Mar 15
Over a year ago I started planning a vision for the next step in the evolution of the network and systems architecture at Tradewinds. The vision was to migrate from a physical to a virtualized infrastructure. One where servers are no longer tethered to physical machines. One where flexibility and disaster recovery options are abundant.
We worked crazy hours the past month preparing for the final stages of the migration and worked through this past weekend rolling out the new landscape and making the necessary systems changes. I had expected a massive issue list when everyone returned Monday, but to my surprise, the issues were relatively lightweight, I guess that means we did a thorough job executing the plan…or maybe we just got lucky! At any rate, I did walk away with a few key lessons that may yield value to others proceeding down the path of virtualizing their servers.
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Oct 30
As I mentioned previously, I am continually scouring for tools to make my life easier. Every now and then I find one that after a while I wonder how I functioned without it. Accountants can’t imagine how they’d live without Excel and Carpenters can’t imagine how they would live without their hammers. Well, IT professionals are no different! This posting focuses on the tools I use nearly every day (in no particular order).
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Sep 15
I’m not sure how many other small to medium sized trucking companies are making the leap into the virtual server market, but I know we are certainly pushing into this arena.Â
If you have not heard of virtualization, you certainly will. Diane Greene (the CEO of VMware) made the statement last week at their VMWorld conference “A year ago, we were talking about virtualization becoming mainstream; now we’re talking about it as industry.”
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