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Ethernet Jumbo Frames for iSCSI under VMware vSphere
I occasionally have VMware customers ask about jumbo frames, most often in reference to their iSCSI SANs. I attribute the curiosity mostly to VMware now officially supporting jumbo frames for iSCSI and NFS in vSphere. So with vSphere supporting it, and if your NICs, switches and SAN support it, should you use it? Maybe. It [...]
Salespeople Ruining Social Media
I have a habit of saving and forwarding many of the ridiculous voicemails that salespeople leave in my inbox, but it isn’t too often I receive a letter of this quality, pointing to the problems that salespeople face when introduced to social networking. The beauty of social networking is that I can typically gain value [...]
Biggest Loser – Lessons for IT Professionals
After 9 seasons of the Biggest Loser, NBC continues to attract a steady audience of couch-dwellers intrigued by the success of obese contestants training as though they were professional athletes. I will admit to being a fan of this phenomenon, but find myself wondering why? I look into the IT industry and realize we wage [...]
What’s the Number for 911?
Thursday’s landline outage for much of Southeast Nebraska included the city of Lincoln’s 911 service. After 935 minutes, from 7:45 AM to 11:20 PM, media outlets published alternative emergency numbers. As an IT guy for a high performance comapany, I was shocked to see this happen in several of the communities that I serve. Landline [...]
The Wizardry of Virtualization
For all the hype of virtualization, it appears as though each IT vendor is carrying their virtualization wand and applying it to every prospective customer, promising cost savings and better performance. While I do believe strongly that virtualization is the answer, let’s look at a couple of the problem areas that could cause access to [...]
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