I started thinking about how I could use this blog to make a sizer based on my previous AVS storage sizing post. Of course, as a reminder this is not an official sizer, but I understand that many in the partner and customer community don’t have any access to this basic need. So here we […]
Category: Sizing
Sizing Azure VMware Solution Cluster Storage Capacity
Most people who know me are aware that my primary background in the tech field is storage. When I joined the vSAN team at VMware in 2017, it was during a period of rapid “hockey stick” growth, making it an incredibly exciting time. Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) was expanding fast, and there was never a dull […]
Live Optics: Sizing in the Modern Age
In IT, there is certainly no shortage of tools to use. This is usually amplified in our industry because of the rich and creative community of people that love to build things. However, when it comes to sizing for infrastructure, the toolset used to be very limited. This was the case early in my career. […]
How to Run Live Optics!
Any time you are looking to add to or replace infrastructure, one of the most essential things to obtain is quality performance data. Early on in my career, obtaining this information was a challenge. It wasn’t uncommon to skip obtaining this data and make assumptions based on existing infrastructure or making decisions based on “business […]