Setting up a mobile user in OS X without an enterprise
The "networker" in the name of my blog is a reference to "NetWorker" the application I worked with for quite some time. My wanderings have taken me from Memorex through Legato to EMC with a number of...
View ArticleSome reading material
I just read an interesting article in NYT: C.E.O. Libraries Reveal Keys to Success I'm not a C.E.O. Nor is it my intent to ever become one. But this article reminded me of the importance to me of three...
View ArticleLatency and my apology for my absence.
It has been far too long since I updated. If anyone at all has had the perseverance to stick with me, I thank you. Please accept my abject apology for the lack of updates. No excuse. Just had a great...
View ArticleDedupe Efficacy is Different from Efficiency
Quick Overview – or “Other than just pure dedupe ratio with one set of data, what are the most important criteria for determining if a particular deduplication engine is saving money for me?” The only...
View ArticleEMC releases Global Dedupe - Just Kidding!
If you read this morning’s announcement from EMC about their new Data Domain array, you probably got rather excited about that phrase “Global Deduplication” in the title. Apparently, in this case,...
View ArticleVMware: Consolidated Backup and NDMP Should Finally Come Out
I think they should make it official. It’s not like everybody doesn’t know about them by now. And, really, wouldn’t those two feel so much better? No more hiding who they really are? Why should we all...
View ArticleTroubleshooting: Creating Actionable Problem Statements
Troubleshooting: Creating Actionable Problem Statements PROBLEM DESCRIPTION • Location: Where in the network - Where in the system - Where in the code • Magnitude: How much is affected • Timing:...
View Article4 Essentials of a Cloud Design
Cloud Principles – Achieving Critical MASS Modularity: predictable cost for added or removed increments of capacity or value Accountability: Reporting precisely matched to service level, capacity,...
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