When it comes to the data center, no one can deny that Microsoft and VMware are two of the biggest players. Over the last decade, we have seen a fundamental shift in the way infrastructure utilized, deployed, and managed. One of the biggest disruptor to the modern datacenter has been the moment of cloud - […]
The Practical Guide to Citrix Cloud
At Citrix Synergy I had the honor of hosting a CTP style fireside chat in the community area of the expo hall. There we had an engaging conversation about Citrix Cloud on Azure considerations. The talk was based up a POC that I did for Citrix Cloud, and we discussed the architecture and some of […]
Full Stack Monitoring of Microsoft 365 with eG Innovations announced at Ignite 2018
Amongst the many announcements at Microsoft Ignite 2018, one that caught my attention was a press release from eG Innovations. At Ignite 2018, eG Innovations has now introduced several new features to their enterprise monitoring solution for Microsoft 365 (M365). I was able to get a demo of the new capabilities, of which we will […]
Multi Cloud-Are we all talking about the same Multi Cloud?
The latest buzz word of the day is multi cloud and its usage with the enterprise. Lots of confusion and speculation but what does multi cloud really mean? Are we all talking about the same thing when we say Multi cloud? Because there are different cloud services offering types the meaning of multi cloud can […]
Rubrik at Cloud Field Day - Backup your Cloud Today
During Cloud Field Day in the Bay area we met with the Rubrik Team, Chris Wahl, Rebecca Fitzhugh and Andrew Miller. I was excited to learn more about what they are doing with their product and the ability to do backups in the cloud. More specifically their solutions work great with Amazon Web Services (AWS) […]
Microsoft announces two new Azure regions in Australia
Australia’s capital city, Canberra, is a very important battle ground for the major technology vendors. Google and Microsoft both like to be seen in the press among the nation’s government heads and decision makers. While Google have had a few wins, Microsoft’s latest wins may give it the advantage in the Cloud wars within the […]
Getting Started with Docker Container Platform for Windows 2016
The container ship is sailing with everyone on board, including those who are running Windows 2016 in their data centers. Docker Container Platform for Windows Server 2016 officially introduces Docker to the Windows ecosystem. Docker continues to gain serious momentum among the container ecosystems, and Microsoft is making their direction well known as they prepare […]
Notes from the Citrix Synergy 2016 Keynote
Today Citrix Synergy attendees started off the conference with a keynote by new CEO Kirill Tatarinov. The keynote was structured around the message that “Citrix is Back”, and planning to be a big part of technology in the future of organizations. The message of a strong cloud strategy was made very clear during the session. […]
Remember Tech’s Real Mission
There are all sorts of holy wars in tech: macs vs pcs, UNIX vs Windows, iPhone vs Android, AWS vs OpenStack vs Azure. And that’s just the technology; I won’t even get started on the vendor wars. Sometimes I think we forget the reason we work so hard to understand the best ways to architect, […]
Microsoft Announces Linux Derivative Powering Azure Cloud Switch
The Announcement Microsoft has made the landmark announcement that they are using a Microsoft-contributed Linux derivative. While this may have once been a story that would be seen on The Onion, and even spawned the parody MSLinux.org site, there is no joke about what is coming out of the Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Open Technologies […]