2014 Year in Review: Evolution and Maturity
December 22, 2014
Reflecting on a year of platform expansion, cloud integration, and architectural maturation of FC-Redirect
Implementing Distributed Consensus with Raft for FC-Redirect
November 18, 2014
Building a production Raft implementation to provide distributed consensus and high availability for FC-Redirect's control plane
Hybrid Storage: Bridging On-Premise FC and AWS
October 20, 2014
Designing hybrid storage architectures that span on-premise Fibre Channel infrastructure and AWS cloud storage
Containers vs VMs: Storage Networking Implications
September 16, 2014
Analyzing how the rise of containers changes storage networking requirements compared to traditional VM architectures
Integrating FC-Redirect with OpenStack: Cloud Meets Storage
June 15, 2014
Exploring how to integrate traditional Fibre Channel storage networking with OpenStack cloud infrastructure
Preparing FC-Redirect for the MDS 9700: Next-Generation Platform
May 20, 2014
Early exploration of the upcoming MDS 9700 platform and architectural changes needed to leverage its capabilities
Microservices Patterns for Storage Networking
April 22, 2014
Exploring how emerging microservices architecture patterns can improve modularity and scalability in storage networking systems
Optimizing FC-Redirect for the Nexus 7000 Platform
January 16, 2014
Deep dive into platform-specific optimizations for FC-Redirect on the N7000, leveraging its unique architecture for 30% better performance
2013 Year in Review: Scaling, Performance, and Growth
December 20, 2013
Reflecting on a year of scaling FC-Redirect from 1K to 12K flows, achieving 20% performance improvements, and lessons learned along the way
Tales from the Field: Debugging Customer Issues in Production
November 14, 2013
Real-world customer issues I've debugged in FC-Redirect deployments and the lessons learned from each
SDN and Storage Networking: The Coming Convergence
September 12, 2013
Exploring how Software-Defined Networking principles are transforming storage networking and what it means for FC-Redirect architecture
High Availability at Scale: Lessons from 99.999% Uptime
August 18, 2013
Deep dive into the architecture patterns and operational practices that enable five-nines availability in FC-Redirect at massive scale
Docker and the Future of Storage Networking
July 25, 2013
Exploring how Docker's emerging container technology will impact storage networking architectures and what we need to prepare for
Platform Migration: Lessons from Moving to MDS 9250i
May 15, 2013
Deep dive into the challenges and solutions for migrating FC-Redirect to the MDS 9250i platform while maintaining backward compatibility
Debugging the Impossible: Tracking Down a Heisenbug in Production
April 22, 2013
A war story about debugging an intermittent flow corruption issue that only appeared in production under specific load patterns
Scaling FC-Redirect: From 1K to 12K Flows
January 15, 2013
Deep dive into the architectural challenges and solutions for scaling FC-Redirect from 1,000 to 12,000 concurrent flows while maintaining performance
2012 Year in Review: Lessons Learned in Storage Networking
December 18, 2012
Reflecting on key lessons and insights from two years of working on storage networking and virtualization at Cisco
The Future of Storage Networking: Trends and Predictions
November 20, 2012
Looking ahead at emerging technologies and trends that will shape the future of storage networking
Storage Capacity Planning: Methodologies and Best Practices
October 16, 2012
Systematic approaches to storage capacity planning that prevent both over-provisioning waste and under-provisioning crises
Disaster Recovery Planning for Storage Infrastructure
September 18, 2012
Building effective disaster recovery strategies for storage systems with practical guidance on RPO, RTO, and implementation
Storage Security: Protecting Data at the Infrastructure Level
August 21, 2012
Essential security practices for storage networks and infrastructure to protect against unauthorized access and data breaches
LUN Provisioning Strategies: Thick vs. Thin and Beyond
July 25, 2012
Understanding different LUN provisioning approaches and their impact on capacity management and performance
NoSQL Storage Patterns and Architecture
June 19, 2012
Understanding NoSQL database storage architectures and how they differ from traditional relational databases
Storage Considerations for Hadoop and Big Data Workloads
May 22, 2012
Understanding the unique storage requirements of Hadoop and how they differ from traditional enterprise storage
Building Scalable Data Center Network Fabrics
April 24, 2012
Design principles and architectures for building modern data center fabrics that scale to meet growing demands
VMware Storage Best Practices: Lessons from the Field
March 19, 2012
Practical best practices for designing and optimizing storage infrastructure for VMware environments
Flash Storage Architecture: Understanding SSDs and Their Impact
February 14, 2012
Deep dive into flash storage technology, architecture, and how SSDs are changing storage design patterns
Storage Industry Trends to Watch in 2012
January 17, 2012
Key trends shaping the storage industry this year, from flash adoption to cloud integration
Troubleshooting Storage Networks: A Systematic Approach
December 20, 2011
Methodologies and techniques for diagnosing and resolving complex storage network issues
High Availability Design Patterns for Storage Infrastructure
November 8, 2011
Architectural patterns and best practices for building highly available storage systems that survive component failures
Storage Migration Strategies: Moving Data Without Downtime
October 12, 2011
Techniques and best practices for migrating storage infrastructure without impacting running applications
Network Protocol Optimization: Getting Every Bit of Performance
September 27, 2011
Deep dive into network protocol optimization techniques for maximizing storage network performance
Distributed Storage Systems: Lessons from Google and Beyond
August 23, 2011
Exploring the principles behind distributed storage systems like GFS and their influence on modern storage architecture
Cloud Storage: A New Paradigm Emerging
July 19, 2011
Understanding the emerging cloud storage landscape and what it means for enterprise storage architecture
Evolution of Data Center Network Architecture
June 14, 2011
How modern data centers are evolving from traditional three-tier designs to more scalable and efficient architectures
SAN Performance Optimization: Beyond the Basics
May 17, 2011
Advanced techniques for optimizing SAN performance and troubleshooting common bottlenecks in storage networks
Storage Virtualization: Abstracting the Physical Layer
April 22, 2011
Understanding storage virtualization techniques and how they enable flexibility and efficiency in modern data centers
iSCSI: Storage Networking for the Rest of Us
March 18, 2011
Why iSCSI has become the practical choice for mid-market storage networking and when it makes sense over Fibre Channel
FCoE: The Promise of Converged Networking
February 20, 2011
Exploring Fibre Channel over Ethernet and the vision of unified fabric in modern data centers
Understanding Fibre Channel: The Backbone of Enterprise Storage
January 15, 2011
A deep dive into Fibre Channel technology and why it remains the gold standard for enterprise storage networking