Dell just announced PowerStore OS version 2.0. It will be available for download on 6/10/2021. If you are new to PowerStore, check out this intro post here. As you can see, the platform launched a year ago was a little lean from a feature set perspective. Dell is rapidly filling […]
Dell is expanding the reach of the PowerStore mid-range storage platform further down-market with the introduction of the entry level PowerStore 500T. This smaller system is aimed at competing with the lower-end storage requirements found in SMB or ROBO deployments. The system is supposed to come in around $30k for […]
I’ve used a number of different password managers over the years. I was a LastPass user for a long time, but recently felt compelled to take a look at other options in this space. After a number of evaluations, I’ve settled on a new option: Bitwarden. My two favorite parts […]
You want a Microsoft Windows 10 instance in your EC2 environment. Maybe its for a jump box, maybe its for direct access to some RDS instances or other services. Whatever the case, you went to AWS figuring you’d launch a new Windows 10 instance, and then you realized: Windows 10 […]
This is kind of like COVID sourdough bread for pilots. Seems like many of us undertook this fun project to keep us busy during COVID. As usual, I was a little behind the trend and just finished mine. I’m going to write up how I did mine, hopefully it will […]
You want to move a VM into AWS EC2 with as little knowledge as possible, right? You don’t care to become an expert in AWS, you just want enough to get the job done. Here is what you have to do, how to do it, and how long it will […]
As I mentioned here, we were beta testers for the Dell PowerStore all-flash storage array. We tested everything from initial imaging of the array as either a Model T or Model X all the way to importing external storage arrays. We really enjoyed having the opportunity to get our hands […]
In the last segment, we went over PowerStore hardware. This time, we are going to dig into some more of the features, functionality, and capabilities of this newest midrange all flash storage array from Dell. The Basics: RAIDPowerStore supports RAID 5, and you can choose from one of two different […]
Dell officially announces, releases, and launches their new midrange storage product today. You may have heard rumors about this platform under its code name midrange.next. Today, the product is released as PowerStore, so lets take a minute and talk details! I was happy to participate in the beta program several […]
To be an Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner, there are requirements for people at your company to have various certifications. The higher the level of partnership, the more certifications you need. As a result, your company will always want to make sure they are aware of any AWS certifications you […]