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The issue with the Gartner quadrant is that it isn't magic. It's about who's paid Gartner off, or what few technologies they've actually dug into in the particular category. The key problem there is that people in the c-suite look at the quadrant as if the information is gospel.

That's an excellent point. I try a fast at least one day a week.

Yeah, there is room for improvement particularly in the middle reliever spot.

Great clarification rschroeder​ Thank you.

Just because I have some idea what to do doesn't mean I'm all that skillful at it!

Well, now I have a lot more information toward my heart stoppage.

@RSchoeder You're absolutely right on all counts. This is a series, with storage, and network, and cloud coming. With that in mind, I do feel that there are many categories in which HA can apply, I plan on addressing these moving forward. But, and this is key, Your response lists in a very concise manner some of the key…

Agreed. Level setting expectations are critical in any of these conversations.

I am not at all good at it, but I admire those who are. I think that we tend toward those things we do well, hence, I like to put parts and pieces together. Architecture is more my speed.

Ahh... You're an oldie like I am. First job in IT was managing a Radio Shack computer department. I have dealt with the Color Computer, the Model 4 and 4P (Remember the goofy silver?), and even the Tandy6000 which ran Xenix.

IMHO, Snapshots are only backups if you're a NTAP person. Even they now realize that snaps are not ample. The difficulties quiescing backups in the case of missing or faulty snaps in the ladder make a use-case for snaps not being valid for backups. They are but one tool in an arsenal, but should not be relied upon for the…

While I tend to focus on VMware as the VDI tech I promote, I know these issues exist on CTX as well.

Great thoughts, rschroeder​

Actually, the NSX component resides in each node of the VMware environment. It doesn't necessarily manage the physical switches, the key in that scenario is that the physical switches have less complexity to their configurations. NSX manages the traffic through the virtual layer, and push that data from or to the virtual…

True.

My experience with SolarWinds is that they're very open to feature requests. I would submit your desires up through channels.

Stiletto storm! Very funny... You could probably experience something similar to a boot storm in a home environment, if your storage or if your wifi were inordinately slow. I doubt it would be an issue for you, though. Thanks for your response.

@Stephen, I couldn't agree more. In fact, I wrote a similar post on my blog not too long ago, prompted by a conversation that arose from a TFD event. Why IOPS? – Virtuallytiedtomydesktop's Blog . There are so many variables that would effect the performance of an AFA. A perfect example would be the overtaxing of a SAS…

The post was, in no way, either in favor or against any of the tech listed. Just about the business side. It's so difficult to transition a company from startup/private holding/VC backed to public. There's movement afoot though, and myhope is that things continue to move rather than stagnate as they have for almost two…

My personal favorite is defining the project plan. Particularly, expectations, can be a mess. If you don't define, and get consent on the expectations, you could find yourself in a change management, scope creep, nightmare.

I completely agree. Any system in use should be valid for evaluation. The truth, though, is that most IT organizations are so overwhelmed with new projects that the sheer requirements for evaluating an old one are more often than not too daunting to undertake.

Was I unclear?

Thanks for the positive feedback. I couldn't agree more. Orion helps, certainly, and I do aim for universality in my postings... Education is what I do and I thank you for agreeing with my perspective.

I was hoping someone who understands coding would pitch in.

Beware. Cobalt Fiestaware is not safe for the microwave, and can be unsafe to eat off off for a longer period of time. My first wife collected stoneware. I learned quite a bit at the time. She also had a vintage clothing store, where I learned about period clothing, theatre costuming, etc...

Thanks, @jm_sysadmin I tried to articulate this in my posting, but your concise description far surpassed my clumsy efforts.

In DFW? That is interesting. Perhaps more compelling than restocking the ForceFeed wall.

Thanks, George!

HP's culture is very different from most others that I have experienced. My read is that they've been taking huge steps to bring the technology together, while allowing the various groups to take responsibility for their personal tech. To me this feels like a culture shift with a very positive approach. I think that it…

Well, it's the same on all platforms. If you don't test it, you cannot rely on restoring it. Spot, full, DR exercise, etc. are critical to ensuring that the backups are valid. Remember: Snapshots or Replication alone do NOT qualify as backups. They can be considered as part of the scenario, but never will they be the…