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Disaster! I moved my Citrix Farm to VMware Cloud in 8 minutes

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:13:36 +0000

I hope you are all having a great day at home. I recently posted on Twitter that I have executed DR from on-prem to the VMware Cloud on AWS of my entire Citrix Farm, including Active Directory, Delivery Controllers, VPN, and persistent desktops. As it got much attention, I decided to record a video; it's only about 4 minutes. Some things must be seen to be believed!

I failed back my VMs from the VMware Cloud

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:37:11 +0000

Disaster Recovery is one of the most complex exercises IT will endeavor. From infra and data replication to applications and orchestration, it is hard! In this 2nd video, I show how to easily failback VMs from VMware Cloud on AWS.

I saved my datacenter in 4 minutes

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:52:52 +0000

DR is one of the most complex exercises IT will endeavour. In this video you will see how I executed DR for a couple of VMware VMs to the VMware Cloud in 4 minutes.

DRaaS Connect gives LOVE to SAN/NAS and HCI with VMware Cloud Integration (...and Instant RTO)

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:37:16 +0000

Datrium announces integration with VMware Cloud for Disaster Recovery for customers using SAN, NAS, and HCI.

It's been fun writing about Datrium tech over the past few years as it unfolded as a cloud-first data management stack without leaving behind its on-prem components. Datrium is genuinely the multi-cloud solution that CIOs and Operators always dreamed of - a high-performance platform with integrated data management, backup, and Disaster Recovery policies that follow Apps wherever they go.

Innovators' Challenge - Normalizing the Clouds

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:35:45 +0000

The Old Lock-in Problem

Before VMware, there used to be three or four large block storage companies: IBM, EMC, HP, etc., and each produced their proprietary storage systems.

Datrium DR-as-a-Service Networking with VMware Cloud (VMC)

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:42:32 +0000

During VMworld Datrium launched a unique DRaaS solution completely integrated into VMware Cloud on AWS. At a high-level DRaaS if a complete DR solution offered as a subscription that leverages the VMware Cloud and native Datrium cloud-based backups to deliver a fully-orchestrated low cost, low RPO and lower RTO disaster recovery for VMware customers.

World’s 1st Just-in-Time Cloud DR (VMware Cloud)... Everything Techies Need to Know....

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:26:23 +0000

No, the title of this post isn't a clickbait.

Organizations spend hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to keep Disaster Recovery (DR) datacenters operational while they wait for disaster to strike so they can realize that huge upfront and ongoing investment, but at the same time crossing fingers and hoping that the tragedy never happens. In many ways, DR datacenters are like insurance with huge upfront premiums.

VMware Cloud + Datrium = Awesome Recovery!!

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:17:09 +0000

VMware is the de-facto standard for the enterprise datacenter, and AWS has the broadest set of cloud services with global scale and reach. If you not aware, both companies have jointly engineered a cloud solution that delivers the best of VMware and AWS for customers. The VMware Cloud on AWS has a massive global presence.

Datrium 5.0 Features Overview and Big Welcome to Automatrix (Beyond Marketing)

Wed, 15 May 2019 10:18:15 +0000

It’s that time again… Datrium is dropping a new release with awesome features! This is one those long posts… be patient, get a coffee and read through, or simply go to the section that you are interested in.

Docker Bare-Metal - Persistent Volumes with Datrium GraphDriver Plug-In (How-to)

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 08:04:26 +0000

Datrium supports various flavors of container management orchestration platforms, but independent of the orchestration platform, containers can be of persistent or transient nature. Both types may require some level of persistent storage, either to retain data across instances or to temporarily store configuration data.

Datrium was Hot at VMworld 2018. Here everything you should know, from Breakout to Community Sessions, Time-Lapse and Twitter Arguments

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:59:09 +0000

Datrium in on a roll, increasing momentum and awareness with customers, analysts, and partner community. Launching a new technology that disrupts an established market is never easy and required major efforts from a marketing perspective. So, I recently witnessed a Twitter discussion about how the HCI definition is changing and how Datrium is one of those newcomers blurring the lines in this nascent market. Purists tend to like to stick to strict definitions of what HCI means, while the rebels tend to embrace newer concepts a little easier. The discussion is long and goes in multiple directions and branches, but here is a good thread.

