VMworld Copenhagen – Day one summary
Today was officially the start of VMworld Copenhagen even though many people were here yesterday for partner day. The hands on labs are always popular at VMworld shows, and for all the reasons...
View ArticleWhy I blog (and maybe you should)
After being asked why I blog by a co-worker I’ve been thinking about what motivates me to blog. An inspirational blogpost by Mark Pollard on how to get into strategy identifies some traits which strike...
View ArticlevExpert 2012 – the mutual benefit of the 1%
Firstly, this is not about the 1% associated with the Occupy WallSt campaign! As widely reported on Twitter and the blogosphere the 2012 vExpert program is up and running – I won’t go into the changes...
View ArticleBetterWPSecurity – a great WordPress plugin but proceed with caution
I’ve recently installed the BetterWPSecurity WordPress plugin, and found that while it’s very useful and does increase the security of WordPress it can also break your site. Ah, Monday morning and the...
View ArticleTwelve weeks is a long time in tech!
Firstly an apology for those who regularly read my blog – I’ve just returned from three months paternity leave where I was largely ‘off the grid’ and had very little to do with technology and lots to...
View ArticleStorage Field Day #4 – who will you see?
Following on from last year when I attended Storage Field Day #2 I’m glad to say I’ve been invited back to San Jose this year for SFD #4, happening Nov 13th-15th. I enjoyed the experience last year and...
View ArticleThe VMTN subscription is back (via VMUG Advantage)
Summary: It’s not quite the full VMTN Subscription that I think some envisaged but it’s a very good start. Through the VMUG Advantage program you can now get 365 day eval licences for various VMware...
View ArticleThe tech.unplugged conference – containers, containers, containers
On 22nd April I attended the first tech.unplugged event in London (organised by Enrico Signoretti) which was a one day conference about enterprise IT infrastructure. The theme was “The Future of...
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