INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (8639,40,'2013-08-27 12:58:35','2013-08-27 16:58:35','As everyone is talking about the <a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;gl=us&amp;tbm=nws&amp;authuser=0&amp;q=VMworld&amp;oq=VMworld&amp;gs_l=news-cc.3..43j43i53.42534.43599.0.43735.7.2.0.5.5.0.67.129.2.2.0...0.0...1ac.1.rcs8WuhVo6I\" target=\"_blank\">news from VMworld</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=vmworld&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">Twittering on about buzz</a> happening from the show floor, we polled a few of our team members for their thoughts. Here\'s a quick Q&amp;A.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=31347442&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=0Nc9&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=149251911377575759327&amp;srchindex=1&amp;srchtotal=2747&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_name&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A149251911377575759327%2CVSRPtargetId%3A31347442%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary\"><b>Ian Jones</b></a><b>: </b>Ian manages a diverse team of <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/application-services/\">Application &amp; Data Services</a> Engineers focused on BI, Data Warehousing &amp;Data Analytics at eGroup. Ian will be presenting at VMworld this year.\r\n\r\n<b> <img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 38188 characters]\" /></b>\r\n\r\n<b>Chad Lanman (CL):</b> Ian, this is your second consecutive trip to SF for VMworld. How does this year compare to last year\'s event?\r\n\r\n<b>Ian Jones (IJ): </b>VMware dedicated a lot of time to explaining the vision for the software defined data center (SDDC) last year, but this year there is greater substance around the specifics and how that vision will play out. The acquisition of Nicira provided a catalyst for VMware in the software defined networking (SND) space and has accelerated the advancement for VMware in the area of heterogeneous infrastructure environments and clouds. Expect to see similar advancements and acquisitions in storage.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> <a href=\"https://vmworld2013.activeevents.com/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=5369\" target=\"_blank\">Tell us about your speaking session with</a> Ed Ricks (CIO at Beaufort Memorial Hospital) scheduled for later today (Tuesday, August 27).\r\n\r\n<strong>IJ: </strong>Sure - it\'s titled, \"Beaufort Memorial Hospital Enhances Patient Care with Secure Mobile Solutions. We\'ll be discussing how secure, one-touch roaming sessions helped to encourage use of electronic medical records (EMR) and pave the way for CPOE at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. What\'s intersting is that even though the move to EMR was a foregone conclusion from the start, PHI security and improved patient outcomes were substantial, the immediate impact on caregiver workflow had the potential to turn clinicians away. But by rethinking the way clinicians access the data they need, the IT team was able to develop an electronic system that delivered faster workflows and higher efficiency. Through a combination of virtual desktops, single sign-on and strong authentication, BMH clinicians today have secure, one-touch access to roaming sessions that follow them throughout their shifts.\r\n\r\nEd and I will describe the path that his team took to reach Stage 1 Meaningful Use and how they won over doctors and nurses by redefining the parameters of access to PHI.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL: </strong>What session are you looking forward to the most &amp; why?\r\n\r\n<strong>IJ:</strong> As a member of eGroup’s leadership team, I don’t spend a lot of time attending sessions, but do dedicate the majority of my time to speaking with key customers, vendors, and partners. The relationships that are fostered and strengthened at VMworld are invaluable to eGroup’s success. I very much enjoyed the time spent with Pat Gelsinger and other senior VMware leadership in several meetings during VMworld in that it helps to understand the vision and direction of VMware in the years to come. The partner ecosystem is strong and a valuable part of eGroup’s offering.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> Ian, where have you been so far? What places would you recommend for others at the event this week or planning future trips to the Bay?\r\n\r\n<strong>IJ:</strong> San Francisco offers a wide variety of world-class restaurants. eGroup organized several dinners for valued customers and partners while at VMworld that included venues in the SOMA, Financial District, and Fisherman’s Wharf areas. A particular favorite is The House of Shields which has existed in its current location since 1908. It has a fun and relatively quiet atmosphere that allows for great interaction.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=66145774&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tyah\"><b>Daniel Navarro</b></a><strong>:</strong> Daniel has been with eGroup for nearly four years. He began his career working with VMware in 2010 on the eGroup Inside Sales Team and now works as a territory Account Executive covering the SC &amp; Eastern NC markets.\r\n\r\n<b> <img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 40704 characters]\" /></b>\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> I believe this is your first VMworld, correct? Imagine all of us have never been before... How would you describe the event, the venue and the crowd?\r\n\r\n<strong>Daniel Navarro (DN):</strong> Yes, this is my first time to VMworld! I am pumped. The event is filled with a wealth of knowledge around the VMware technology, strategic vision &amp; partner ecosystem.\r\n\r\nThere are ample events and sessions constantly running outside of the main exhibitor floor. Until now, I haven\'t experienced many events yet other than the welcome reception on Sunday night, which was very cool! Numerous booths with many companies I have never heard of. I learned a lot and even ran into one of our valued customers (Phillip from Williams and Fudge) and I somehow managed to spill some beer on his shirt - oops! I plan to attend the following this week – Trend Micro Data Protection on Monday, EMC - Cisco focused sessions on Tuesday  and VMworld 2013 main party Wednesday, among others.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> What session are you looking forward to the most &amp; why?<b>  </b>\r\n\r\n<strong>DN:</strong> Attacking the high cost of Desktop Virtualization. The speaker is Gartner Analyst, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/gunnarwb\" target=\"_blank\">Gunnar Berger</a> (Gunnar used to work at eGroup as an Engineer). <a href=\"https://vmworld2013.activeevents.com/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=5369\">Beaufort Memorial Hospital Enhances Patient Care with Secure Mobile Solutions</a> with speakers Ed Ricks (CIO) and Ian Jones (eGroup Application/Data Services Manager). I am really interested in sessions around cloud (building a hybrid cloud) and how that will apply to eGroup and our offerings.