VMworld 2018 Talk: Existing Choices to Leverage VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC) for DR [VMTN5977U]

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 08:23:04 +0000

This is the recording for my VMworld 2018 talk where I discuss existing all available alternatives to leverage VMware Cloud on AWS as an effective workload destination during disaster recovery.

This article was first published by Andre Leibovici (@andreleibovici) at myvirtualcloud.net

World’s First Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Data Fabric with Initial support for VMware Cloud - Welcome Datrium CloudShift!

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 08:14:35 +0000

Ok, you got here! However, before you start reading and give up in the middle of a long post, let me tell you that what Datrium is announcing today is a generational improvement to existing Disaster Recovery and Hybrid Cloud platforms for many reasons – so it is crucial to understand how we got here.

Shocking datacenter reality?

Sat, 11 Aug 2018 09:47:12 +0000

That's enough; I am in pain!

That is what a prospect transpired to me recently. I could see his face of desperation as he told me in details the current challenges his team faces in integrating datacenter products and technologies.

HCI or Not? Understand the Datrium solution in a 3 minutes read

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 06:57:00 +0000

As a newer market player that implements a game-changing architecture that accelerates applications, simplifies infrastructure management, and combine data protection in a single solution I am frequently asked what precisely Datrium does, and if Datrium is HCI or not.

Is Datrium HCI or Not? A duality dilemma.

If you view HCI as being the physical bundling of computing and storage, and sometimes networking (NFV) in a single box, maybe it's not. However, if you consider HCI as the seamless and delightful user experience to operate data centers that enact similarities with public clouds such as pay-as-you-go and simplicity, then yes.

Breaking the Data Gravity Hypothesis... The Data Anti-Gravity

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:42:13 +0000

Data Gravity is the term used describe the hypothesis that Data, like planets, have mass and that applications and services are naturally attracted to Data. This is the same effect Gravity has on objects around a planet.

Dave McCrory first coined {link} the term Data Gravity to explain that because of Latency and Throughput constraints applications and services will or should always be executing in proximity to Data -- "Latency and Throughput, which act as the accelerators in continuing a stronger and stronger reliance or pull on each other."

Datrium @ Storage TechFieldDay

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:51:47 +0000

We just had the opportunity to present the Datrium DVX solution at the latest Storage TechFieldDay. It was a memorable day, and I suggest that anyone looking at HyperConvergence to pay attention to OpenConvergence as a fundamental shift in the way convergence is being done, providing more flexibility, more performance, more scalability and being integrated seamlessly with public clouds.

Open Convergence and The Hottest Startup in Silicon Valley on SiliconAngle VMworld '17

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:11:44 +0000

During VMworld, I had the opportunity to present at theCube on SiliconANGLE TV. Off course, Craig and I chatted about Datrium and Open Convergence technology. If you are interested in learning about OCI and want to understand the differences between HCI and OCI I recommend you to watch this video.

Datrium DVX Cloud to AWS Cloud in Less than 60 Seconds

Sun, 27 Aug 2017 09:51:44 +0000

In this version of the Datrium DVX we are demonstrating archival of snapshots from the on-prem DVX to AWS S3 without ever leaving vCenter UI. This presents our customers with the ability to protect their infrastructure data both in the on-prem DVX cloud and off site in AWS DVX cloud repositories.

VDI Calculator 7.2 Now Available w/ Support for Workspot

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 20:23:01 +0000

Today I am releasing version 7.2 of the VDI Calculator, and the key feature is the addition of support for Workspot.

Workspot is a multi-tenant cloud-first solution, where the operational components of management, brokering, load balancing and more are all included in the cloud service. Their solution can be deployed on Microsoft Azure or using traditional datacenter constructs, such as SAN, or HCI platforms such as Nutanix, VSAN, and Datrium.

