Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual RSS (vRSS) In Action

The Need For Speed My clients or employers are normally into lots of data, large files &  number crunching. That means they like CPU power, memory, bandwidth & IOPS. That doesn’t mean they want to spend fortunes but it does … Continue reading

Adventures In RDMA – The RoCE Path Over DCB To Windows Server 2012 R2 SMB 3.0 Glory

Prologue On gloomy day, it was dark, grey and cold, we gave battle with RoCE & DCB (PFC/ETS). The fight was a long one, the battle field uncharted and we had only our veteran attitude towards adversity to guide us … Continue reading

Complete VM Mobility Across The Data Center with SMB 3.0, RDMA, Multichannel & Windows Server 2012 (R2)

Introduction The moment I figured out that Storage Live Migration (in certain scenarios) and Shared Nothing Live Migration leverage SMB 3.0 and as such Multichannel and RDMA in Windows Server 2012 I was hooked. I just couldn’t let go of … Continue reading

A reality Check On Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

Introduction Another blog post in “The Dilbert Life Series®” for those who are not taking everything personal. Every time business types start talking about business continuity, for some reason, call it experience or cynicism, my bull shit & assumption sensors … Continue reading