ITIL and ITSM are the foundations upon which “Cloud Computing” is built....
Author: Eric Ledyard Today, most people in the IT community hear the word “cloud” and have a reaction similar to drinking bad milk. Through the last few years of every company abusing the word for the...
View ArticlevFabric: It has, and always will be, about the apps. (VMware Vision)
AUTHOR: Eric Ledyard In my past life I was focused primarily on hardware and software sales for building internal private clouds. The thing that always seemed to be a limiting factor for us was: “Well,...
View ArticleVideo: Microsoft SCVMM 2012 Technical Overview (VirtualizationAdmin Blogs)
Microsoft has really put some effort into the release of System Center 2012. The Virtual Machine Manager component of System Center (SCVMM) has a lot of new features. Virtual Machine Manager 2012...
View ArticleWhat is the ‘Vision Program’? (VMware Vision)
AUTHOR: Eric Ledyard << NOTE: moved from previous blog >> It is my 4th full week of getting indoctrinated into the Vision Program within VMware and I wanted to do a write-up to explain what...
View Article“What is your perception of living in the cloud?” (VMware Vision)
AUTHOR: Eric Ledyard In the engagement I was on last week, one of the most thought-provoking questions we presented to the Sr. IT management team was: “What is your perception of living in the cloud...
View ArticleUsing Citrix XenDesktop 5 MCS with VMware vSphere (VirtualizationAdmin Blogs)
One of the new features of Citrix XenDesktop 5 was Machine Creations Services (MCS). For more information about MCS, check out Daniel Feller's MCS series. Using MCS with XenDesktop on XenServer is...
View ArticleDesktop Virtualization with vSphere 5: Licensing Overview (VMware End User...
By Raj Mallempati, Director, Product Marketing, End-User Computing, VMware As I have been interacting with customers and partners over the past couple of weeks and based on those conversations, I want...
View ArticleA week in virtualization (VMTN Blog)
The VMworld Schedule Builder is up and running for the Las Vegas conference, so if you are planning to attend any sessions, you may want to go and register for the ones you like. We will have many of...
View ArticleVIX Guest Operations functionality in core vSphere 5 APIs (VIX API Blog)
We've found that most people use the VIX API with vSphere for Guest Operations functionality -- things like copying files in out of the guest, and running programs in the guest. With the launch of...
View ArticleA cool use of the GuestOperationsManager functionality in vSphere 5 APIs (VIX...
As the previous post mentioned, in vSphere 5, Guest Operations API functionality that was previously only available via the VIX API has been incorporated into the core vSphere SDKs. For a cool demo of...
View ArticleHP brings us next generation firmware and driver packs (Blade Watch)
So I’ve been writing the blog since 2006, during that time I’ve played with nearly all of the Compaq/HP Proliant servers from the olden days Compaq Proliant 4500s (Pentium 90) through to their latest...
View ArticleLearn Citrix XenApp 6 with TrainSignal's latest course (VirtualizationAdmin...
TrainSignal is a recognized leader when it comes to quality computer-based training. Citrix is a recognized leader in virtualization circles. Combine the two and great things happen! TrainSignal this...
View ArticleTwo Days with Dell in Nashua, New Hampshire (RTFM Education)
For the first time in my life, I got turn left when board a plane. I actually turned right in attempt to locate my seat not realising I’d been upgrade to First Class on an internal flight. OK. It’s...
View ArticleNew Mastering vSphere 5 Book (vReference)
Great news. Scott Lowe (@scott_lowe) is getting ready to release a new version of his highly successful Mastering vSphere book. The previous version – Mastering VMware vSphere 4 - is probably the...
View Article(Almost) Never use RAID 0 for production (VirtualizationAdmin Blogs)
Recently, as I was perusing some forums, I ran across a post outlining a user’s Hyper-V setup. In his post, the person outlined his existing Hyper-V setup in which he stated that his company uses RAID...
View ArticleVMware application acquisitions puzzle IT pros (VMware tips and tricks)
Enterprises have not embraced the VMware acquisitions of Zimbra, SlideRocket and Socialcast. But that could change if the price is right. Add to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to del.icio.us Add to Google
View ArticleVirtualization moving to cloud computing pricing models: Is IT ready? (VMware...
With vSphere 5, VMware adopted usage-based, cloud computing pricing models. But these new virtualization licensing models may not fit in all IT shops. Add to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to del.icio.us...
View ArticleUSB Thumb Drive Not Recognized – 3 Fast Beeps (VMware Virtualization Evangelist)
No Earth-shattering material tonight. In fact this tip isn’t even VMware/virtualization related other than the fact that the problem came up while working in the lab. It has been several months since...
View ArticleDesktop virtualization: A rainbow of complexity! (Brian Madden Blog)
"Brian's desktop vision is a rainbow of complexity!" What an accusation! This was tweeted in response to an image I use when I talk about the current state of the desktop virtualization industry. The...
View ArticleVMworld 2011 Is Coming… Are You Ready? (VMware Tips)
We’re just at a month to go until VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas, NV and the official countdown has started within the vSpecialist compound! Boy do we have a lot of great things that we’re going to show you...
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