In the Hybrid Cloud, datasets must follow applications, not the other way around… and many are doing it wrong.

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:35:44 +0000

The definition of Hybrid Cloud may differ by implementation type or vendor, but a common description is that a Hybrid Cloud connects two discrete computing platforms sharing the ability to execute and burst the same set of applications and workloads.

The Calm Power enabling easy DevOps for Nutanix and the Cloud

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 09:04:00 +0000

Last August Nutanix announced the acquisition of Calm.io, a company focused on managing and consuming IT infrastructure. Calm.io brings automation and management capabilities to the Nutanix stack to deliver application and service orchestration, runtime life-cycle management, policy-based governance, reporting and auditing services to support application environments, including virtual machines, containers and micro-services.

Nutanix 5.0 Features Overview (Beyond Marketing) – Part 3

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 08:33:43 +0000

This is a 4 part blog series.

How to Implement Docker Swarm with PostgreSQL and Web-Services on Nutanix ACS Shared Volumes

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:51:50 +0000

In my previous article we deployed an open-source PACS solution on Nutanix using Acropolis Container Services (ACS) and created a persistent volume for the application and the database – a native MySQL.

While MySQL is the simplest solution as it is already backed into the application container, it has its limitations and is not scalable enough for enterprise deployments. This article focus on deploying the same application using a container with PostgreSQL database hosted with a persist volume for database files; while having Orthanc running on non-persistent containers in a Docker swarm cluster. Docker swarm enable the application to scale-out and also manages a built-in load balancer across container instances in the cluster.

Nutanix 4.7 and Asterix Features Overview (Beyond Marketing)

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:53:36 +0000

Another 4 months passed since AOS 4.6 was released and a new major Nutanix release with new features and improvements is about to be made available. The velocity with which new features and improvements are released by Nutanix is only comparable to what we see in the consumer space where apps are updated at an amazing pace for user’s delight.

Moving Virtual Machines between Hypervisors and Clouds

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:45:21 +0000

Cameron Stockwell recently published an article with a video where virtualization administrators seamlessly migrate virtual machines and workloads across different hypervisors. Cameron's demo demonstrated an one-way migration, but Cameron also alluded to the fact that the upcoming release of Acropolis will allow two-way migration between AHV (Acropolis Hypervisor) and ESXi - and hyper-v in the near future. The use cases for this type of migration could be disaster recovery, test & dev clusters, DMZ etc.

Why we all love Virtualization and Hyperconvergence… it’s Transformational

Sun, 16 Aug 2015 21:22:49 +0000

I remember the day I saw my first vMotion – unbelievable it has been that long ago – but now VM live migration is a standard for all hypervisors. When we all decided to adopt virtualization we had some clear benefits in mind, and those boil down fundamentally to better resource utilization, reduced datacenter footprint, energy-saving, faster server provisioning, increased uptime, improved disaster recovery, isolated applications, extend the life of older applications and workload portability.

What is your Organization's Cloud Strategy?

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:10:39 +0000

Few recent events have marked the public cloud market with bad press. These occurrences had me thinking about enterprise cloud strategies and the importance of being open to disruption.

The most recent events are the Microsoft Azure outage and the Amazon and Rackspace full reboots, but there are many more events like these if we do a quick news search.

Web-Scale IT. It’s Here. It’s Now.

Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:55:28 +0000

Web-Scale IT. It’s here; it’s now and is allowing IT to seamlessly and effortlessly support the pace and growth of business.

I’m looking forward to the Web-Scale Wednesday Event happening June 25th, 2014 and hence decided to re-visit one of my articles about Web-Scale properties, and explaining the properties with more business focus.

Recovering Nutanix from a Node Failure [Video]

Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:05:52 +0000

Every software of hardware system should have an easy and simple way to recover from failures, and Nutanix is not different. For test purposes I removed a host from my lab environment for few days and now I need to recover from the failure.