Brian Ducharme

Brian Ducharme

Brian is an event reporter for VMBlog.com and an expert in virtualization/cloud techonlogies.  In his 15+ years of experience in the virtualization/cloud field he has interviewed hundreds of companies, users and executives.  Brian has been an active member of the NEVMUG (NEVTUG) since 2006 and attends both vmworld and Citrix Synergy every year.  Brian works full time as a Senior Software Engineer for Liquidware Labs.

Brian also spent 5 years as the managing editor of Virtual Strategy Magazine, an online magazine focused on the virtualization industry and has been with vmblog since 2011. He has a background in Computer Graphics, Marketing, Programming, Web Design, Mobile App Development, Linux Administration and is an active member of the NHJS group. 

 

October 18, 2024

VictoriaMetrics

VictoriaMetrics is the company behind the open-source time series database project of the same name. VictoriaMetrics recently also released a new open-source logs management solution. Founded in Kyiv, Ukraine, now globally led and headquartered in the US, VictoriaMetrics is the scaleup leader in open source time series and logs monitoring. 

The VictoriaMetrics management team came together following successful careers at major tech companies to solve the complex problems around very large, constantly changing data types they had encountered. 

VictoriaMetrics boasts 750+ million downloads & counting; customers include Roblox, Grammarly, and Wix.

Please visit our website for more information & to get started: https://victoriametrics.com/

 

See how Grammarly cut observability costs by 10x, increased ingestion flexibility, and boosted performance with VictoriaMetrics. In the Grammarly team’s own words: 

“Ingestion type flexibility (support for Graphite, OpenMetrics, etc.) was definitely a winning feature and important benefit for us. VictoriaMetrics comes with good documentation and is easy to bootstrap. The high level of responsiveness of the VictoriaMetrics developers and support team during our research phase and production have made Grammarly extremely happy customers.”

https://victoriametrics.com/case-studies/grammarly/

 

A software license change may have a short-term impact on revenue, but the long-term damage to community trust & more, can be consequential & take time to fix. We won't be changing the #Apache2 license for our products. Our main goal is to provide users with good, open source observability products & help them use these efficiently. 

Read our take on open source licenses vs revenue growth rates.

https://victoriametrics.com/blog/open-source-software-licenses-vs-revenue-growth-rates/

 

Time series databases are essential tools in any software engineer’s toolbelt. Their development has been shaped by user needs and countless open source contributors, leading to the healthy ecosystem of options we see today.

Imagine your app generates 2 million time series from just a few labels—without the right tools, this could cause significant slowdowns!

#VictoriaMetrics helps you deal with high cardinality through raw performance — it supports over 10 million active time series on a single machine.

Read our brief history & walkthrough of rise of open source time series databases.

https://victoriametrics.com/blog/the-rise-of-open-source-time-series-databases/

September 30, 2024

VictoriaMetrics

VictoriaMetrics is the company behind the open-source project of the same name, which also offers an open source logs management solution. Founded in Kyiv, Ukraine, now globally led and headquartered in the US, VictoriaMetrics is the scaleup leader in the category of open-source time series and logs monitoring. The VictoriaMetrics management team came together following successful careers at major tech companies, to solve the hard problems around very large, constantly changing data types which they themselves had encountered. VictoriaMetrics now boasts 750+ million downloads and customers include Roblox, Grammarly and Wix.

For more information, please visit: https://victoriametrics.com 

More Resources:

VictoriaMetrics: https://victoriametrics.com/products/open-source/

VictoriaLogs: https://victoriametrics.com/products/victorialogs/

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, announced the schedule for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024, happening in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 12 - 15.

In its ninth year, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 is taking place for the first time in the Silicon Slopes. The schedule, which was curated by a program committee of 93 community members and 22 track chairs led by co-chairs - Joseph Sandoval of Adobe, Nikhita Raghunath of VMware, and Kasper Nissen of Lunar - offers insights into the biggest trends and technologies impacting the cloud native ecosystem today. From a monumental 1937 submissions, attendees will choose from 218 sessions, keynotes, lightning talks, and breakout sessions, with 87 CNCF project maintainer-hosted sessions aimed at technologists across industries and skill sets. Attendees will also have access to over 40 CNCF Project Lightning Talks on Tuesday, which is included in the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon only pass.

Dive into the world of enterprise print management with Tricerat at VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas!

In this exclusive VMblog interview, discover how Tricerat is revolutionizing IT environments with their innovative print management solutions.

Explore the latest in thin and zero client technology with 10ZiG at VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas!

In this exclusive VMblog interview, discover how 10ZiG is revolutionizing the VDI and EUC landscape with their innovative solutions.

Ready for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024?  Attending the show?  Make sure to visit with CircleCI.

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe takes place March 19-22, 2024 in Paris, France.

Read this exclusive interview between VMblog and Olaf Molenveld, Technology Advisor at CircleCI, a leading continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform.

Join us for a special VMblog spotlight video ahead of #KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024, with Chainguard, Mirantis, and Sysdig, three innovative companies that are leading the way in #Kubernetes and #cloudnative computing. These companies are at the forefront of developing new technologies and solutions that are helping organizations to build, deploy, and manage their cloud native applications more effectively and efficiently.

Join us for a special VMblog spotlight video ahead of #KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024, with CircleCI, Kubermatic, Veeam, and Octopus Deploy, four innovative companies that are leading the way in #Kubernetes and #cloudnative computing. These companies are at the forefront of developing new technologies and solutions that are helping organizations to build, deploy, and manage their cloud native applications more effectively and efficiently.

In this VMware Explore 2024 spotlight video, hear from Jonsi Stefansson, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at NetApp, as he discusses the company's exciting announcements and solutions for the upcoming event.

NetApp, a long-standing partner of VMware with over 20 years of collaboration and more than 20,000 joint customers, is bringing innovative offerings to help VMware customers optimize their costs and infrastructure.

In this exclusive VMblog video, we sit down with Phil Trickovic, SVP at Tintri, to discuss the company's plans and announcements for the upcoming VMware Explore 2024 event.

Tintri, a leading provider of workload-aware storage solutions, shares insights into their latest data protection offerings, expanded support for object storage, and how they are enabling the shift towards microservices and edge computing.

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