virtualisation: Virtualising MY SOHO Infrastructure

I’m in the process of migrating my existing physical infrastructure into a virtual environment. There’s nothing like “eating your own dog food” (there’s got to be a better expression than that) for testing out your beliefs on how technology should be implemented, so it’s...
December 2nd, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Gestalt IT Tech Field Day – Day 0 – continued….2

Here are a few pictures from tonight’s dinner;  some people turned up later than planned and joined in as they arrived.  Congratulations to the restaurant staff who served them so quickly.  Also congratulations to those who won prizes from Stephen’s cryptic competition.  We’re...
November 12th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Gestalt IT Tech Field Day – Day 0

The day has finally arrived and I’m sitting in the BA Lounge in Terminal 5.  As with any long distance trip I have that usual mixture of trepidation and excitement, especially when travelling to a place I haven’t visited before. T5 is Heathrow’s new flagship terminal and the dedicated...
November 11th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

The Storage Architect Needs A Redesign!

The time has come to get a “proper” design for my blog site, now that I’m firmly established with Wordpress.  Currently I’m using the standard Wordpress “Cloud” offering on WordPress.com and will look to enable and pay for custom CSS access. So, I need some help...
November 3rd, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Social Networking: GestaltIT Tech Field Day Confirmed!

No doubt if you follow things on GestaltIT, you will know that the first Tech Field Day has been confirmed.  Vendors baked in to present their products are (in no particular order): 3Par, Data Robotics Inc, MDS, Nirvanix, Ocarina Networks and Xsigo Systems. There are a select number of bloggers from...
October 26th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Review: Western Digital WD20EADS 2TB SATA-II Hard Drive

We’re starting to see a flood of 2TB drives coming on to the market from all of the major hard drive manufacturers.  This review covers the Western Digital WD20EADS, a 2TB SATA-II drive with green credentials. The Basics The WD20EADS is part of the Caviar Green range of drives.  These are aimed...
September 8th, 2009 | Enterprise Computing, Uncategorized | Read More

Social Networking: Don't We All Deserve Validated Twitter Accounts?

Newsnight in the UK had an article on Twitter this evening.  They interviewed Evan Williams, CEO of Twitter.  There was the usual inane comments you’d expect for an interview where the comment has to be generalised towards the audience however one part of the interview struck me as an interesting...
August 5th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Vote For Me With The Storage Monkeys!

The Storage Monkeys are doing their non-vendor poll over the next couple of weeks and voting is underway.  I’m unashamedly after votes to improve my 10th position from last year’s poll.  Vote for me at Storage Monkeys Vote or follow the helpful link box on the right of the page.  Thanks...
August 3rd, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Enterprise Computing: Poll Result – EMC Writes Best Software!

I’ve closed the poll on Who Is Best in SRM Software. The results are posted on the right (I can’t seem to integrate into this post) or you can follow this link. I’m not going to make any further comment – I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.
July 3rd, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More

Poll: Who's The Best At Storage Management Software?

OK, I haven’t had a poll on the site for a while, so just for fun here’s one; who writes the best storage management software for their products?  Answers on a postcard, or alternatively, just click on one of the buttons below.  Answers in a week or so. [polldaddy poll=1618459]
May 14th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Read More
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