John Gannon

November 10, 2009 By John Gannon

Virtualization Blog Stars

I recently read a blog post by venture capitalist and blogger Fred Wilson, where he coined the term “blog stars.”

Inspired by that post, I wanted to share a few “blog stars” from the virtualization space.  These stars are folks whose blogs I read and who provide detailed and practical tips and tricks for virtualization administrators and architects.

  • Carlo Costanzo – I worked with Carlo while I was at VMware and he was (and still is) working with IPM, a VMware and Citrix consulting services company.  Carlo is extremely technical and very sharp with the ecosystem of virtual desktop technologies, and he shares many of his insights via his VMwareInfo blog and on Twitter.
  • Luc Dekens – Luc is a Powershell and VMware scripting guru based in Europe.  If you are trying to automate your virtual infrastructure, you owe it to yourself to visit his blog and pick up some of his many scripting tips.
  • Scott Lowe – Scott’s blog is a wealth of information for virtualization administrators and architects, as well as for those interested in the virtualization industry and market sector.  Recently he’s been busy configuring some new Cisco Nexus gear and obtaining his VCDX certification.  How does he find time to blog? :)
  • Steve Kaplan – Steve (or the ROIdude, as he calls himself on Twitter) blogs at ‘By The Bell‘ from the perspective of an experienced VMware reseller and partner.  He’s also co-written a book about Deploying the VMware Infrastructure.  If you want to dive into the business case for a virtualization solution, Steve is your man.
  • Steve Chambers – This Steve is ex-VMware, and now on the Cisco UCS professional services team.  Besides having a great sense of humor (and sharing it with us on Twitter), he is passionate about optimizing and improving how his clients leverage virtualization in their IT organizations.  Check out his blog if you’re serious about creating a world class virtualized IT operation.

Who are your virtualization blog stars?  Please share your favorites in the comments section of this post.

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