Turning 40, VMUGs, and Dinosaurs!

Today I turn 40! Happy Birthday to me! People younger than me keep asking something along the lines of “Are you freaking out? I mean, now you are 40!”, and people slightly older than me keep saying “It is all down hill now!” Personally I like the reaction of people significantly older than me. Folks who are in their 80s or 90s to be specific. Their consensus seems to be that upon turning 40

It Is Time For VMworld 2014 Already?!?

I have recently returned from a family vacation to Disney World. While my children had a great time visiting the magic kingdom, my wife and I were exhausted by the trip! The difference between hell and Disney World during the summer season is that hell is slightly cooler and less crowded.   Note the eerie resemblance. Coincidence? I think not! I am joking, of course, because we all had a great time. Yet I

One Ship Does Not A Fleet Make

Imagine a nation that establishes a colony on the other side of a vast ocean. The nation requires raw materials that the colony has in abundance. Likewise, the colony requires manufactured goods that the nation can produce easily with its factories. A trade route is established with a single ship going back and forth across the ocean. The ship loads its cargo holds with raw materials while docked at the colony’s

Of Fish & Ferraris

  Yes, I’m somehow going to connect the two images above into a tale about enterprise storage solutions. Who said that creative writing course in college would never do me any good? A mentor and good friend of mine Dan Harpold told me about his friend who was the sales person for a Ferrari dealership. His friend explained that there were two types of people who came to Ferrari dealerships: Those who can afford

My New Role With Coho Data!

This Monday I announced that I had joined the team at Coho Data as a Principal Sales Engineer. Many of you congratulated me, and I thank you for your kind sentiments. This is certainly an exciting change for me! I have been asked why I decided to make the change, and I can answer that question with two words: Software Defined Yes, Atlantis Computing has a software defined solution for storage as well. I am grateful