Force Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 25Gbps to 10Gbps speed

Introduction As you might remember I wrote a blog post about SFP+ and SFP28 compatibility. In this i discuss future proofing your network investments and not having to upgrade everything all at once. One example is that buying 25Gbps NICs … Continue reading

I am speaking at Experts Live Netherlands 2019

I am speaking at Experts Live Netherlands 2019 I have the distinguished honor of announcing that I am speaking at the Experts Live  Netherlands 2019 conference. This conference is a high quality event for ICT professionals in any role in … Continue reading

Monitor the UNMAP/TRIM effect on a thin provisioned SAN

Introduction During demo’s I give on the effectiveness of storage efficiencies (UNMAP, ODX) in Hyper-V I use some PowerShell code to help show his. Trim in the virtual machine and on the Hyper-V host pass along information about deleted blocks … Continue reading