There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear There’s a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware Yes, it’s blasphemy to simply change a classic like Buffalo Springfield’s “For What’s It Worth” – but I will anyway to prove my point. There’s something happening here If you haven’t [...]
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Application Protection: There’s Something Happening Here
Posted: May 15, 2012 by Brian in Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, EMC, Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, Strategy, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008 R20
ESI = EMC Storage Integrator (for Windows Environments)
Posted: April 9, 2012 by Brian in EMC, VirtualizationTags: EMC storage integrator ESI, ESI
In the video below, Sam talks with Giri Basava about the latest EMC Storage Integrator, a free download that makes setup for Windows hosts a breeze. You can get this plug-in at Powerlink (Support > Software Downloads and Licensing > Downloads E-I > EMC Storage Integrator) Here’s the official product description. EMC Storage Integrator (ESI) [...]
For Microsoft SQL Server DBAs, EMC now offers yet another way to use Flash technology to improve performance of your databases and applications. To review, here’s the first three ways to leverage Flash to speed up SQL Server transactions: You can use Flash as primary storage for SQL databases. You can use it as a [...]
This question keeps coming up over and over during the course of a typical month: Which SQL Recovery Model should I use? The answer is found in a simple matrix put together by EMC’s Mike Morris. I believe he is also starting up his own blog as well, and I can’t wait to see that! [...]
The VNX Total Protection Treasure Hunt
Posted: November 7, 2011 by Brian in Disaster Recovery, EMCTags: VNX Total Protection
Do you like treasure? Do you like Apple products? Who doesn’t! Please follow the clues for a chance to win an an iPod Touch, an iPod Shuffle, or 1 of 10 $15 iTunes Gift cards. The first person to make it to the end gets an iPad 2! The Treasure Hunt Starts Now. CLUE #1 [...]
EMC PowerPath vs MPIO – Take the High Road
Posted: October 7, 2011 by Brian in EMC, PowerPath, Windows Server 2008 R2Guest post by Mark Prahl If you live in New England like I do, you have experienced some of the wettest weather on record in recent times. And, if you live in an old town like I do dating back to before the American Revolution, you know that some of those old paved paths can [...]
How to Build a Data Warehouse with EMC, Cisco, and Microsoft
Posted: August 10, 2011 by Brian in EMC, SQL ServerThe Microsoft SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.0 reference configurations were built, designed, and tested by Cisco, EMC and Microsoft to provide: Architectural guidance for customers, partners and reseller who are evaluating, planning, or deploying Microsoft SQL Server based data warehouse solutions Performance and capacity guidance for selecting server, storage and connectivity solutions where [...]
Nice interview with Microsoft MVP Stephen Foskett, one of the better storage (and Windows) savvy technologists out there on RunAsRadio, one of my favorite podcast shows. Richard and Greg talk to Stephen Foskett about storage technologies. Stephen gives a history of storage technologies from RAID arrays to SANs, including Microsoft’s Storage Server. The conversation ranges [...]
FREE VNXe Simulator, Now Available!
Posted: June 10, 2011 by Brian in EMC, Exchange Server, SQL Server, Windows 7A lot of folks are excited that we are offering the new VNXe “demo” for download… but wait – this isn’t a traditional “demo” with a recorded screen capture and someone talking over it … this is pretty much like taking a real test drive on a real system. So please, download our latest offering [...]
EMC turns regular windows into Power Windows at Microsoft TechEd Atlanta!
Posted: May 14, 2011 by Brian in EMCNicely done series of posts by Adrian Simays over on his blog – I’ve enjoyed watching the countdown and can’t wait to see what number 1 is going to be. Maybe something will explode or be lit on fire? Number 10: Your One Place for Microsoft Infrastructure Number 9: MiniCooper and Teddy Bears Number 8: [...]
Webcast: SharePoint 2010 Migration Tips and Tricks
Posted: April 26, 2011 by Brian in EMC, SharePoint ServerPlease sign up for what will be a great EMC Live Webcast: Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Upgrade and Migration Tips & Tricks Attend this webcast and learn how you can: Assess your current SharePoint environment and learn how EMC’s upgrade decision tool helps you decide on the optimal upgrade path. Employ best practices to minimize risk [...]
EMC Data Protection Live Demos!
Posted: March 15, 2011 by Brian in EMCTags: data protection advisor, RecoverPoint
“The Data Protection webcast series provides detailed technical discussions and demonstrations covering a range of topics from application recovery to increasing compliance in data protection and disaster recovery environments. Through this webcast series you will gain a detailed knowledge and best practices through technical tutorials and demonstrations.
The VNX and VNXe products are definitely receiving major props and attention – and most of the materials below complement these new products. NEW Hyper-V SharePoint Solutions on EMC VNX (from Virtual Winfrastructure by Adrian Simays) The VSI Unified Storage Management Plug-in 4.1 supporting the VNX and VNXe platforms is now available. VSI USM 4.1 [...]
