Author Archives: Alex Galbraith

Why are storage snapshots so painful?

Posted on 14th December 2015 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on Why are storage snapshots so painful?

Have you ever wondered why we don’t use snapshots more often than about every 5-15 minutes in most solutions, and in many others, a lot less often than [..]

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VCP6-DCV Delta Exam (2V0-621D) Study Guide and Exam Experience

Posted on 7th December 2015 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on VCP6-DCV Delta Exam (2V0-621D) Study Guide and Exam Experience

Having successfully completed the VCP6-DCV Delta Exam (2V0-621D) this week, I thought it would be worthwhile jotting down a few thoughts on the exam, and noting the resources [..]

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What a Fan-tash-tic result for Movember! Thank you!

Posted on 1st December 2015 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on What a Fan-tash-tic result for Movember! Thank you!

This is just a quick post to thank you, everyone, for your amazing support of my (let’s be honest, poor!) Movember efforts! After 30 days and nights of [..]

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Where and why is my data growing?…

Posted on 24th November 2015 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on Where and why is my data growing?…

I’ve written recently about issues of data gravity and data inertia, and about how important analytics are to managing your data “stockpile”, but one thing I haven’t gone [..]

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