Archive for December 4th, 2018

New Storage Dense Dell R740xd2 Could Be Great for HCI!

R740xd2 Front with trays open This thing is awesome. Dell just launched the Dell Poweredge R740xd2, which is essentially a 3.5″ drive version of the Poweredge R740xd. ...

by Rick Gouin | on Dec 4th 2018 | 1 Comment

Rick Gouin @rickgouin ·

21 Jul

I was today years old when I learned that Windows Calculator can do data unit conversion right out of the box, such as GB to GiB. Here is how: https://www.rickgouin.com/perform-data-conversions-in-windows-calculator/

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Rick Gouin @rickgouin ·

23 Aug 2021

Dell SC storage arrays, maybe better known as Compellent, are now officially end of sale. I wrote up a post with a few things users need to know here: https://www.rickgouin.com/dell-sc-end-of-life/

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Rick Gouin @rickgouin ·

25 May 2021

Worked with a few folks to use storage array snapshots to recover from ransomware attacks recently. Here is a checklist to help harden your @Dell SC Storage array: https://www.rickgouin.com/hardening-dell-storage-center/

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