This is the first episode in an ongoing series titled "Partner Perspectives". As I'm sure you're aware, VMware has many valued patners they collaborate with to deliver innovative solutions continually transforming the data center. While in VMworld the Virtually Speaking Podcast had the opportunity to chat with a few of our valued partners.

In this performance themed edition of "Partner Perspectives" we chat with Intel's James Myers and Western Digital's Jonathan Flynn.

Topics discussed:

• Intel's James Myers discusses SSD, HCI, and Intel's new “ruler” form factor
• Western Digital's Jonathan Flynn discusses essential and High Performance NVMe, benchmarking and vSAN performance tuning

Links mentioned in this episode:

• vSAN Ready Node Program
• Intel server products for vSAN Ready Node
• Data Center Tech Blog - Jonathan Flynn
• Jonathan Flynn's VMworld session

The Virtually Speaking Podcast

The Virtually Speaking Podcast is a weekly technical podcast dedicated to discussing VMware topics related to storage and availability. Each week Pete Flecha and John Nicholson bring in various subject matter experts from VMware and within the industry to discuss their respective areas of expertise. If you’re new to the Virtually Speaking Podcast check out all episodes on vSpeakingPodcast.com.