Tech Roundup - 27th May 2018

Stuff collected in the last month and a half since the last Tech Roundup. With headings:

AWS, Broadcom, Docker, Microsoft, NetApp, PowerShell, Storage Industry News, VMware, Miscellaneous

AWS

Amazon Web Services - Builders' Day London 2018 & Keynote presentation

https://www.slideshare.net/AmazonWebServices/tag/aws-builders-days

https://www.slideshare.net/tag/AWS-Summit-London-2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXbF6cUIgfs

Broadcom

Broadcom, NetApp & SUSE Announce Production Availability of the Industry’s First End-to-End NVMe over Fibre Channel Solution Enabling Groundbreaking Application Performance

http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/05/15/1502636/0/en/Broadcom-NetApp-SUSE-Announce-Production-Availability-of-the-Industry-s-First-End-to-End-NVMe-over-Fibre-Channel-Solution-Enabling-Groundbreaking-Application-Performance.html

Docker

Unveiling Docker Enterprise Edition 2.0:

https://trial.docker.com/

https://labs.play-with-docker.com/

https://goto.docker.com/Q118-0330-Content-Enterprise-Container-Platform-eBook.html

Microsoft

ReFS is fully supported on ANY storage hardware that is listed on Microsoft HCL!

Resilient File System (ReFS) overview

Note: The main obstacle for ReFS on SAN, is ReFS not yet having ODX and UNMAP implemented for SAN volumes, meaning these configurations are not HLK tested or certified. So, if you do need to use ODX, TRIM/UNMAP or Thin Provisioning for the underlying SAN LUNs, you should continue to use NTFS. Microsoft recommends turning these features off with ReFS to avoid potential issues. But some SANs enable thin provisioning by default, so it is important to keep this current restriction in mind.

Windows Admin Center aka Project "Honolulu" is now generally available!

Announcing Windows Admin Center: Our reimagined management experience

Image: Windows Admin Center

For the first time ever, Microsoft will distribute its own version of Linux

http://uk.businessinsider.com/microsoft-azure-sphere-is-powered-by-linux-2018-4/

NetApp

NetApp HCI Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Study

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN21yIYXLiE

Converged Versus Hyper Converged: What’s the Difference and What’s Right for Me?

https://blog.netapp.com/converged-versus-hyper-converged-whats-the-difference/

How to Install and Scale Your NetApp SolidFire Cluster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOe-zwxIZR4

How to Use Software Defined Storage in a ROBO Environment

https://blog.netapp.com/how-to-use-software-defined-storage-in-a-remote-office-branch-office-robo-environment/

10,000 Reasons Why You Need a Salesforce Backup

https://blog.netapp.com/10000-reasons-why-you-need-a-salesforce-backup/

How Digital Transformation Paves the Way for Cloud-First Architectures

https://blog.netapp.com/how-digital-transformation-paves-the-way-for-cloud-first-architectures/

Great coverage on NetApp at Dell EMC World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W011udA5H_k&t=1295s

SnapCenter YouTube Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdXI3bZJEw7nofM6lN44eOe4aOSoryckg

Deep Learning in Action: How Vincent Learned to Paint Like Van Gogh

https://blog.netapp.com/how-vincent-ai-learned-to-paint/

Why SAP HANA Runs Better on NetApp: SAP System Refresh

https://blog.netapp.com/why-sap-hana-runs-better-on-netapp-sap-system-refresh/

NetApp: Spring Launch - May 2018

NetApp Cloud Volumes for Google Cloud Platform Strengthens Cloud Data Services Portfolio

https://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-releases/news-rel-20180508-91880.aspx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl8pyG_Qv_M

Listed Alphabetically:

- 100GbE Cluster Interconnect and MetroCluster Switch

- Active IQ Services: New cloud-based predictive analytics services that deliver additional performance and data protection insights to customers.

- AFF A800: The industry’s first end-to-end NVMe-based enterprise all-flash system.

- AltaVault 4.4.1

- AFF A200

- Brocade 64-Port 32Gbps Blade

- Brocade G630 32GB Switch

- Digital Support 2.0: Our SupportEdge services combine live, cloud, and digital resources to deliver comprehensive support through Elio with AI powered predictive analytics.

- E-Series EF280

- FAS2720/FAS2750

- NetApp Manageability SDK 9.4

- OnCommand Unified Manager 9.4

- ONTAP 9.4: Power the newest AI and enterprise workloads with NVMe-accelerated performance, advanced cloud integration, and enhanced security features.

- SolidFire 18.2 Stack

- SolidFire VCP 4.0

- SSDs: The industry’s first 30TB SSDs: Shrink data center footprint and lower data center costs by storing over 2PB in a 2U shelf.

- StorageGRID 11.1: The number one data management solution for distributed organizations, now automates tamper proof retention of critical financial and personal data.

NetApp: The Pub

CloudMirror replication between StorageGRID WebScale and AWS

https://netapp.io/2018/05/22/cloudmirror-replication-between-storagegrid-webscale-and-aws/

NetApp, Cisco and Red Hat announce OpenStack on FlexPod SolidFire!

https://netapp.io/2018/05/18/netapp-cisco-and-red-hat-announce-openstack-on-flexpod-solidfire/

Ansible support receives massively expanded ONTAP modules

https://netapp.io/2018/05/05/ansible-support-receives-massively-expanded-ontap-modules/

Anonymous/Public Bucket Access in StorageGRID

https://netapp.io/2018/05/04/anonymous-public-bucket-access-in-storagegrid/

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Trident 18.04 is available now!

https://netapp.io/2018/04/23/hear-ye-hear-ye-trident-18-04-is-available-now/

NetApp: Tech ONTAP Podcast