Simon Stevens

Senior Principal Product Technologist at Dell EMC. Father of three, indie/rock/techno/metal fan and pub bore ... All views are my own.

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

Looking for a festive roundup of all that has happened recently with Dell PowerFlex? Then have I got a gift of a blog for you...!

#iwork4dell #powerflex

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[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

Looking for an introduction on the REST API services available with Dell PowerFlex 4.x? Then you need to read my latest blog, which provides a beginners guide to the PowerFlex REST services & includes several useful examples!
#iwork4dell #powerflex

https://t.co/SI1HbojA5R

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

I attended #SUSECON24 last week. Read my latest blog to discover what the highlights of the conference were, as well finding out the latest developments with SUSE Harvester running on top of Dell PowerFlex!

#iwork4dell #SUSE #powerflex #k8s

https://t.co/c4hfneqqQB

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

Last week, Nutanix made a couple of announcements at .NEXT2024 about increased collaboration with Dell. If you want to know more about this, read my latest blog to find out more!

#powerflex #iwork4delltechnologies #multicloud #nutanix

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[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

May I Introduce You to Dell PowerFlex 4.6? - Yes Please!! PowerFlex 4.6 is released today! Don't worry, you don't have to be this formal to make use of the new enhancements that have been added in this release..
#powerflex #iwork4dell

https://t.co/YeSMGggyQx

[PowerFlex Man @PowerFlexMan]

HUGE NEWS!
Love PowerFlex and interested in Nutanix AHV?

Look no further: https://t.co/kW8z3iBphm

#FlexOrFail

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

@damianerangey I must admit that I did not see that result coming. However, how amazing will it be when Ireland win the 6 Nations at home next week?!!

[Cinzia Serra @cinziaserra]

Achieve extreme business agility with PowerFlex automation and learn the easy way to implement automation tools. 🛠️

Register today! ➡️ https://t.co/ayNfLj3RYW

#iwork4dell #powerflex #infrastructureascode #automation #training @DellTechLearn

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

@damianerangey @RuaidhriOC That was an awesome performance by Ireland tonight, that’s for sure. Massive shifts put in by everyone, you made France look ordinary. I can see you guys tearing us a new rear orifice at HQ next month….!!

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

Read my latest roundup of all things Dell PowerFlex ecosystem related - this includes awesome updated CloudIQ capabilities + ansible, terraform & CSI Driver/CSM module updates.

#iwork4dell #powerflex #kubernetes #terraform #Ansible

https://t.co/NcebLAizmm

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

I recently discussed the basics of Dell PowerFlex with Ambar Hassani from the Dell C4 (Customer-Centric Cloud & Containers) Team. Watch the video of our conversation below:

https://t.co/TM4jLMnPWB

#iwork4dell #powerflex #k8s #dellapex #multicloud

[Spencer Ralph @spencerralph]

Have you heard about Apache CloudStack? Did you know it runs amazingly on Dell PowerFlex? Interested in how they work together? Learn more about how they make a great match here: https://t.co/XllWULVHZx #Iwork4Dell

[Robert Sonders @RobertSonders]

With #DellAPEX File Storage for #AWS, we're introducing a powerful way to consume storage in the #PublicCloud. Store, protect, & manage your #unstructureddata, regardless of where it lives! ☁️​

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/IoecUP56ih

#Iwork4Dell

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

Read my latest blog - a joint effort between myself, @damianerangey & Tajinder Channi - that helps to unpack the reasons why you would use Dell APEX Block Storage for Public Cloud instead of native cloud storage options.

#iwork4dell #dellapex

https://t.co/jwaNOj8gEL

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

Don't miss this excellent new blog from my colleague Kevin Jones, which introduces the Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift, the first truly integrated solution to run OpenShift on bare metal servers.

#iwork4dell #k8s #openshift #dellapex

https://t.co/d0MvdW9sRa

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

@numanofficial Absolutely amazing show, I was so glad to be there.

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

@KennyLowe Britain- a first world country with third world mobile coverage once you get on a train. I too have learnt the same lesson and that’s despite living /travelling in the south of England… once you leave the London suburbs, you may as well give up until you get to your destination!

[Robert Sonders @RobertSonders]

Unlock breakthrough efficiency & #multicloud versatility for your modern workloads. 📈☁️

Revolutionize your #IT ecosystem with the all new #PowerFlex 4.5 & #DellAPEX Block Storage for Public Cloud! Read our blog: 🌐 https://t.co/cOALVWbKvy

#Iwork4Dell

[Simon Stevens @MCFlashHeart]

It’s here! PowerFlex 4.5 is ready to roll…

[PowerFlex Man @PowerFlexMan]

We're happy to announce the RTS of PowerFlex v4.5!

Highlights:
- SSO via SAML2 with MFA
- Updated PFMP
- PF file improvements
-- shared storage pools
-- single-entry point spanning multiple file systems
-- 2,000 NAS servers, 16K file systems, 57K max file snapshots per system