Skip Bacon

VP Products, Storage & Availability @ VMware. 25 year enterprise technology veteran, passionate about hyper-converged infrastructure, scale, and automatability.

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@TheDanRobinson indeed we do...great software and reasonable health guidance all in one place!

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@pfuhli Thanks. Have our escalation manager and customer advocacy on this - expect to hear from them shortly. We'll get it fixed.

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@pfuhli Daniel sorry you're having issues. VMware will drive to resolution. Please open an SR and let me know the #, we'll get on it.

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@GilShneorson Thanks Gil you make it look easy. I'm always available via DM as well for VMW quest... #taketheleap https://t.co/nD3as0WZhu

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier Ben factually incorrect. VSAN is licensed separately from vSphere. We're claiming real li... #taketheleap https://t.co/cmNnD5rr4L

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@RobSteele Yep. If one size really fit all, we wouldn't have industries. But HCI strikes the right... #taketheleap https://t.co/IGkfPBpJzH

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier EVO Rail continues, but we're providing the other QEPs options for broadening their offer... #taketheleap https://t.co/4GKJB5zwEk

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier @Ben 23 case studies on https://t.co/pVuGDCt85W alone. 4 major releases of VSAN later, ... #taketheleap https://t.co/NUQZVivu9G

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier And yes public companies subject these kinds of assertions to EXTREME scrutiny before mak... #taketheleap https://t.co/rsNhrFDQno

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier Lots of public references on https://t.co/LrWyr1Cxun to reinforce customer adoption #taketheleap https://t.co/aHwDaZpwRo

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier Yes, per VMW's earnings release. 3,000+ licensed VSAN/hyper-converged software customers.... #taketheleap https://t.co/rlaOnoeP7h

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier Too big a question for my little brain. 100% focused on getting VSAN recognized for its c... #taketheleap https://t.co/hUA4msRvYP

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@ViewYonder They really are factory-built... unlike some competitors who ship the "whiteglove" fie... #taketheleap https://t.co/0NzEzfP7w5

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier Joint engineering around lifecycle management, EMC extends backup/replication/monitoring ... #taketheleap https://t.co/ogujAdRoFg

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier HCI is an architecture (virt comp + software-defined storage on x86). HCIA is a delivery ... #taketheleap https://t.co/v8G0EjE9Jy

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

Who out there is either a. actively using or b. seriously considering HCI, and for what environmen... #taketheleap https://t.co/96grpVVNLL

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier Yep. HCI as an arch & market is all about simplicity. Getting the technology directly fro... #taketheleap https://t.co/i5KeSgKkna

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier And you want the integrated system, hardware, and support from a company with a huge trac... #taketheleap https://t.co/VctZUI9ftO

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier Yes EMC offer options for providing your own vSphere #taketheleap https://t.co/q9zwG1Jsxr

[Skip Bacon @sbacon_vmware]

@furrier I like to think we had customer needs in mind first, then got clear on how we exceed comp... #taketheleap https://t.co/JJxAkHjd7R