VMware relents, changes license model for vSphere 5. Here's a new analysis of...
To quote Shawn Bass (when he joined Gabe & me on our radio show from BriForum two weeks ago), VMware has issued a CLA, "Corrective Licensing Action" to change the wildly unpopular licensing terms...
View Articleesxcli listing (vReference)
I thought I’d post up a full listing of the esxcli command from vSphere 5. It’s as much for my own future reference, but as 5.0 still isn’t GA I...===== esxcli listing originally posted by Forbes...
View ArticleVMware updates vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing (virtualization.info)
Last month, VMware introduced version 5 of their product suite, introducing new features for their product line and a new licensing model based on the amount of memory allocated for...
View ArticleNetApp PowerShell Toolkit, DataONTAP 1.5 released (WoodITWork.com)
NetApp has updated it’s Powershell Toolkit which it calls DataONTAP to version 1.5 (I think PowerONTAP would be a much better name!). You will need a Netapp NOW account which is available to customers...
View ArticlevSphere 5 Licensing Update (Think©Loud)
VMware announced an update in the licensing for vSphere 5. There has been a lot of discussion. Especially about the introduction of vRAM as a limitation to the amount of [...]
View ArticlevSphere Storage Appliance (VSA) - A Very Nice Resilience Feature (VMware...
Now that you have been introduced to the vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA), lets have a look at some of its cool features. Firstly you should be aware that the VSA can handle failures at both the ESXi...
View ArticlevCloud Director 1.5 New vShield features (Part 1) (virtual-blog.com)
With VMware vCloud Director 1.5 the GUI now includes the ability to enable some new features which are included in the latest version with vShield 5.0. I have listed the new features below and show...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 vRAM entitlement changes (ESX Virtualization)
VMware vSphere 5.0 vRAM entitlement has changed. The new vRAM entitlement introduced few weeks ago was really not popular and this community thread which has nearly 100 pages is the witness. But it’s...
View ArticleVMworld 2011 – In-n-Out (2 VCP's and a Truck)
I will be wearing a different shirt at VMworld this year, but that is not important. What is important is getting to In-n-Out. Glad to see this year that Tim Oudin is organizing a run over to In-n-Out....
View ArticlevCloud Director on Vblock Design Considerations (Kendrick Coleman)
Over the past few months, I've been working on a project with Chris Colotti and Sumner Burkhart of VMware along with Jeramiah Dooley and Sony Francis of VCE on a collaboration effort to design a best...
View ArticlevCloud on Vblock Considerations (Chris Colotti's Blog)
In a previous post a few months ago regarding vCloud on Vblock – Findings from the field, I posted some raw data that was more around what we saw with some initial implementations. Over the past few...
View ArticlevRAMbo: VMware Change Their Licensing Model (vspecialist)
The rumours were about last week of a change to VMware’s controversial licensing model for vSphere 5 and last night those rumours turned out to be true. The furore that erupted from some quarters was...
View ArticleVirtually Backing Up A Physical SQL Database (vCenter, Veeam, etc.) (VM /ETC)
This post explains functionality of Veeam Backup and Replication (BaR) that you are not going to see in the User Guide. I was browsing the Veeam Forums and came across this thread – Backing up Veeam /...
View ArticleImpact of Latest vSphere 5 vRAM Licensing Model upon Data Center...
VMware has updated the vRAM pricing for vSphere 5 to address certain customer issues, and deserves a great deal of credit for acting this quickly and decisively to the feedback that was generated by...
View ArticleVMware listens to customers, changes vSphere 5 licensing again (InfoWorld...
On Wednesday, VMware unveiled a list of changes to its vSphere 5 licensing model that the company hopes will calm customer concerns over higher costs after transitioning from vSphere 4.x to the new...
View ArticleSlide Deck from the vSphere 5 / SRM 5 Presentations (Jason's Nash's Blog)
We did our first of four “What’s New in vSphere 5 & SRM 5″ webinars today and several people asked for the slide deck. This is basically slide decks from VMware that I’ve put together so I won’t...
View ArticleDesktop virtualization with vSphere 5–Licensing (Update) (That's My View)
A few weeks ago VMware announced the new vSphere 5 version and with that they started a new licensing model based on the VRAM of virtual machines. VMware now announced some changes in the vSphere...
View ArticlevSphere 5 and the new vSphere Distributed Switch – NetFlow (Virtual Insanity)
Introduction With vSphere 5 comes a plethora of new features and functionality across the entire VMware virtualization platform. One of the core components that got a nice upgrade was the...
View ArticlevSphere 5 Pricing Altered Due to Popular Demand (Virtualization Review Blogs)
Licensing plans for vRAM raised from originally announced limits. Some customers still not happy...
View ArticlevExpert 2011 Award (myvirtualcloud.net)
Late news sometimes is good news… I just found out I have been awarded with the VMware vExpert 2011. The vExpert program is a recognition to the contributions to the VMware, virtualization and cloud...
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