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> You mentioned big plans to explore The Bay Area. Where do you think you will spend most of your free time? Any recommendations for others that will be in San Fran this week?\r\n\r\n<strong>DN:</strong> The only exploring I have done thus far is the area surrounding the <a href=\"http://www.moscone.com/site/do/index\">Moscone Center</a> &amp; <a href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/neighborhoods/sf/marina/\">the Marina District. </a>I definitely recommend the Marina District. I really would like to visit Fisherman’s Wharf if I have time!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=183782044&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=xn95&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=149251911377575801025&amp;srchindex=1&amp;srchtotal=1653&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_name&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A149251911377575801025%2CVSRPtargetId%3A183782044%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary\"><b>Chris Ermis</b></a><strong>:</strong> Chris joined the eGroup team in early 2013 and works out of the eGroup HQ office in Mt. Pleasant, SC as a Coastal SC Technical Consultant providing Pre-Sales Engineering, Design and Architecture Support for the field sales teams.\r\n\r\n<img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 35992 characters]\" />\r\n\r\n<b>CL: </b>Chris, you have years of experience working with VMware\'s technology dating back to your time working in the Public Sector with SunGard. What is the single most important takeaway you are trying to obtain while at VMworld this year?\r\n\r\n<strong>Chris Ermis (CE):</strong> I am looking forward to seeing what new and innovative ideas that startups are implementing in order to simplify data center administration.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> What session are you looking forward to the most and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>CE:</strong> There are so many! But definitely looking forward to <a href=\"http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/virtualization/vmware-launches-software-defined-data-ce/240160406\">NSX. Software Defined networking, o</a>ne of the last untamed frontiers of Virtualization.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> Tell us the most interesting fact, story or piece of the Bay Area during your time there so far.\r\n\r\n<strong>CE:</strong> I have been most impressed with the public transportation system – design and architecture. Trains, buses, trams, and bicycles. Very well thought out and executed!<i>\r\n</i>\r\n\r\n<i> </i>\r\n\r\n<b> </b>\r\n\r\n<b> </b>\r\n\r\n<b> </b>\r\n\r\n<b> </b>\r\n\r\n<b> </b>\r\n\r\n<b> </b>\r\n\r\n<b> </b>\r\n\r\n<b>*</b><a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92525439&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=Azgf&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=149251911377575826164&amp;srchindex=1&amp;srchtotal=1367&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_name&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A149251911377575826164%2CVSRPtargetId%3A92525439%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary\"><b>Dave Strum</b></a><b> – </b>\r\n\r\n<b> </b>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b> </b>\r\n\r\n<b>(Dave works out of the Columbia, SC office as an Application Services Engineer specializing in End-User Computing and Virtual Environments. Previously, Dave worked as a Distributed Support Engineering Lead for Aetna.)</b>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>- Dave, what events have you attended previously in your career that compare to VMworld?</b><b></b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.citrixsynergy.com/\">Citrix Synergy</a> in 2011.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>- What session are you looking forward to the most &amp; why?</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features-drs-dpm\"><i>DRS</i></a><i>: New Features, Best Practices and Future Directions - DRS is awesome because of what it does. It has the ability to monitor your clusters in order to optimize host and vm performance.  DRS/vMotion technology is what made me fall in love with virtualization technology. </i>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>- Being a long distance runner... Help us understand the best running routes that you have mapped throughout the city for this week.</b>\r\n\r\n<i>I have a few maps made up for this week. The coolest is the route from Moscone Center to the </i><a href=\"http://www.golden-gate-park.com/\"><i>Golden Gate Park</i></a><i>. If I feel adventurous, I might take the challenge to cross the bridge!</i>','eGroup Descends on SF for VMworld','','inherit','open','open','','8634-revision-v1','','','2013-08-27 12:58:35','2013-08-27 16:58:35','',8634,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/2013/08/8634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8640,40,'2013-08-27 13:03:55','2013-08-27 17:03:55','As everyone is talking about the <a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;gl=us&amp;tbm=nws&amp;authuser=0&amp;q=VMworld&amp;oq=VMworld&amp;gs_l=news-cc.3..43j43i53.42534.43599.0.43735.7.2.0.5.5.0.67.129.2.2.0...0.0...1ac.1.rcs8WuhVo6I\" target=\"_blank\">news from VMworld</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=vmworld&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">Twittering on about buzz</a> happening from the show floor, we polled a few of our team members for their thoughts. Here\'s a quick Q&amp;A.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=31347442&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=0Nc9&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=149251911377575759327&amp;srchindex=1&amp;srchtotal=2747&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_name&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A149251911377575759327%2CVSRPtargetId%3A31347442%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary\"><b>Ian Jones</b></a><b>: </b>Ian manages a diverse team of <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/application-services/\">Application &amp; Data Services</a> Engineers focused on BI, Data Warehousing &amp;Data Analytics at eGroup. Ian will be presenting at VMworld this year.\r\n\r\n<b> <img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 38188 characters]\" /></b>\r\n\r\n<b>Chad Lanman (CL):</b> Ian, this is your second consecutive trip to SF for VMworld. How does this year compare to last year\'s event?\r\n\r\n<b>Ian Jones (IJ): </b>VMware dedicated a lot of time to explaining the vision for the software defined data center (SDDC) last year, but this year there is greater substance around the specifics and how that vision will play out. The acquisition of Nicira provided a catalyst for VMware in the software defined networking (SND) space and has accelerated the advancement for VMware in the area of heterogeneous infrastructure environments and clouds. Expect to see similar advancements and acquisitions in storage.