Devoted Husband to Tosha, Father of Eight Awesome Minions, Musician, NedHead. Principal Technologist @NetApp. I have opinions, and they are my own.

Joined February 2012
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Ok, this is kinda cool, for covid. I invited my wife on a 'date', to check it out. @NetApp, where having fun is no longer frowned upon. (and neither is cloud storage) ;)
Music brings people together. On Sept. 10, we are bringing together #NetApp with our customers through a private concert with @JohnLegend. I’m really looking forward to the experience, the opportunity to connect with customers, and, of course, the music. #CustomerAppreciation
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Chris "Tech Nomad" Merz retweeted
168 AWS services in 2 minutes. *inhales*
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In the veritable Sea of Remote Workforce webinars, one man stands alone (remotely): @thebillp
Need to support a remote workforce? Hah! Of course you do! Webinar on 7/24 where I'll tell you how events.actualtechmedia.com/r… @NetApp #NetApp
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Let's talk about it.
21 Jul 2020
Let's be honest, your storage provider might be the problem. Here's why: ntap.com/2OEuTK5
Studio gearheads will understand, I just pulled the trigger on a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20. So. Ficken. Excited.
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I hate Outlook. That being said, there's a "cancel and decline all meetings" function in the auto-responder feature. Incredibly. Satisfying. TTFN.
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Fscking Majestic, is what I call this:
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youtube.com/watch?v=ptk1RZSX… *shameless plug alert* I was fortunate to take part in a fantastic *live* K8's Community event today, with many wonderful folks. Host: @Knieriemen, Keynote: @nigelpoulton, panelists @madskier5 @oicheryl @romuald_vdp @datachick @MichaelCade1 @jabenedicic
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Great series on Cloud Native persistence services: CVS on CCP #CloudNativeStorage #TheNewCloud
[VIDEO] Introducing @NetAppCloud Volumes Service on @GCPcloud #NetApp #GoogleCloud youtu.be/mZQzPAUH2Lc
Great discussion of current Kubernetes, challenges, and opportunities facing Cloud Native practitioners today, with @nigelpoulton, @Knieriemen and @phoebegoh.
This week @nigelpoulton helps breakdown the challenges and opportunities for #Kubernetes w/ @phoebegoh and @Knieriemen on @GYWPodcast Audio: pod.link/1480289835/episode/… [NEW] Video: youtu.be/fRjO7N8V96A
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Truth. Just run. I also work for NetApp, as a disclaimer, but it is what it is.
I'm getting legitimately hyped for our 1st ever K8s Community Event, with experts from all over the ecosystem for REAL TALK about K8's and it's challenges. "Admiral Ackbar's Corner" may even make a comeback! ;-)
23 Apr 2020
Ready, Set...Scale for Kubernetes. Join us for our first community roundtable livestream with @nigelpoulton on April 30th at 9am PDT. Save the date here: ntap.com/2zlyMiF cc: @Knieriemen
I just want to acknowledge the @NetApp Brand team, for a quick sec. I've not had a logo this cool to work with in quite some time. Props! #ProjectAstra #CloudNativeStorage
Persistence.. It's kind of our thing. @NetApp #ProjectAstra
Super Excited to host the Project Astra - Application and Data Management for Kubernetes launch in 1 minute live here!! linkedin.com/video/live/urn:… @NetAppCloud
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Extremely excited to announce Project Astra from @NetApp! Cloud Native Storage and data services, in any cloud, for any K8s distro. Hybrid Cloud Native, all day long.
22 Apr 2020
Persistence. It’s kind of our thing. Announcing Project Astra. The best way to manage application lifecycle in Kubernetes in any cloud and bring your data with you. Watch the announcement now: ntap.com/2S0FgtN #Kubernetes #cloudnative
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Chris "Tech Nomad" Merz retweeted
22 Apr 2020
Great #DevOps insights and why data matters...
20 Apr 2020
Join @BethBusenhart and @jonno for a conversation about how data drives the DevOps pipeline, customer experience, and resulting application success. #DevOps #Kubernetes ntap.com/2Vne0aS
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