New Performance Metrics In vSphere 5 (virtuallyGhetto)
I recently had to look at some performance metrics in my vSphere 5 lab and I was curious if VMware had documented all the new performance metrics. I headed over to the vSphere 5 API reference guide and...
View ArticlevSphere 5.0 HA: Changes in admission control (Yellow Bricks)
I just wanted to point out a couple of changes for HA in vSphere 5.0 with regards to admission control. Although they might seem minor they are important to keep in mind when redesigning your...
View ArticleVMware Listens, Changes vSphere 5 Licensing (Virtualization Review Blogs)
Well done, VMware! And not a VMworld too soon, I might add...
View ArticleNews: VMware Announces Updates to vSphere 5 vRAM Licensing (Virtualization...
VMware has made significant changes to the recently announced vRAM based pricing. The single most significant change is that potential barriers to the virtualization of memory intensive business...
View ArticleUsing EMC Unisphere over high-latency RDP connection trick (Virtual Geek)
I sometimes connect into my labs over high-latency connections. Sometimes, I have to have use a jump box, which makes running Unisphere in the full client manner a non-option. In those cases, I RDP to...
View ArticleFirst SAP SD Benchmark on vSphere 5 (Virtualization for SAP Solutions)
Results: 4600 SD Users and 25150 SAPS* in a 2tier setup with 24 vCPU's This is the largest 2 tier virtualized benchmark in history, and an excellent proof-point for: VMware vSphere scalabilityLarge...
View ArticleQ&A: Interview with Rajesh Ramchandani of CumuLogic (VMBlog)
CumuLogic just announced a new Java Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution for private clouds. In the announcement, they said their new PaaS solution... Read more at VMblog.com.<img>
View ArticlevSphere 5 – Metro vMotion (Yellow Bricks)
I received a question last week about higher latency thresholds for vMotion… A rumor was floating around that vMotion would support RTT latency up to 10 miliseconds instead of 5. (RTT=Round Trip Time)...
View ArticlevSphere 5 License Entitlement changes (Virtu-Al)
Following my previous post VMware have just announced a change to the License entitlements to vSphere 5, I know I work for VMware and therefore my view is obviously slightly tainted but I personally...
View ArticleVirtualization & Cloud Backup News & New Players (Virtualization Practice)
At the NE VMUG, while walking the floor I saw a new virtualization backup player, perhaps the first generic Replication Receiver Cloud: TwinStrata. And information gained while not at the NE VMUG....
View ArticleMidMichigan Health improves clinician experience and Patient Care with VMware...
Less time spent accessing or entering data equals more face time with patients, happier clinicians and more satisfied customers. That simple equation set MidMichigan Health to leapfrog recently from...
View ArticleWorking virtually from anywhere... everywhere with VMware View (VMware End...
Guest Blog Post by Alex Musicante, City of Pittsburgh, PA One of the key objectives for the City of Pittsburgh’s IT department is to ensure that we can offer the best possible service to our end users,...
View ArticleSimple VMware vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator V0.5 Released! (VirtualVCP)
Following some feedback from the community, I'm happy to release version 0.5 of my vSphere License Calculator. The main issue that has been fixed in this release is a flaw in the formula that...
View ArticleCrushing the Small Business Software Myth: VMware costs way too much (RTFM...
If you have been watching my blog for a while – you might well be wondering “Where’s Mike”. That’s because I’ve been so busy with this new SRM book, the blog has had to take the back seat for a while....
View ArticleCloud Computing Adoption remains tepid (RTFM Education)
When I was at the recent Pittsburgh VMUG I saw a lot of hands go up when folks were asked if they had a “cloud”. No disrespect to the attendees there but I detected a certain amount of peer-groups...
View ArticleStack Wars: The cloud OEMpires strike back (RTFM Education)
I’m sorry, I just had to rip off the same title of an article I wrote for TechTarget recently. Like my pun? I was inspired by twitter storm as folks tried to think of film titles where they could work...
View ArticleMicrosoft Licensing: Tax needn’t be taxing (RTFM Education)
That’s a bit of pun the adverts our IRS in the UK run to remind folks to hand in their self-assessment forms (Actually, the IRS in the UK is “Her Majesties Revenue & Customs” or HRMC for short was...
View ArticleVMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference – My look (ESX Virtualization)
VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference – The book – www.powerclibook.com It’s been some time that I got in my hands this book, but did not find enough time to read it… and even less time to write a review...
View ArticleCitrix: Floating Anonymous Users (RTFM Education)
Yes, I know “floating anonymous users” brings forth this image of total strangers hovering over cubes in the offices trying to login to your system. It’s actually a turn of phrase I picked up on when I...
View ArticleVMware to Support Microsoft HyperV (RTFM Education)
Ah ha, I thought that would get your attention. A shameless attempt by an inflammatory title to draw your attention to a plug-in… Perhaps I should worked for a tabloid red-top… Sadly, its not exactly...
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