As is fairly obvious, this blog hasn't been updated for a while. The reason is simple. After many happy years involved with virtualisation, I have now moved into a different area. I now manage channel partners at Blue Coat Systems. No, that's nothing to do with Pontins. Our areas of expertise are security and network optimisation, meaning a blog entitled Virtualisation Tribulations now, sadly, has little relevance.
I enjoyed writing the blog, but it did sometimes get me into trouble. I was outspoken and passionate and am certainly not ashamed of anything I wrote (although, admittedly, I do regret the bit where I predicted the early demise of VMware - somewhat embarrassing now they're are a $4bn company!) but I have mellowed with age. Never again do I want to be angrily accused of potentially affecting the stock price of a company for the sake of a premature blog entry. (Although I'm now on very friendly terms with the Director in question!) And my attention span has shortened, 140 characters is about all I can sum up these days.
So why not follow me on Twitter for more attempts at acerbic wit and incisive wisdom - and possibly a little less enthusiasm to bite the hand that feeds me: https://twitter.com/rupertcollier
Thanks for reading.
Rupert
