Virtualization
For Retro Gamers, the Emulator vs. Virtualization Debate Rages On
Modern emulators and virtualization are returning retro games to their former glory, giving seamless gameplay to classic titles. We explore here.
May 12, 2020 • 5 min read Data
Formatting 4Kn NVMe™ Drives for VMware vSphere®
4Kn NVMe drives are not compatible with VMware vSphere ESXi environments. In this blog, I’ll walk you through two ways to address this.
May 6, 2020 • 6 min read Data
Virtualization and Your Data Strategy – Top Resources
Following VMworld 2019, we’ve re-capped a few of the hot items that you might want to check out to understand or adopt Data @ the Center and virtualization strategies.
September 17, 2019 • 4 min read Data
Data @ the Center of VMworld – What You Should See
VMworld 2019 is just around the corner! Here's what you should be on the lookout for at the show.
August 21, 2019 • 5 min read Data
NVMe™ Guide to Virtualization
Here's why the NVMe protocol, coupled with virtualization, will be pervasive as organizations continue to unlock the power of their ever-growing data.
August 6, 2019 • 4 min read Data
4 Questions to Ask When Evaluating Virtualization Optimization
As you evaluate virtualization optimization and your current infrastructure, here are a few questions that you should ask to assess what may need improving.
April 30, 2019 • 4 min read Data
Choosing the Right All-Flash Storage Spaces Direct Configuration
Don’t put a Go Kart engine in your race car! Part II of this blog series looks at initial testing results and how they can help you to choose the right Storage Spaces Direct configuration for virtualized workloads. Software-defined storage solutions can provide many benefits, but they can’t overcome running a workload on the wrong […]
May 14, 2018 • 7 min read Data
Better Performance: VMware®’s Suggestions for Identifying Proper Workload Configuration on vSAN Performance Testbed
A more in-depth look at the HCIBench configuration used in the initial baseline and VMware’s suggested methodology to identify a sweet spot, which helped to achieve 600,000+ IOPS
August 4, 2017 • 8 min read Data
Configuring Western Digital’s vSAN Performance Testbed
From post-install tasks through networking configuration and vSAN cluster setup, this blog takes you step by step in configuring Western Digital’s vSAN performance testbed.
July 12, 2017 • 7 min read Data
Flash and Containers? A Look at Docker Technology
The technology industry is abuzz about containers, but what's the storage angle? Biswapati Bhattacharjee looks at the role of flash in container I/O demands.
September 29, 2015 • 5 min read Data