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> <a href=\"https://vmworld2013.activeevents.com/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=5369\" target=\"_blank\">Tell us about your speaking session with</a> Ed Ricks (CIO at Beaufort Memorial Hospital) scheduled for later today (Tuesday, August 27).\r\n\r\n<strong>IJ: </strong>Sure - it\'s titled, \"Beaufort Memorial Hospital Enhances Patient Care with Secure Mobile Solutions. We\'ll be discussing how secure, one-touch roaming sessions helped to encourage use of electronic medical records (EMR) and pave the way for CPOE at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. What\'s intersting is that even though the move to EMR was a foregone conclusion from the start, PHI security and improved patient outcomes were substantial, the immediate impact on caregiver workflow had the potential to turn clinicians away. But by rethinking the way clinicians access the data they need, the IT team was able to develop an electronic system that delivered faster workflows and higher efficiency. Through a combination of virtual desktops, single sign-on and strong authentication, BMH clinicians today have secure, one-touch access to roaming sessions that follow them throughout their shifts.\r\n\r\nEd and I will describe the path that his team took to reach Stage 1 Meaningful Use and how they won over doctors and nurses by redefining the parameters of access to PHI.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL: </strong>What session are you looking forward to the most &amp; why?\r\n\r\n<strong>IJ:</strong> As a member of eGroup’s leadership team, I don’t spend a lot of time attending sessions, but do dedicate the majority of my time to speaking with key customers, vendors, and partners. The relationships that are fostered and strengthened at VMworld are invaluable to eGroup’s success. I very much enjoyed the time spent with Pat Gelsinger and other senior VMware leadership in several meetings during VMworld in that it helps to understand the vision and direction of VMware in the years to come. The partner ecosystem is strong and a valuable part of eGroup’s offering.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> Ian, where have you been so far? What places would you recommend for others at the event this week or planning future trips to the Bay?\r\n\r\n<strong>IJ:</strong> San Francisco offers a wide variety of world-class restaurants. eGroup organized several dinners for valued customers and partners while at VMworld that included venues in the SOMA, Financial District, and Fisherman’s Wharf areas. A particular favorite is The House of Shields which has existed in its current location since 1908. It has a fun and relatively quiet atmosphere that allows for great interaction.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=66145774&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tyah\"><b>Daniel Navarro</b></a><strong>:</strong> Daniel has been with eGroup for nearly four years. He began his career working with VMware in 2010 on the eGroup Inside Sales Team and now works as a territory Account Executive covering the SC &amp; Eastern NC markets.\r\n\r\n<b> <img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 40704 characters]\" /></b>\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> I believe this is your first VMworld, correct? Imagine all of us have never been before... How would you describe the event, the venue and the crowd?\r\n\r\n<strong>Daniel Navarro (DN):</strong> Yes, this is my first time to VMworld! I am pumped. The event is filled with a wealth of knowledge around the VMware technology, strategic vision &amp; partner ecosystem.\r\n\r\nThere are ample events and sessions constantly running outside of the main exhibitor floor. Until now, I haven\'t experienced many events yet other than the welcome reception on Sunday night, which was very cool! Numerous booths with many companies I have never heard of. I learned a lot and even ran into one of our valued customers (Phillip from Williams and Fudge) and I somehow managed to spill some beer on his shirt - oops! I plan to attend the following this week – Trend Micro Data Protection on Monday, EMC - Cisco focused sessions on Tuesday  and VMworld 2013 main party Wednesday, among others.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> What session are you looking forward to the most &amp; why?<b>  </b>\r\n\r\n<strong>DN:</strong> Attacking the high cost of Desktop Virtualization. The speaker is Gartner Analyst, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/gunnarwb\" target=\"_blank\">Gunnar Berger</a> (Gunnar used to work at eGroup as an Engineer). <a href=\"https://vmworld2013.activeevents.com/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=5369\">Beaufort Memorial Hospital Enhances Patient Care with Secure Mobile Solutions</a> with speakers Ed Ricks (CIO) and Ian Jones (eGroup Application/Data Services Manager). I am really interested in sessions around cloud (building a hybrid cloud) and how that will apply to eGroup and our offerings.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> You mentioned big plans to explore The Bay Area. Where do you think you will spend most of your free time? Any recommendations for others that will be in San Fran this week?\r\n\r\n<strong>DN:</strong> The only exploring I have done thus far is the area surrounding the <a href=\"http://www.moscone.com/site/do/index\">Moscone Center</a> &amp; <a href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/neighborhoods/sf/marina/\">the Marina District. </a>I definitely recommend the Marina District. I really would like to visit Fisherman’s Wharf if I have time!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=183782044&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=xn95&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=149251911377575801025&amp;srchindex=1&amp;srchtotal=1653&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_name&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A149251911377575801025%2CVSRPtargetId%3A183782044%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary\"><b>Chris Ermis</b></a><strong>:</strong> Chris joined the eGroup team in early 2013 and works out of the eGroup HQ office in Mt. Pleasant, SC as a Coastal SC Technical Consultant providing Pre-Sales Engineering, Design and Architecture Support for the field sales teams.\r\n\r\n<img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 35992 characters]\" />\r\n\r\n<b>CL: </b>Chris, you have years of experience working with VMware\'s technology dating back to your time working in the Public Sector with SunGard. What is the single most important takeaway you are trying to obtain while at VMworld this year?\r\n\r\n<strong>Chris Ermis (CE):</strong> I am looking forward to seeing what new and innovative ideas that startups are implementing in order to simplify data center administration.