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ABSTRACT:
In this podcast, analyst Joe Clabby is interviewed about server platform decisions points in production-level virtualization, including when, where and why to use standard rack-mount or high-density blade servers, expansion options like chassis input/output and number of PCIe slots, clusters and more. He also offers advice and best practices for architecting your virtualized production servers environments for optimal performance and efficiency.
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Speaker
Joe Clabby
President
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Clabby Analytics
Joe Clabby, currently president of Clabby Analytics, is a prominent researcher, analyst and public speaking guru. With almost 30 years experience in the computing industry, Joe has written dozens of specialized analytical reports on computer technology vendors as well as spoken around-the-world on evolving computing trends. With a strong background in systems platforms, operating environments, business application reengineering and program-to-program communications, Joe is now focusing his work on system z mainframes, blade computing and the green data center. As a distinguished technical author, Joe is best known for his books, "Visualize This," -- an exploration of how sensory technologies will be used to create virtual Internet worlds of the future, and, "Web Services Explained," -- an analysis of what Web services are, how they work, who uses them, and a critique of leading vendor's Web services platform and software offerings. His new book entitled, "The Green CEO," is due to be electronically published at the end of 2008.
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