Author Archives: Nathan Monroe

EMC DiskXtender File System Manager Debrief

Over the course of the last several years I have had numerous engagements with a certain line of products which caused me to wander into the depths of file-system centric hierarchical storage management solutions (HSM); namely Dell-EMC’s DiskXtender (formerly Legato and OTG). As you may know, DiskXtender (DX) allows an engineer, architect, or techie of …

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Are We Doing Everything That We Can?

It can be difficult to write about our veterans while staying politically neutral, especially those in need of help. While my writing and articulation skills leave a lot to be desired, I felt a need to share a recent experience I had with a homeless veteran. Corporal, as he will be addressed for the sake …

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