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> What session are you looking forward to the most and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>CE:</strong> There are so many! But definitely looking forward to <a href=\"http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/virtualization/vmware-launches-software-defined-data-ce/240160406\">NSX. Software Defined networking, o</a>ne of the last untamed frontiers of Virtualization.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> Tell us the most interesting fact, story or piece of the Bay Area during your time there so far.\r\n\r\n<strong>CE:</strong> I have been most impressed with the public transportation system – design and architecture. Trains, buses, trams, and bicycles. Very well thought out and executed!<i></i>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92525439&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=Azgf&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=149251911377575826164&amp;srchindex=1&amp;srchtotal=1367&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_name&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A149251911377575826164%2CVSRPtargetId%3A92525439%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary\"><b>Dave Strum</b></a><b>:</b> Dave works out of the Columbia, SC office as an Application Services Engineer specializing in End-User Computing and Virtual Environments. Previously, Dave worked as a Distributed Support Engineering Lead for Aetna.\r\n\r\n<img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 61144 characters]\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> Dave, what events have you attended previously in your career that compare to VMworld?\r\n\r\n<strong>Dave Strum (DS):</strong> <a href=\"http://www.citrixsynergy.com/\">Citrix Synergy</a> in 2011.\r\n\r\n<b>CL: </b>What session are you looking forward to the most and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>DS:</strong> <a href=\"http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features-drs-dpm\">DRS</a>: New Features, Best Practices and Future Directions - DRS is awesome because of what it does. It has the ability to monitor your clusters in order to optimize host and vm performance. DRS/vMotion technology is what made me fall in love with virtualization technology.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> Being a long distance runner, help us understand the best running routes that you have mapped throughout the city for this week.\r\n\r\n<strong>DS:</strong> I have a few maps made up for this week. The coolest is the route from Moscone Center to the <a href=\"http://www.golden-gate-park.com/\">Golden Gate Park</a>. If I feel adventurous, I might take the challenge to cross the bridge!','eGroup Descends on SF for VMworld','','inherit','open','open','','8634-revision-v1','','','2013-08-27 13:03:55','2013-08-27 17:03:55','',8634,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/2013/08/8634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8641,47,'2013-08-28 12:57:47','2013-08-28 16:57:47','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Facebook_like_thumb.png\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8645\" alt=\"Facebook_like_thumb\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Facebook_like_thumb.png\" width=\"179\" height=\"153\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere is a paradigm shift that has started to change the face of IT and the \"big guys\" have some serious competition coming their way. Startups that are thinking outside the box, outside the chassis, and outside the array - especially those at VMworld.\r\n\r\nBelow, I\'ve listed the top five products I\'ve seen so far at VMworld. I don\'t have a scientific methodology to share on how I ranked them - just found them extremely interesting, useful and cool. What have you found?\r\n<h2>5. Puppet</h2>\r\nThe product looks a bit complicated and time consuming to implement but the level of automation is astounding. I\'m hearing a lot about them through blogs and tweets so I thought I\'d check it out. It has the capability to identify objects in the infrastructure and execute automated configs onto them. This can simplify and accelerate switch deployments, patch remediation, server imaging, test/dev environment creation, etc.\r\n<h2>4. Splunk</h2>\r\nEven with the release of vCenter log insight and its ability to parse big data, it\'s all about presentation. Splunk has a ton of vendor related plug-ins that do a really good job of not just helping to parse your syslogs but it also does a great job helping you visualize that system through the dashboard UI.\r\n<h2>3. Zerto</h2>\r\nCloud based DR for virtualized infrastructures. Journaling on the target side to provide RecoverPoint like RPOs. Plans can only be executed on a per VM basis at the moment. WAN optimized with customized CBT style dedupe. I see RecoverPoint and SRM rolled into one without the \"Failover Button.\" This has the potential to provide serious value-add to our eCloud customers.\r\n<h2>2. Nutanix</h2>\r\n2U Appliance. 4 Nodes, clustered local storage, highly scalable. No Array, No Chassis, No problem. I really like this product and its potential. I think it is competitively priced and has excellent applications in the VDI and SMB space.\r\n<h2>1. Pernix Data</h2>\r\nFlash based hypervisor. Assign SSD perfomance on a per VM basis. Leverage COTS SSDs for serious cost savings. Clustered solution with awesome performance and resiliency, need I say more?\r\n<h2>[Honorable Mention goes to Neverfail]</h2>\r\nKnown for their DR replication software, they had a new app on display - IT continuity Architect. The idea is that DR needs to be a complete solution, meaning that all inter dependencies must be accounted for. The application can scan an infrastructure in a matter of minutes and deliver detailed diagrams of how the systems interact so you can ensure that when you fail to your critical systems, all of the pieces are there.','Five Must See Products at VMworld','','publish','open','open','','five-products-see-vmworld','','','2013-08-28 13:30:16','2013-08-28 17:30:16','',0,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/?p=8641',0,'post','',0),(8642,40,'2013-08-28 12:51:40','2013-08-28 16:51:40','There is a paradigm shift that has started to change the face of IT and the \"big guys\" have some serious competition coming their way. There are a lot of startups that are thinking outside the box, outside the chassis, and outside the array.\r\n\r\nBelow I\'ve listed the top five products I\'ve seen so far at VMworld. I don\'t have a scientific methodology to share on how I ranked them - just found them extremely interesting, useful and cool. What have you found?\r\n<h2>5. Puppet</h2>\r\nThe product looks a bit complicated and time consuming to implement but the level of automation is astounding. I\'m hearing a lot about them through blogs and tweets so I thought I\'d check it out. It has the capability to identify objects in the infrastructure and execute automated configs onto them. This can simplify and accelerate switch deployments, patch remediation, server imaging, test/dev environment creation, etc.