Category Archives: Greater Good

On EMC Elect, Snow Days and Mr. Spock

  This week started absolutely fantastic. I was returning from a great weekend in Wilmington, NC excited to know that I was now able to say that I was EMC Elect for 2015! This is my first time being a … Continue reading

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The Voice of the Turtle

I grew up in Detroit. I still love Detroit Tiger’s baseball. Today marks the start of Spring for most Detroit faithful as opening day is in full effect in Detroit. I still remember skipping school my Junior and Senior years … Continue reading

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Regional Conferences are the Best

My fourth Varrow Madness… awesome. If you are a fan of IT, and want to see what is the best that can come out of Cloud, Mobility, Security and Storage then you need to find a way to get to … Continue reading

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Breaking the Fourth Wall

If you are not familiar with the term “The Fourth Wall”, it is a not-so-common way of actors in theatre, movies and television to interact with the audience in a way that breaks character or makes the actor seem like … Continue reading

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The Mechanic

Early last week my commuter car suffered a catastrophic failure in its ability to cool itself properly. This led to a bit of smoke coming out of the back of the car and left me stranded on the side of … Continue reading

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VMAX, vSphere 5.x and Zombie Space Reclamation!

We have quite the group of customers that are currently using vSphere 5.x, VMAX and Fast VP. In previous versions of ESXi we saw some weirdness when it came to dead space reclamation, movement of data and general misbehaving in … Continue reading

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Visual Lessons of Teamwork

903.  A number.  A number of wins.  A feat accomplished by a person who has a broad impact across so many people and lives. A family.  A basketball family.  Last week Mike Krzyzewski accomplished something in Men’s NCAA basketball.  He passed his … Continue reading

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Veteran’s Day, 2011

As a US Army Vet myself, I sometimes look back and think of my time serving this great country.  I came across this video a few years back.  It is one of my favorites.  Please take 5 minutes to watch. … Continue reading

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What do 80’s Rock Bands have to do with Competition?

In the IT service industry or specifically in the IT storage arena it is very clear to some what their biggest competitors are or are not.  If DL(Def Leppard) Inc. gets word that VHS(Van Halen Storage) inc. now supports RAID … Continue reading

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