VxRail P570F Performance Benchmark
Thanks to our friends at Dell EMC, we had 4 x VxRail P570F’s in the office recently. Just to set the stage, the P-series are classed under the Performance Range of boxes and its often time what is proposed for demanding workloads.
Demystifying Stripe Width in vSAN
In traditional SAN or storage, in order to drive maximum performance from the system, many vendors deploy a concept of wide striping across many hard drive spindles within the storage sub system. So how does vSAN do it?
Looking forward to the Year of the Pig! Go vSAN!
It’s the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year today and as we head to our reunion dinners and enjoy the festivities, I’d like to take a minute to reflect on the year.
Newbie Guide to Systems Engineering
In recent times, I have had the privilege to work with a bunch of talented and aspiring graduates at VMware starting off their careers as systems engineers. It is quite interesting to think about how their journey is far different from mine years ago.