\r\n<h2>4. Splunk</h2>\r\nEven with the release of vCenter log insight and its ability to parse big data, it\'s all about presentation. Splunk has a ton of vendor related plug-ins that do a really good job of not just helping to parse your syslogs but it also does a great job helping you visualize that system through the dashboard UI.\r\n<h2>3. Zerto</h2>\r\nCloud based DR for virtualized infrastructures. Journaling on the target side to provide RecoverPoint like RPOs. Plans can only be executed on a per VM basis at the moment. WAN optimized with customized CBT style dedupe. I see RecoverPoint and SRM rolled into one without the \"Failover Button.\" This has the potential to provide serious value-add to our eCloud customers.\r\n<h2>2. Nutanix</h2>\r\n2U Appliance. 4 Nodes, clustered local storage, highly scalable. No Array, No Chassis, No problem. I really like this product and its potential. I think it is competitively priced and has excellent applications in the VDI and SMB space.\r\n<h2>1. Pernix Data</h2>\r\nFlash based hypervisor. Assign SSD perfomance on a per VM basis. Leverage COTS SSDs for serious cost savings. Clustered solution with awesome performance and resiliency, need I say more?\r\n<h2>[Honorable Mention goes to Neverfail]</h2>\r\nKnown for their DR replication software, they had a new app on display - IT continuity Architect. The idea is that DR needs to be a complete solution, meaning that all inter dependencies must be accounted for. 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Puppet</h2>\r\nThe product looks a bit complicated and time consuming to implement but the level of automation is astounding. I\'m hearing a lot about them through blogs and tweets so I thought I\'d check it out. It has the capability to identify objects in the infrastructure and execute automated configs onto them. This can simplify and accelerate switch deployments, patch remediation, server imaging, test/dev environment creation, etc.\r\n<h2>4. Splunk</h2>\r\nEven with the release of vCenter log insight and its ability to parse big data, it\'s all about presentation. Splunk has a ton of vendor related plug-ins that do a really good job of not just helping to parse your syslogs but it also does a great job helping you visualize that system through the dashboard UI.\r\n<h2>3. Zerto</h2>\r\nCloud based DR for virtualized infrastructures. Journaling on the target side to provide RecoverPoint like RPOs. Plans can only be executed on a per VM basis at the moment. WAN optimized with customized CBT style dedupe. I see RecoverPoint and SRM rolled into one without the \"Failover Button.\" This has the potential to provide serious value-add to our eCloud customers.\r\n<h2>2. Nutanix</h2>\r\n2U Appliance. 4 Nodes, clustered local storage, highly scalable. No Array, No Chassis, No problem. I really like this product and its potential. I think it is competitively priced and has excellent applications in the VDI and SMB space.\r\n<h2>1. Pernix Data</h2>\r\nFlash based hypervisor. Assign SSD perfomance on a per VM basis. Leverage COTS SSDs for serious cost savings. Clustered solution with awesome performance and resiliency, need I say more?\r\n<h2>[Honorable Mention goes to Neverfail]</h2>\r\nKnown for their DR replication software, they had a new app on display - IT continuity Architect. The idea is that DR needs to be a complete solution, meaning that all inter dependencies must be accounted for. 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Startups that are thinking outside the box, outside the chassis, and outside the array - especially those at VMworld.\r\n\r\nBelow I\'ve listed the top five products I\'ve seen so far at VMworld. I don\'t have a scientific methodology to share on how I ranked them - just found them extremely interesting, useful and cool. What have you found?\r\n<h2>5. Puppet</h2>\r\nThe product looks a bit complicated and time consuming to implement but the level of automation is astounding. I\'m hearing a lot about them through blogs and tweets so I thought I\'d check it out. It has the capability to identify objects in the infrastructure and execute automated configs onto them. This can simplify and accelerate switch deployments, patch remediation, server imaging, test/dev environment creation, etc.\r\n<h2>4. Splunk</h2>\r\nEven with the release of vCenter log insight and its ability to parse big data, it\'s all about presentation. Splunk has a ton of vendor related plug-ins that do a really good job of not just helping to parse your syslogs but it also does a great job helping you visualize that system through the dashboard UI.\r\n<h2>3. Zerto</h2>\r\nCloud based DR for virtualized infrastructures. Journaling on the target side to provide RecoverPoint like RPOs. Plans can only be executed on a per VM basis at the moment. WAN optimized with customized CBT style dedupe. I see RecoverPoint and SRM rolled into one without the \"Failover Button.\" This has the potential to provide serious value-add to our eCloud customers.\r\n<h2>2. Nutanix</h2>\r\n2U Appliance. 4 Nodes, clustered local storage, highly scalable. No Array, No Chassis, No problem. I really like this product and its potential. I think it is competitively priced and has excellent applications in the VDI and SMB space.\r\n<h2>1. Pernix Data</h2>\r\nFlash based hypervisor. Assign SSD perfomance on a per VM basis. Leverage COTS SSDs for serious cost savings. Clustered solution with awesome performance and resiliency, need I say more?\r\n<h2>[Honorable Mention goes to Neverfail]</h2>\r\nKnown for their DR replication software, they had a new app on display - IT continuity Architect. The idea is that DR needs to be a complete solution, meaning that all inter dependencies must be accounted for. The application can scan an infrastructure in a matter of minutes and deliver detailed diagrams of how the systems interact so you can ensure that when you fail to your critical systems, all of the pieces are there.','Five Products to See at VMworld','','inherit','open','open','','8641-autosave-v1','','','2013-08-28 12:57:28','2013-08-28 16:57:28','',8641,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/2013/08/8641-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8645,40,'2013-08-28 12:56:32','2013-08-28 16:56:32','','Facebook_like_thumb','','inherit','open','open','','facebook_like_thumb','','','2013-08-28 12:56:32','2013-08-28 16:56:32','',8641,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Facebook_like_thumb.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8646,40,'2013-08-28 12:56:40','2013-08-28 16:56:40','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Facebook_like_thumb.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8645\" alt=\"Facebook_like_thumb\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Facebook_like_thumb.png\" width=\"256\" height=\"219\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere is a paradigm shift that has started to change the face of IT and the \"big guys\" have some serious competition coming their way. Startups that are thinking outside the box, outside the chassis, and outside the array - especially those at VMworld.