Please join me this Thursday, March 10th for a short presentation on the five reasons to consider EMC’s VNX family of storage for your Microsoft applications such as SharePoint, Exchange, and other SQL-based applications. Top 5 Reasons to Deploy Virtualized Microsoft Applications on VNX Family Thursday, March 10, 2011 – 8 am PT / 11 [...]
This one took me awhile to get to but seemed to go under the radar… EMC is mentioned in three of the major five categories covered by SearchStorage.com: And to think… so much has happened since 2010 – you have Isilon under EMC, you have VNX and VNXe, Data Domain getting better and more powerful, [...]
People learn in all sorts of ways and I wanted to take a minute to highlight one of my favorite sources of free IT training – RunAsRadio. I can download these MP3′s and listen to them on my commute (when I’m not on the phone). From their website: RunAs Radio is a weekly Internet Audio [...]
You’ve already seen a view a bunch of the screenshots of this new product that caters to the IT generalist. Screenshot Tour (Overview) Screenshot Tour (Exchange) And – you may have heard some of the cool behind the scenes development tidbits from Chad Sakac’s blog here. GUI and Redesign The specific thing I wanted to [...]
The new EMC VNXe gives Exchange administrators a choice of DAS or SAN. Start out with a direct connection to your Exchange server, then network your storage if you need to! EXCHANGE SETUP WIZARD – SEE AND CREATE EXCHANGE RESOURCES NAME THE STORAGE RESOURCE EXCHANGE 2007 OR 2010 SUPPORTED, INCLUDING DAG’S SELECT MAILBOXES AND MAILBOX [...]
Please enjoy this sneak peek of the incredibly simple and affordable new EMC array the VNXe… click on a picture to enlarge it DASHBOARD SYSTEM LEVEL FUNCTIONALITY MONITORING AND CONTROLS STORAGE SETUP WIZARDS FOR APPS, HYPERVISORS, SHARES, + ISCSI GENERAL SETTINGS HOST VIEW – PHYSICAL, VIRTUAL, REPLICATION PAIRS INTEGRATED HELP OPTIONS – VIDEOS / FORUMS [...]
There is no “DAS vs SAN” and Exchange 2010 Tested Solutions from EMC
Posted: January 13, 2011 by Brian in EMC, Exchange Server, Politics, StrategyIt’s refreshing to see the most recent post on the Exchange team blog promoting real-world, tested Exchange 2010 configurations. EMC’s got two white papers we did with Cisco and Brocade highlighting the benefits of virtualizing Exchange for local and remote availability reasons. I’m sure EMC’s Dustin Smith will have more to say on this soon [...]
The Windows IT Pro Community Has Spoken! EMC Takes Gold… and Silver!
Posted: December 13, 2010 by Brian in EMC, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, Windows Server 2008 R2Tags: awards, windows it pro
Best Hardware: Storage Gold Community Choice Award for EMC CLARiiON “Great build quality, powerful performance, and low price—the CLARiiON series is a winner.” http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/review/2010-Windows-IT-Pro-Editors-Best-and-Community-Choice-Awards/3.aspx Best SharePoint Product Silver Community Choice Award for EMC SourceOne http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/sharepoint/Editors-Best-Awards-and-Community-Choice-Awards-Announced-for-2010.aspx
A big group of EMC’ers are on the Microsoft campus this week getting updated on the latest integration points across Hyper-V, Exchange, SQL, and SharePoint and infrastructure-related products. After 4 years, we’ve really got it down to a science - attendance and the session content gets better every year. One of the sessions that stood [...]
Over at Ask SQL Server Central, I noticed an interesting question: Why should one use SAN instead of local hard disk? I am really a novice in hardware configuration. Some of the answers were great: My favorite (written by Matt Whitfield): Performance. Most SANs allow you to attach extra shelves to the array, thereby giving [...]
Windows Geoclusters, Stretch-Clusters, and RecoverPoint/CE Failover
Posted: October 25, 2010 by Brian in Disaster Recovery, EMC, Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008 R2Tags: geocluster, geoclustering, RecoverPoint, stretch clusters
Taking a page out of Chief EMC Blogger Chuck Hollis‘ playbook, I’m attaching the graphics from entire PPT file that I thought would be important to highlight for this blog and its readers. Some of the graphics didn’t fit to the page as well as I thought it would (I need to shrink them further). [...]
Virtual Provisioning for Exchange 2010 and Buying Groceries
Posted: October 22, 2010 by Brian in EMC, Exchange ServerTags: thin provisioning, Virtual Provisioning
Virtual Provisioning for Exchange 2010 makes sense for the same reasons you don’t buy a year’s supply of groceries each time you go to the market.
