Bob Plankers

Bob Plankers is a man who wears many hats. In his professional career he has spent three decades leading teams that design, build, operate, and talk about reliable, secure, and compliant IT infrastructures, both in the public sector and in the high tech industry. He currently focuses on applied security, compliance, and operational resilience for virtualization and cloud platforms.

VMworld: San Francisco, I Love Thee

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I’ve been in San Francisco for one whole day now, and I’m having a blast. Here are some suggestions if you’re in town and looking for something to do. New Delhi Restaurant I like Indian food. A lot. My friend Bob turned me on to Rogan Josh and I’ve never had it better than at this place. Really tender lamb, spiced very well, and the garlic nan was good. Some of the nan was a little charred, but that just adds to the flavor, in my opinion. They were really busy when I got there so I ate at the bar. They don’t have a huge beer selection, but you know, that’s okay. 🙂 Sweeney Todd at the American Conservatory …

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I Can't Believe I Just Did This

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So I was walking past the San Francisco Apple Store, and I walked in, and I started talking with the guys in there, and I fooled around with the demo models, and I started thinking about how I’m getting paid for some theater work I’ve done, and the prices went down, and they are damn cool, and it’s been three years since I got a cool gadget for myself. Heh.

links for 2007-09-07

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Cool Tool: Kevlar Thread Oh, sweet. Need to get some of this. Intel Launches First Industry-Standard Quad-Core Products for High-End, Multi-Processor Servers Intel VT FlexMigration is the answer to the relative inflexibility of VMotion. w00t.

VMworld: Google Doesn't Map The Hilton Correctly

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If you’re going to VMworld and staying in the Hilton, don’t rely on Google Maps for directions. It thinks that 333 O’Farrell St. is Redwood Alley. Instead, the hotel is actually very close to the Powell St. BART station, making transit to the hotel cheap from SFO ($5.15 rather than a $40 cab ride). This is actually where you want to go (if you can’t see the map use this link instead): View Larger Map If you’re interested in taking the BART take the Dublin/Pleasanton train to Powell St. Takes about 30 minutes and is way cheaper than a cab. I made a sample schedule for myself at www.bart.gov.

VMworld Changed My Hotel

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On my list of things I didn’t need today: VMworld changed my hotel from the Handlery to the Hilton. Normally this wouldn’t be a big deal, but I want to stay a couple extra days beyond what my employer is paying for. So I’d made reservations for the 8th and the 14th on my own. It was $194 a night, which I consider a bit expensive for one guy, but I wouldn’t have to change rooms then. So I called the Hilton to see if I could get a room on the 8th and 14th. Sure, for $490 a night. Ouch. Since I’d have to change hotels anyhow I opted to go with a cheaper option, the Air Travel Hotel, …

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links for 2007-09-06

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Virtualization Security Heats Up — Security — InformationWeek Fear mongering bullshit. Not saying you shouldn’t be prepared to update your stuff, but that’s more of a general rule than a reason to pick on hypervisors.

How To Use A Linksys Router to Bridge

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Do you want to use your Linksys wireless access point & router to bridge another wired network to wireless? There isn’t a mode for it in the Linksys setup. There are firmware hacks, but those are another thing completely. My simple suggestion: instead of using the WAN port for the router’s uplink, just plug the uplink into one of the switch ports on the Linksys. Ta-dum! Instant bridging.

links for 2007-09-03

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Perez Hilton » We’re So Jealous Big belly man! Is it worth the 2 minutes? Yes. Actually probably safe for work. Tech Trader Daily – Barron’s Online : Pssst: Stop Spending So Much On SarBox, Pass It On Why your company’s consultants shouldn’t be your only news source.

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