\r\n\r\nBelow I\'ve listed the top five products I\'ve seen so far at VMworld. I don\'t have a scientific methodology to share on how I ranked them - just found them extremely interesting, useful and cool. What have you found?\r\n<h2>5. Puppet</h2>\r\nThe product looks a bit complicated and time consuming to implement but the level of automation is astounding. I\'m hearing a lot about them through blogs and tweets so I thought I\'d check it out. It has the capability to identify objects in the infrastructure and execute automated configs onto them. This can simplify and accelerate switch deployments, patch remediation, server imaging, test/dev environment creation, etc.\r\n<h2>4. Splunk</h2>\r\nEven with the release of vCenter log insight and its ability to parse big data, it\'s all about presentation. Splunk has a ton of vendor related plug-ins that do a really good job of not just helping to parse your syslogs but it also does a great job helping you visualize that system through the dashboard UI.\r\n<h2>3. Zerto</h2>\r\nCloud based DR for virtualized infrastructures. Journaling on the target side to provide RecoverPoint like RPOs. Plans can only be executed on a per VM basis at the moment. WAN optimized with customized CBT style dedupe. I see RecoverPoint and SRM rolled into one without the \"Failover Button.\" This has the potential to provide serious value-add to our eCloud customers.\r\n<h2>2. Nutanix</h2>\r\n2U Appliance. 4 Nodes, clustered local storage, highly scalable. No Array, No Chassis, No problem. I really like this product and its potential. I think it is competitively priced and has excellent applications in the VDI and SMB space.\r\n<h2>1. Pernix Data</h2>\r\nFlash based hypervisor. Assign SSD perfomance on a per VM basis. Leverage COTS SSDs for serious cost savings. Clustered solution with awesome performance and resiliency, need I say more?\r\n<h2>[Honorable Mention goes to Neverfail]</h2>\r\nKnown for their DR replication software, they had a new app on display - IT continuity Architect. The idea is that DR needs to be a complete solution, meaning that all inter dependencies must be accounted for. The application can scan an infrastructure in a matter of minutes and deliver detailed diagrams of how the systems interact so you can ensure that when you fail to your critical systems, all of the pieces are there.','Five Products to See at VMworld','','inherit','open','open','','8641-revision-v1','','','2013-08-28 12:56:40','2013-08-28 16:56:40','',8641,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/2013/08/8641-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8647,40,'2013-08-28 12:57:21','2013-08-28 16:57:21','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Facebook_like_thumb.png\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8645\" alt=\"Facebook_like_thumb\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Facebook_like_thumb.png\" width=\"179\" height=\"153\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere is a paradigm shift that has started to change the face of IT and the \"big guys\" have some serious competition coming their way. Startups that are thinking outside the box, outside the chassis, and outside the array - especially those at VMworld.\r\n\r\nBelow I\'ve listed the top five products I\'ve seen so far at VMworld. I don\'t have a scientific methodology to share on how I ranked them - just found them extremely interesting, useful and cool. What have you found?\r\n<h2>5. Puppet</h2>\r\nThe product looks a bit complicated and time consuming to implement but the level of automation is astounding. I\'m hearing a lot about them through blogs and tweets so I thought I\'d check it out. It has the capability to identify objects in the infrastructure and execute automated configs onto them. This can simplify and accelerate switch deployments, patch remediation, server imaging, test/dev environment creation, etc.\r\n<h2>4. Splunk</h2>\r\nEven with the release of vCenter log insight and its ability to parse big data, it\'s all about presentation. Splunk has a ton of vendor related plug-ins that do a really good job of not just helping to parse your syslogs but it also does a great job helping you visualize that system through the dashboard UI.\r\n<h2>3. Zerto</h2>\r\nCloud based DR for virtualized infrastructures. Journaling on the target side to provide RecoverPoint like RPOs. Plans can only be executed on a per VM basis at the moment. WAN optimized with customized CBT style dedupe. I see RecoverPoint and SRM rolled into one without the \"Failover Button.\" This has the potential to provide serious value-add to our eCloud customers.\r\n<h2>2. Nutanix</h2>\r\n2U Appliance. 4 Nodes, clustered local storage, highly scalable. No Array, No Chassis, No problem. I really like this product and its potential. I think it is competitively priced and has excellent applications in the VDI and SMB space.\r\n<h2>1. Pernix Data</h2>\r\nFlash based hypervisor. Assign SSD perfomance on a per VM basis. Leverage COTS SSDs for serious cost savings. Clustered solution with awesome performance and resiliency, need I say more?\r\n<h2>[Honorable Mention goes to Neverfail]</h2>\r\nKnown for their DR replication software, they had a new app on display - IT continuity Architect. The idea is that DR needs to be a complete solution, meaning that all inter dependencies must be accounted for. The application can scan an infrastructure in a matter of minutes and deliver detailed diagrams of how the systems interact so you can ensure that when you fail to your critical systems, all of the pieces are there.','Five Products to See at VMworld','','inherit','open','open','','8641-revision-v1','','','2013-08-28 12:57:21','2013-08-28 16:57:21','',8641,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/2013/08/8641-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8648,40,'2013-08-28 13:00:04','2013-08-28 17:00:04','As everyone is talking about the <a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;gl=us&amp;tbm=nws&amp;authuser=0&amp;q=VMworld&amp;oq=VMworld&amp;gs_l=news-cc.3..43j43i53.42534.43599.0.43735.7.2.0.5.5.0.67.129.2.2.0...0.0...1ac.1.rcs8WuhVo6I\" target=\"_blank\">news from VMworld</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=vmworld&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">Twittering on about buzz</a> happening from the show floor, we polled a few of our team members for their thoughts. Here\'s a quick Q&amp;A.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=31347442&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=0Nc9&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=149251911377575759327&amp;srchindex=1&amp;srchtotal=2747&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_name&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A149251911377575759327%2CVSRPtargetId%3A31347442%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary\"><b>Ian Jones</b></a><b>: </b>Ian manages a diverse team of <a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/application-services/\">Application &amp; Data Services</a> Engineers focused on BI, Data Warehousing &amp;Data Analytics at eGroup. Ian will be presenting at VMworld this year.