Danny Alvarez

Husband, Father, technologist, car enthusiast, and more! VCIX-DCV, vExpert (Multi-cloud), Tanzu Vanguard, Nutanix/Pure/Cohesity/Azure certified.

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Why is everyone so concerned about PHP? Wasn’t it supposed to be dead 10 years ago?

Then again, containers and serverless architecture was supposed to kill VMs and somehow the numbers keep increasing…

#php #cybersecurity #kubernetes #serverless #ransomware #vulnerability

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

“The vendor hasn’t patched it yet” isn’t a security strategy 😎

#php #cybersecurity #ransomware #vulnerability #patching

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

IT DevOps Jeopardy for $1,000 (monopoly money):

“We took an app that worked, split it into 40 microservices and now spend 80% of every sprint figuring out why container 12 cant communicate with container 21”

Answer: What is __________

#jeopardy #trivia #containers #serverless

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Do you prefer to rent or own?

#aws #azure #gcp #cloud #cloudsmart #cloudfirst #hybridcloud #privatecloud #nextlevelsddc

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Classic 😁
My people that ever worked on helpdesk know…

#itmemes #itcomedy #ithumor #techcomedy #datacenter #hybridcloud #multicloud #privatecloud #cloudsmart #informationtechnology #aws #azure #gcp #cloud #nextlevelsddc

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

It’s motivation Monday!
Stay with it long enough to see what your effort can become.

#discipline #motivation #monday #success #motivationmonday #monslay #goals #workhardplayhard #mindset

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

These types of roads coming in 2028?
Asking for a friend 🤣😁

#tesla #roadster #sonicthehedgehog #rocketship #teslaroadster

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Is anyone else’s cloud bill out of control? 😳😳

#itmemes #itcomedy #ithumor #techcomedy #datacenter #hybridcloud #multicloud #privatecloud #cloudsmart #informationtechnology #aws #azure #gcp #cloud #nextlevelsddc

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Does every modern app need to be a container?

#itcomedy #ithumor #techcomedy #kubernetes #containers #datacenter #hybridcloud #modernapps #privatecloud #anycloud #multicloud #azure #aws #cloudsmart #nextlevelsddc

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Would you ever book a hotel without knowing what the checkout cost is going to be?

Let me know your thoughts…

#datacenter #hybridcloud #multicloud #privatecloud #cloudsmart #informationtechnology #aws #azure #gcp #cloud #nextlevelsddc #egress #opex #finops #hotelcalifornia

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Last night’s project… My own little private AI lab.

#privateai #Ollama #openWebUI #docker #kubernetes #nextlevelsddc

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Become consistent enough that a bad day can’t undo a good direction.

#discipline #motivation #monday #success #motivationmonday #monslay #goals #workhardplayhard #mindset

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Happy Friday! I mean… what’s the worst that can happen once prod is down? 😁

#itmemes #itcomedy #ithumor #techcomedy #datacenter #hybridcloud #multicloud #privatecloud #cloudsmart #informationtechnology #aws #azure #gcp #cloud #nextlevelsddc #reddit #google #outage #tempfix

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

We LOVE opening our phone, finding the authenticator app and manually typing in a 6-digit code for a site we log into 17 times a day.

Said absolutely no one ever.
That's all.

#authenticator #microsoft #google #itcomedy #techcomedy #cybersecurity #mfa #techcomedy #nextlevelsddc

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Downtime is sometimes the strongest business case…
Agree or disagree?

#itbudget #procurement #opex #capex #outage #itmemes #itcomedy #ithumor #techcomedy #datacenter #hybridcloud #multicloud #privatecloud #cloudsmart #informationtechnology #aws #azure #cloud #nextlevelsddc

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Kubernetes is like opening a restaurant because you wanted a sandwich…

Sure, you got your sandwich.

But now you have a kitchen, staff, inventory, payroll, inspections… and 17 new problems.

Not every application needs to be a container 😎

#kubernetes #container #modernapps

[Jas 🇲🇽🌙💕✨ @Devchicajas]

I really don’t want to start a GoFundMe. I want to work, but I’m running out of options. 😭 I’m literally down to my last $200. And y’all, please don’t tell me to try gigs..I have. 😭 If you know anyone hiring, please send them my way. 🙏

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Nobody sees the 5AM alarm.
Eventually, everybody sees the results though…

#discipline #motivation #monday #success #motivationmonday #monslay #goals #workhardplayhard #mindset

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Imagine leasing a car where the monthly payment goes up every time you use it…

Congrats, you now understand public cloud 😎

#itmemes #itcomedy #ithumor #techcomedy #datacenter #hybridcloud #multicloud #privatecloud #cloudsmart #oci #cloud #aws #azure #gcp #nextlevelsddc

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

@v2Mike @VMware @Broadcom @MyVMUG @VMwareExplore Possibly! Need to confirm next week

[Danny Alvarez @NextLevelSDDC]

Double VCF Knight status!
First one: Storage
Second one: Networking
Which one is going to be next?! 😎

#vmware #vcfknight #vexpert #broadcom #networking #nsx #nextlevelsddc @VMware @Broadcom @MyVMUG @VMwareExplore