2 months ago, I started a project to move forward with Virtual Desktops at my company.  Obviously, one of the components of that is the thin clients.  Who to use?  Why?  The industry seems to be swarming with them.  Wyse, HP, NComputing, IGEL, 10zig, etc.  So, it becomes a tough call. A discussion started about someone being at Citrix Synergy 2012 and saw...
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Apple has released another Macintosh OSX version, called Mountain Lion (10.8.x).  I'm not the only one getting it.  Apple released that by July 31, over 3 million downloads were completed, making it "the most successful release in Apple's history" .  I'll admit, I'm not seeing too many features in this one.  Sure, there are lots, but nothing that really affects me per...
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During HP Discover 2012, I've been asking various HP divisions on the plans HP has for an OpenFlow controller.  The reason?  For the last 18 months, I've noticed that every HP event mentions SDN and OpenFlow.  Why?  Just adding support for a technology is not a big deal.  One, maybe two announcements, and you are done.  Why so much talk about it?  Surely...
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Well, everyone keeps talking about it.  It's on the web site, and in the documentation.  A mobile app for HP's iMC?  View alarms and device details?  Sign me up.  But, just EXACTLY where is it?? Some HP Solution Architects (Thanks Kurt Weil and @netmanchris) pointed me to the following link:  ...
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The HP Proliant servers never cease to amaze me, on each generation they release. Many moons ago, the Proliant’s were just like other servers. People chose them, because of their stability and support, but, they didn’t really impress me. They had SCSI arrays, like everyone else. Advanced memory and faster bus speeds like other servers were common. To me, the Proliant’s were only competing...
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On Tuesday, I participated in a dinner event hosted by Intel and Prosys . It is always fantastic to meet new people in the area that have the same passion as me, in technology. It was, surprisingly, a small event. Only about a dozen people (not including the hosts), were there. Still, geek-talk and laughter filled the room. Intel recently announced (March 6, 2012) it’s new Xeon...
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Peak10 Datacenter is expanding it's Nashville co-location again.  Currently, they have 2 locations in Nashville, so called NAS1 and NAS2.  Together, they create approximately 25,000 square-feet of 24/7 access to cooling, storage, and co-location data services.  Their new expansion will add an additional 15,000 square-feet of datacenter goodness to Nashville, bringing...
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During Interop, I've had the pleasure to discuss, in detail, HP's ideas and plans for a "Single-Pane" management interface, coming from Les Stuart, Distinguished Architect. It should come as no surprise, that HP is the *KING* of applications.  Their product line is very diverse.  Some would even say, "too excessive", and each device has it's own management application.  Not only that,...
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Came back from Interop Las Vegas yesterday. What a blast! I met so many great people from Twitter and HP Networking team, I can't name everyone. But, you know who you are!! The first day Interop started, I got put into "systems management" mood. Dunno why, but I just wanted to know everything that dealt with systems management. I stopped by the ManageEngine booth to see their latest...
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Disclaimer:  This is written from my own opinion, and not that of my employer.  I am not employed by Peak10, nor was I asked to advertise or endorse them in any way.  This is *my* blog, and my opinions. Peak10 is a co-located datacenter in multiple cities, including Nashville.  They offer services ranging from Cloud to fully managed servers and datacenter...
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