\r\n\r\n<b> <img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 38188 characters]\" /></b>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chad Lanman (CL): </strong>Ian, this is your second consecutive trip to SF for VMworld. How does this year compare to last year\'s event?\r\n\r\n<strong>Ian Jones (IJ): </strong>VMware dedicated a lot of time to explaining the vision for the software defined data center (SDDC) last year, but this year there is greater substance around the specifics and how that vision will play out. The acquisition of Nicira provided a catalyst for VMware in the software defined networking (SND) space and has accelerated the advancement for VMware in the area of heterogeneous infrastructure environments and clouds. Expect to see similar advancements and acquisitions in storage.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> <a href=\"https://vmworld2013.activeevents.com/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=5369\" target=\"_blank\">Tell us about your speaking session with</a> Ed Ricks (CIO at Beaufort Memorial Hospital) scheduled for later today (Tuesday, August 27).\r\n\r\n<strong>IJ: </strong>Sure - it\'s titled, \"Beaufort Memorial Hospital Enhances Patient Care with Secure Mobile Solutions. We\'ll be discussing how secure, one-touch roaming sessions helped to encourage use of electronic medical records (EMR) and pave the way for CPOE at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. What\'s intersting is that even though the move to EMR was a foregone conclusion from the start, PHI security and improved patient outcomes were substantial, the immediate impact on caregiver workflow had the potential to turn clinicians away. But by rethinking the way clinicians access the data they need, the IT team was able to develop an electronic system that delivered faster workflows and higher efficiency. Through a combination of virtual desktops, single sign-on and strong authentication, BMH clinicians today have secure, one-touch access to roaming sessions that follow them throughout their shifts.\r\n\r\nEd and I will describe the path that his team took to reach Stage 1 Meaningful Use and how they won over doctors and nurses by redefining the parameters of access to PHI.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL: </strong>What session are you looking forward to the most &amp; why?\r\n\r\n<strong>IJ:</strong> As a member of eGroup’s leadership team, I don’t spend a lot of time attending sessions, but do dedicate the majority of my time to speaking with key customers, vendors, and partners. The relationships that are fostered and strengthened at VMworld are invaluable to eGroup’s success. I very much enjoyed the time spent with Pat Gelsinger and other senior VMware leadership in several meetings during VMworld in that it helps to understand the vision and direction of VMware in the years to come. The partner ecosystem is strong and a valuable part of eGroup’s offering.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> Ian, where have you been so far? What places would you recommend for others at the event this week or planning future trips to the Bay?\r\n\r\n<strong>IJ:</strong> San Francisco offers a wide variety of world-class restaurants. eGroup organized several dinners for valued customers and partners while at VMworld that included venues in the SOMA, Financial District, and Fisherman’s Wharf areas. A particular favorite is The House of Shields which has existed in its current location since 1908. It has a fun and relatively quiet atmosphere that allows for great interaction.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=66145774&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tyah\"><b>Daniel Navarro</b></a><strong>:</strong> Daniel has been with eGroup for nearly four years. He began his career working with VMware in 2010 on the eGroup Inside Sales Team and now works as a territory Account Executive covering the SC &amp; Eastern NC markets.\r\n\r\n<b> <img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 40704 characters]\" /></b>\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> I believe this is your first VMworld, correct? Imagine all of us have never been before... How would you describe the event, the venue and the crowd?\r\n\r\n<strong>Daniel Navarro (DN):</strong> Yes, this is my first time to VMworld! I am pumped. The event is filled with a wealth of knowledge around the VMware technology, strategic vision &amp; partner ecosystem.\r\n\r\nThere are ample events and sessions constantly running outside of the main exhibitor floor. Until now, I haven\'t experienced many events yet other than the welcome reception on Sunday night, which was very cool! Numerous booths with many companies I have never heard of. I learned a lot and even ran into one of our valued customers (Phillip from Williams and Fudge) and I somehow managed to spill some beer on his shirt - oops! I plan to attend the following this week – Trend Micro Data Protection on Monday, EMC - Cisco focused sessions on Tuesday  and VMworld 2013 main party Wednesday, among others.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> What session are you looking forward to the most &amp; why?<b>  </b>\r\n\r\n<strong>DN:</strong> Attacking the high cost of Desktop Virtualization. The speaker is Gartner Analyst, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/gunnarwb\" target=\"_blank\">Gunnar Berger</a> (Gunnar used to work at eGroup as an Engineer). <a href=\"https://vmworld2013.activeevents.com/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=5369\">Beaufort Memorial Hospital Enhances Patient Care with Secure Mobile Solutions</a> with speakers Ed Ricks (CIO) and Ian Jones (eGroup Application/Data Services Manager). I am really interested in sessions around cloud (building a hybrid cloud) and how that will apply to eGroup and our offerings.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> You mentioned big plans to explore The Bay Area. Where do you think you will spend most of your free time? Any recommendations for others that will be in San Fran this week?\r\n\r\n<strong>DN:</strong> The only exploring I have done thus far is the area surrounding the <a href=\"http://www.moscone.com/site/do/index\">Moscone Center</a> &amp; <a href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/neighborhoods/sf/marina/\">the Marina District. </a>I definitely recommend the Marina District. I really would like to visit Fisherman’s Wharf if I have time!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=183782044&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=xn95&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=149251911377575801025&amp;srchindex=1&amp;srchtotal=1653&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_name&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A149251911377575801025%2CVSRPtargetId%3A183782044%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary\"><b>Chris Ermis</b></a><strong>:</strong> Chris joined the eGroup team in early 2013 and works out of the eGroup HQ office in Mt. Pleasant, SC as a Coastal SC Technical Consultant providing Pre-Sales Engineering, Design and Architecture Support for the field sales teams.