Documentation

Virtual Appliances and the New Datacenter

massimo — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:27:58 GMT

At VMworld 2007 I presented a breakout session on the subject. You can read more about the content of this session on this post here.

What I presented was a subset of a PPT deck that I have been using for some time to describe this potential game changer concept and paradigm shift. As I mentioned in the blog post referenced above this is not a presentation about "how to" build a virtual appliance or similar technical details... it is more an effort to outline the effects that the adoption of this new concept could lead us to.

Of course, as usual, feedbacks and comments are more than welcome.

Massimo.

Client CONsolidation (includes VDI) overview

massimo — Mon, 07 May 2007 10:46:10 GMT

Given all the discussions about VDI and CCON (Client CONsolidation) in general, I decided to share a (a part of a) presentation that is supposed to clarify some of the concepts (and technologies) behind all these acronyms.

It provides an overview and a high-level positioning of the components which a CCON strategy is comprised of with a special focus on one of the 3 CCON models which is "virtual clients".

If you have already heard about these acronyms (i.e. CCON, VDI, VCS, VIA etc etc) and want to know more about their relationship please have a look at these slides.

Massimo.

VMware High Availability and Disaster/Recovery

massimo — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:40:09 GMT

High Availability and, specifically, Disaster Recovery solutions have gained much attention in the VMware community. As a matter of fact D&R is an area where VMware Virtual Infrastructure plays a very key role. This is a document I have presented at a European Symposium on February 2006 and it is based on a real life project I have been working on.

Consider that this was documented in the 2.5 timeframe. Today some of those things have changed but most of the other challenges remain.

More background about this download here

Massimo.