John Mark Troyer

How VMware Solved The Hypervisor Problem How the virtual machine, a foundational element of cloud computing, found its modern footing after a couple of scientists proved a couple of theorems wrong.

The hypervisor, a key element of virtualization, was invented in the ’70s but neglected for decades—but a research paper at Stanford brought it back to life.

Oh yeah, it gave us VMware, a tech juggernaut. And, most likely, the cloud.

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12.01.2026 20:57 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1

A New Beginning. Today is a very good day. Just over eight years ago our co-founders Jacob Leverich , Jonathan Trevor and Ang Li set out to turn the world of Observability on its head by taking a fundamentally differe...

A bit of a work update: I joined Observe, Inc a few months back. It’s a great team and it’s been really interesting digging deeper into observability - and now that will continue as Observe continues to build out its platform as part of Snowflake. www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-be...

08.01.2026 23:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

En route to KubeCon. I’m working on fostering an adventurous spirit towards any delays. Safe, easy, and on time travels to all en route this week!

09.11.2025 13:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I had to convince Gemini to help tone down my angry message to CA members of congress about their Yea votes for Charlie Kirk day. The AI wasn’t buying it. “Surely this was honoring a different individual. A resolution honoring such a polarizing figure would face strong opposition from Democrats.” 🙄

20.09.2025 19:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Face of a big happy tan dog, tongue out.

The wildlife refuge was a big hit with Megan.

15.07.2025 18:29 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0