VMAX3 and the VMAX CP for VMware Log Insight

A quick note here in the wake of our big announcement this week about the VMAX³ platform (http://pulseblog.emc.com/2014/07/08/new-vmax-introduces-new-category-enterprise-data-service-platform).  I have done thorough testing of the 2.0 version of my VMAX Content Pack for VMware Log Insight and am happy to report that it will work out-of-the-box with the VMAX³ platform (when you get your hands...

VSI 6.2 Web Client GA

Today EMC released the latest incarnation of the VSI Web Client – version 6.2. Although this release is focused on XtremeIO and thus contains no VMAX enhancements, there are a couple noteworthy reasons to upgrade (beyond the new, cleaner SIS interface which is awesome thanks to Denis Zholob) even if you aren’t using XtremeIO. First,...

Point-in-time test recovery with VSI RecoverPoint Management and VMware SRM

So since I mentioned I work on Symmetrix, VPLEX, and RecoverPoint I thought what better post than one on all those – and Oracle Extended RAC to boot. I’ve recently updated my white paper on this topic and it can be found here: http://www.emc.com/collateral/white-papers/h11767-vmware-vplex-rp-srm-wp.pdf. This paper covers the integration of a VPLEX Metro with Oracle...