John Hales

How NFV Relates to SDN

July 22, 2014 John Hales Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

SDN can be used independent of NFV, and NFV can be used without SDN, but there is great value in using both in many cases — especially in cloud computing.

The Relationship Between SDN and Cloud Computing

July 17, 2014 John Hales Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

SDN and its cousin NFV provide the networking capabilities to truly automate cloud computing.

What is VMware VSAN?

May 23, 2014 John Hales Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Up until now, the cost of managing and maintaining storage was deemed unavoidable and worth it to ensure high availability, shared access across hosts, low latencies, etc. These features will still probably be required for large, complex companies (and for core data center functions, etc.) for years to come, but in many other cases, they may not be required.

Tech the Halls: All The Tech You Want For Christmas

December 9, 2013 John Hales Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

This month in celebration of the holidays, we decided to put together our technology wish list. Parents, friends, spouses, and significant others, take note please.

Key Takeaways from VMworld 2013

September 12, 2013 John Hales Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Celebrating its tenth year, VMworld was a busy event this year—as it has been every year for the past nine.