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Like the dark theme? Check out HCIBench 2.1!
benchmark, lab, vmware, vsan Charles Chow 6/21/19 benchmark, lab, vmware, vsan Charles Chow 6/21/19

Like the dark theme? Check out HCIBench 2.1!

I’ve been very much into the dark theme in recent times, and I’m so glad that most of my daily productivity apps have had an option for that.

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VxRail P570F Performance Benchmark
dell, lab, vmware, vsan, hci, emc Charles Chow 3/28/19 dell, lab, vmware, vsan, hci, emc Charles Chow 3/28/19

VxRail P570F Performance Benchmark

Thanks to our friends at Dell EMC, we had 4 x VxRail P570F’s in the office recently. Just to set the stage, the P-series are classed under the Performance Range of boxes and its often time what is proposed for demanding workloads.

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Singapore vFORUM - The vWarrior Championships 2018!!
vmware, lab, vforum Charles Chow 8/28/18 vmware, lab, vforum Charles Chow 8/28/18

Singapore vFORUM - The vWarrior Championships 2018!!

Have you spent countless hours in the lab hammering away on the keyboard? Teased for being a lab-nerd? Ears ringing from too much fan noise? Self proclaimed VMware know-it-all and junkie? Waiting to showcase your skills?

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vSAN Benchmarking on Consumer Grade Kit
vsan, vmware, lab, benchmark Charles Chow 2/14/18 vsan, vmware, lab, benchmark Charles Chow 2/14/18

vSAN Benchmarking on Consumer Grade Kit

I often get questions around performance with regards to vSAN. It is not an easy thing to quantify unfortunately because of the variables involved. Servers, disks, IO controllers, networks and not to mention, continuous improvements in software.

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New SuperMicro SYS-E200-8D Lab Gear!
lab, vmware, vsan Charles Chow 2/13/18 lab, vmware, vsan Charles Chow 2/13/18

New SuperMicro SYS-E200-8D Lab Gear!

Got myself some new lab kit while I was in Palo Alto a couple of weeks ago. Decided perhaps its time to up the ante onto some decent, pseudo “Enterprise” gear for lab use.

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