I've sat on all three
sides of the table.
I write about enterprise infrastructure and AI — for people who have to live with the decisions.
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Deep dives into enterprise infrastructure, AI, and the technology decisions that matter.
NVMe Memory Tiering in VCF 9.1: Configuration Guide, Performance Benchmarks, and Sizing
Step-by-step guide to enabling NVMe Memory Tiering in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1. Includes Broadcom performance benchmarks showing 2x VM density, monitoring thresholds, NVMe device selection, and sizing considerations.
vSAN JBOF Disaggregated Storage: Samsung Flash Shelf Architecture for VMware
What happens when you decouple flash capacity from compute nodes? Inside VMware vSAN's JBOF reference design with Samsung — architecture, performance implications, and why it matters for AI-ready infrastructure.
AI Vulnerability Discovery and VCF 9.1 Security: How Anthropic's Glasswing Changes the Game
Anthropic's Project Glasswing found over 10,000 zero-day vulnerabilities using AI. VCF 9.1 responds with ESX Live Patch, vCenter Quick Patch, confidential computing, and EDR integration. How AI-accelerated threats meet AI-era defenses.
About Me
Head of Solutions Engineering with 17+ years across Infrastructure, Cloud, Security and AI.
LinkedIn ProfileI started in the server room. Racking hardware, configuring hypervisors, debugging storage at 2 AM. Over the years, the scope grew — from managing infrastructure to designing it, from running operations to shaping strategy.
Today I work at the intersection of enterprise infrastructure and AI adoption. I help organizations figure out what to build, what to buy, and what to skip — with a bias toward decisions that hold up five years from now, not just five months.
This site is where I share what I learn. Every article comes from real experience — not theory, not marketing, not recycled slides. If it's here, I've either built it, broken it, or watched someone else do both.
Focus Areas
Matters only when it creates business value.
Matters only when it enables others to grow.
Matters only when it can scale.