\r\n\r\n<img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 35992 characters]\" />\r\n\r\n<b>CL: </b>Chris, you have years of experience working with VMware\'s technology dating back to your time working in the Public Sector with SunGard. What is the single most important takeaway you are trying to obtain while at VMworld this year?\r\n\r\n<strong>Chris Ermis (CE):</strong> I am looking forward to seeing what new and innovative ideas that startups are implementing in order to simplify data center administration.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> What session are you looking forward to the most and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>CE:</strong> There are so many! But definitely looking forward to <a href=\"http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/virtualization/vmware-launches-software-defined-data-ce/240160406\">NSX. Software Defined networking, o</a>ne of the last untamed frontiers of Virtualization.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> Tell us the most interesting fact, story or piece of the Bay Area during your time there so far.\r\n\r\n<strong>CE:</strong> I have been most impressed with the public transportation system – design and architecture. Trains, buses, trams, and bicycles. Very well thought out and executed!<i></i>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92525439&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=Azgf&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=149251911377575826164&amp;srchindex=1&amp;srchtotal=1367&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_name&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A149251911377575826164%2CVSRPtargetId%3A92525439%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary\"><b>Dave Strum</b></a><b>:</b> Dave works out of the Columbia, SC office as an Application Services Engineer specializing in End-User Computing and Virtual Environments. Previously, Dave worked as a Distributed Support Engineering Lead for Aetna.\r\n\r\n<img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,[encoded data, 61144 characters]\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> Dave, what events have you attended previously in your career that compare to VMworld?\r\n\r\n<strong>Dave Strum (DS):</strong> <a href=\"http://www.citrixsynergy.com/\">Citrix Synergy</a> in 2011.\r\n\r\n<b>CL: </b>What session are you looking forward to the most and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>DS:</strong> <a href=\"http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features-drs-dpm\">DRS</a>: New Features, Best Practices and Future Directions - DRS is awesome because of what it does. It has the ability to monitor your clusters in order to optimize host and vm performance. DRS/vMotion technology is what made me fall in love with virtualization technology.\r\n\r\n<strong>CL:</strong> Being a long distance runner, help us understand the best running routes that you have mapped throughout the city for this week.\r\n\r\n<strong>DS:</strong> I have a few maps made up for this week. The coolest is the route from Moscone Center to the <a href=\"http://www.golden-gate-park.com/\">Golden Gate Park</a>. If I feel adventurous, I might take the challenge to cross the bridge!','eGroup Descends on SF for VMworld','','inherit','open','open','','8634-revision-v1','','','2013-08-28 13:00:04','2013-08-28 17:00:04','',8634,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/2013/08/8634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8649,40,'2013-08-28 13:30:16','2013-08-28 17:30:16','<a href=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Facebook_like_thumb.png\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8645\" alt=\"Facebook_like_thumb\" src=\"http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Facebook_like_thumb.png\" width=\"179\" height=\"153\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere is a paradigm shift that has started to change the face of IT and the \"big guys\" have some serious competition coming their way. Startups that are thinking outside the box, outside the chassis, and outside the array - especially those at VMworld.\r\n\r\nBelow, I\'ve listed the top five products I\'ve seen so far at VMworld. I don\'t have a scientific methodology to share on how I ranked them - just found them extremely interesting, useful and cool. What have you found?\r\n<h2>5. Puppet</h2>\r\nThe product looks a bit complicated and time consuming to implement but the level of automation is astounding. I\'m hearing a lot about them through blogs and tweets so I thought I\'d check it out. It has the capability to identify objects in the infrastructure and execute automated configs onto them. This can simplify and accelerate switch deployments, patch remediation, server imaging, test/dev environment creation, etc.\r\n<h2>4. Splunk</h2>\r\nEven with the release of vCenter log insight and its ability to parse big data, it\'s all about presentation. Splunk has a ton of vendor related plug-ins that do a really good job of not just helping to parse your syslogs but it also does a great job helping you visualize that system through the dashboard UI.\r\n<h2>3. Zerto</h2>\r\nCloud based DR for virtualized infrastructures. Journaling on the target side to provide RecoverPoint like RPOs. Plans can only be executed on a per VM basis at the moment. WAN optimized with customized CBT style dedupe. I see RecoverPoint and SRM rolled into one without the \"Failover Button.\" This has the potential to provide serious value-add to our eCloud customers.\r\n<h2>2. Nutanix</h2>\r\n2U Appliance. 4 Nodes, clustered local storage, highly scalable. No Array, No Chassis, No problem. I really like this product and its potential. I think it is competitively priced and has excellent applications in the VDI and SMB space.\r\n<h2>1. Pernix Data</h2>\r\nFlash based hypervisor. Assign SSD perfomance on a per VM basis. Leverage COTS SSDs for serious cost savings. Clustered solution with awesome performance and resiliency, need I say more?\r\n<h2>[Honorable Mention goes to Neverfail]</h2>\r\nKnown for their DR replication software, they had a new app on display - IT continuity Architect. The idea is that DR needs to be a complete solution, meaning that all inter dependencies must be accounted for. The application can scan an infrastructure in a matter of minutes and deliver detailed diagrams of how the systems interact so you can ensure that when you fail to your critical systems, all of the pieces are there.','Five Must See Products at VMworld','','inherit','open','open','','8641-revision-v1','','','2013-08-28 13:30:16','2013-08-28 17:30:16','',8641,'http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/2013/08/8641-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),