DatacenterDude
I started way back in the 90s with a Mechanical Engineering education, and an offer from a random friend to pull Ethernet cables through plenum ceilings in an office park for $10/hr. This led to some lucky opportunities, a lot of lessons-learned the hard way, and eventually an MCSE 2000 certification, all before getting dropped head-first on the doorstep of virtualization, 10G Ethernet, and shared enterprise storage.
For the last 20 years, I have lived in and around Enterprise tech, both hands-on, and at multiple vendors, and even helped a brand new startup successfully get off the ground as part of the first 50 employees.
In my spare time, I enjoy home projects, building my studio, live streaming, podcasting, & creating content. In my past, I was also a Guild Master and Raid leader for World of Warcraft, have almost a sick fascination with professional wrestling, and love giving tips on growing an epic beard.
DatacenterDude
ICYMI here is my 10-min segment with updates for FSx ONTAP from AWS Storage Day 2022! We talked about Enterprise workloads, Refactoring of Apps and migrations, as well as where you can learn more about ONTAP!
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🚨 UPDATE 🚨
The last month has been absolutely insane for me. The uptake of content, being a speaker, the world opening back up for travel and shows has had my head spinning. This week, for example, I'm doing my best to keep up with Cisco Live here in Las Vegas. I have SO much content shot and in the can that just needs editing and posting, and that's coming soon. I know a LOT of you are waiting on the rest of the "NickFlix" PLEX series, and it's coming, I promise!
Some great news: I'm in talks with a potential OFFICIAL server partner, and bringing the channel's first few sponsors on-board. So, exciting times are ahead, and my full dream of showcasing and reviewing ENTERPRISE tech is becoming more real every day.
Thanks for all the patience, these are all good things, and the content is going to flood soon!
/Nick
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It took a long time to produce, and I really only had one shot at it since once it's updated, it's updated, so I hope you enjoy my COMPLETE walkthrough of updating all your firmware on NetApp storage systems!
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After last week's unboxing video, there is a shocking revelation as we go through just how simple it is to cable up a NetApp storage array! Make sure you tune in next week as we walk through all of the firmware and remote management software updating procedures!
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NEW VIDEO! Finally got around to recording the first of several demos for FSx ONTAP! Enjoy, and more coming soon!
👀 > https://youtu.be/a_EqgdKfa2M
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Leave me a comment below with something you’d like to see explained or demo’ed in the NetApp portfolio, or content creation topic!
3 years ago | [YT] | 1
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Thank you all for an amazing 2021! What are some of your own big tech takeaways from the year? And what are you looking for in 2022?
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We've unlocked Community Posts! Did you know these exist?!
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