VMworld 2016 – Quick Takes on the Event and Announcements Part 1 of 2

Much like we’ve seen in recent VMworld events, there is a notable shift from launching platform releases during the event. Past VMworld events often features the announcement of something which is “available now for download”. This can be a dangerous precedent because of the tight coupling of product releases to event dates. Using dates and … Read more

Open Source Does Not Equal Vendor-Agnostic

One of the most common incorrect associations we see in the IT industry is that an open source project is vendor-agnostic. It is a false equivalence which can be something that really confuses what the open source ecosystem is all about. I don’t like to sound negative on some company’s approaches to using open platforms, … Read more

The Turbonomic Journey Starts Now!

It’s been an exciting week as you may have been able to guess. Today we officially announced the rebranding of Turbonomic to our new company name: Turbonomic. Not only is this a very well-timed change for us, but it really is the start of a very important journey into what’s next.  Both for us as … Read more

Simple HTTP Redirects Using AWS Route 53 and S3

Let’s just say that you want to create a redirect for a root domain while using Route 53 on Amazon Web Services.  Many of the popular domain registration and web hosting providers (e.g. GoDaddy, Domain.com, etc.) have baked in settings to redirect to another URL. In Route 53, there is no native way to do … Read more