PowerCLI @ VMworld (Professional VMware)
Will you be at VMworld? I will! In fact, Glenn Sizemore and I will be rocking and rolling for a Wednesday PowerCLI 101 session. If you’re thinking about PowerShell, PowerCLI or just beginning to...
View ArticleESXi Performance Caveats on Drobo Elite (Virtual Insanity)
Several months ago, a small firm I consult for ordered a Drobo Elite (recently replaced by the B800i). These guys had run ESXi for a while in one of their environments, and were wanting to explore...
View ArticleLet's Talk about Cisco UC on Vblock at VMworld! (blog.aarondelp.com)
For a good portion of VMworld this year I have the distinct privilege of hosting customers in the VCE Booth (#1121). We have many great things to discuss this year that I will be highlighting over the...
View ArticleJoin us as we discuss, 'What does the cloud do for you?' (The Virtual Storage...
Today from12:00 - 1:00pm PT I’ll be hosting a live web chat with Abhinav Joshi of Cisco, WadeHolmes from VMware, Brian Babineau of Enterprise Strategy Group, and George Reed and MikeEllis from...
View ArticleOut on a Limb with Virtual Desktops – What’s in it for You? (VMware End User...
Guest Blog Post (Part 2 of a 3 part series) By Raechelle Clemmons, CIO, Menlo College There’s no question that virtual desktops can deliver a lot of advantages to those in charge of managing IT on...
View ArticleThe VCP5 Mock Exam is available (NTPRO.NL)
VMware has released the mock exam for VCP on vSphere 5. The VCP5 mock exam consist of 30 questions and is available here. The official VCP5 exam can be scheduled at the end of this month. Check your...
View ArticleDell releases brand new EqualLogic arrays! (VirtualizationAdmin Blogs)
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to a Gestalt IT Tech Field Day in Austin, TX. One of the many stops on our journey was Dell HQ where the group of delegates got a first-hand behind the scenes look...
View ArticleVMworld 2011 Knowledge Experts (Chris Colotti's Blog)
This is a humbling thing for me to see, it truly is. Never before have I been put in a position of such importance at such a large event. I am truly thankful, happy, but mostly humbled to be listed...
View ArticleVMworld 2011 Top 10 number 5 (Virtual Geek)
This is going to be… interesting. Often trying to find someone at a big conference like VMworld is a challenge. So why not actually MAKE it into a challenge? At VMworld 2011 – we will be doing a...
View ArticleHub Programming Language: Does It Matter To You? (DoubleCloud)
There are many programming languages today, sometimes too many to choose from for a new project. The good thing is that there aren’t many main stream programming languages, so picking one is not a...
View ArticleRelease: Veeam Backup & Replication 6.0 (virtualization.info)
Veeam has announced the release of version 6.0 of its disaster recovery solution Backup & Replication. This version includes the support for Microsoft Hyper-V which the company already announced...
View ArticlePaper: Running SQL Server with Hyper-V Dynamic Memory (virtualization.info)
Microsoft has released a whitepaper titled: "Running SQL Server with Hyper-V Dynamic Memory". The paper which contains 39 pages covers how to configure Dynamic Memory, introduced with the release of...
View ArticleRealtek onboard NIC support in vSphere 5 (ESX Virtualization)
Some more from my Home Lab and vSphere 5 concerning the onboard Realtec NIC cards. During period running my Lab with vSphere 4.1 there was no way to run the onboard Realtek NIC cards without hacking...
View ArticleVMworld 2011: SMB DR & Data Protection Panel (SPO3975) (RTFM Education)
Well, my bags are packed and I’m ready to go… Sorry, I was channeling John Denver there. Actually, my bags aren’t packed yet that would be somewhat anal. I have printed all my travel documents. The...
View ArticleSRM 4.0 for the iPAD (RTFM Education)
I don’t know why it took me so long to get round to doing this – but I’ve got a copy of the old SRM 4.0 Book (which is free – donations to Unicef are requested)… on to the iPAD… I’ve recently been...
View Article5 Starting Steps to Protect Your Virtual and Cloud Environments...
More and more is coming out about the attack from a MacDonald's that left an organization crippled for a bit of time. The final tally was that the recently fired employee was able to delete 15 VMs...
View ArticleXangati Launches new TLA with comprehensive VDI performance monitoring....
Ok so I’ll take my tongue out of my cheek – I have never heard Xangati’s summer refresh of their performance monitoring dashboard called by its Three Letter Acronym (TLA) before, but I was lucky...
View ArticlePowerCLI at VMworld 2011 (Las Vegas) UPDATE (vSphere PowerCLI Blog)
VSP2296 What everybody ought to know about reporting vSphere and vCloud environment with PowerCLI session has a repetition! If you haven’t managed to subscribe for it in the first time slot due to the...
View Article10 Tips for Attending VMworld (Kendrick Coleman)
The twitterstream is buzzing, press releases are being announced, and everyone is preparing their livers for the awesomeness that is going to be next week. Last year's VMworld was my first and it is...
View ArticleDon't Miss Hands-on Labs (VMworld Blog)
The VMworld Hands-On Labs (HOLs) are yet again taking a leap forward to provide a user experience greater than any other in the industry with 24,000 lab hours being made available to conference...
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