Monthly Archives: August 2013

VMworld 2013 – a view from the expo floor

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Anthony Vandewerdt

So I just spent four days manning the Actifio stand in the expo hall at VMworld 2013.   I wish I could tell you about all the amazing sessions I attended, but that wasn’t why I was there (although I … Continue reading →

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When confidence hits the road – or the runway

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Anthony Vandewerdt

So I had a great lesson in confidence last Sunday morning  while waiting for the Emirates 2:30am flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur at 1am.  Feeling slightly blurry, I could see what looked like a red light party out at the … Continue reading →

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Is auto VM-protection a good idea?

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Anthony Vandewerdt

VMware snapshot backups rock. They are fast, easy and frankly quite popular.  The ability of a data protection product to leverage changed block tracking is proof positive of the power of the hypervisor. One topic we frequently debate at Actifio … Continue reading →

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XIV Mobile Dashboard on Android!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Anthony Vandewerdt

Much as I have been a bit of an Apple FanBoy for some time, its becoming apparent as I look around at all the smart phones that seemingly surround me, that more and more of them are Android.   So I … Continue reading →

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