Multicast Performance on vSphere 5.0 (VROOM!)
Multicast is an efficient way of disseminating information and communicating over the network. A single sender can connect to multiple receivers and exchange information while conserving network...
View Article#VMworldFun: The VMware ESXi Quiz Show (Virtual Lifestyle)
I want to share a little video shot at the ESXi Quiz Show. @JTroyer is a great quizmaster, and the teams really made an effort to make the quiz show the funniest breakout session at #VMworld....
View ArticleA Couple Vendor Meetings at VMworld 2011 (blog.scottlowe.org)
Here are some notes from a couple of vendor meetings I've had in the last few days at VMworld 2011.This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org. Visit the site for more information on...
View ArticlePerformance Implications of Storage I/O Control-Enabled NFS Datastores (VROOM!)
Storage I/O Control (SIOC) allows administrators to control the amount of access virtual machines have to the I/O queues on a shared datastore. With this feature, administrators can ensure that a...
View ArticleSingle vSphere Host, a Million I/O Operations per Second (VROOM!)
One of the essential requirements for a platform supporting enterprise datacenters is the capability to support the extreme I/O demands of applications running in those datacenters. A previous study...
View ArticleWhat is VMware AppBlast? (That's My View)
At this years VMworld in Las Vegas, VMware introduced a new product called AppBlast. This new technology enables you to use remote applications of any type and platform and deliver them to any HTML5...
View ArticleWill the HP Proliant ML110 G5 & ML115 G5 work with VMware vSphere 5? (TechHead)
I’ve had quite a few questions from readers over the past few weeks asking whether VMware vSphere 5 will run on the HP Proliant ML110 G5 or ML115 G5 servers? Both these models of server are highly...
View ArticleAll Things VMworld US 2011 Day 3 (The Saffa Geek)
Well that’s VMworld coming to an end. It seems to have gone by so quickly but it also means that now we can start talking about VMworld in Copenhagen and I don’t have to keep hearing about the...
View ArticleVMware announces Projects AppBlast (VMGuru.nl)
This week we already reported on Project Octopus but at the same time VMware announced the the long anticipated web based HTML5 application delivery tool called AppBlast, which will be available soon....
View ArticlePeer to Peer VCDX Defense Workshop at UK VMUG (vinf.net)
I have an idea for a side-workshop/session at the upcoming UK VMUG in November for people that are actively following the VCDX4/5 track thus I am polling for interest via this post… The format would be...
View ArticleVMworld 2011 Best Free vSphere Tools Presentation (VMware Videos)
Here is a copy of my presentation, with Kendrick Coleman, at VMworld 2011 on the Best Free vSphere Tools. We welcome your feedback and comments! (this presentation is posted with SlideRocket – another...
View ArticleCitrix VDI-in-a-Box vs XenDesktop – does size matter? (Virtualization Practice)
The challenge for Citrix is to position their VDI portfolio effectively. At the very least there should be a standardised license plan and migration path from (or to) the grid and non-grid solutions....
View ArticleVMware ESXi 5 whitebox supported motherboard (Virtual IEF)
If you want a low power consumption whitebox motherboard to run some VMs that are not resource intensive the Asus E35M1-M PRO Zacate motherboard is an option. It has an AMD E-350 dual core 1,6 GHz...
View Article#EUC1945 What’s New in VMware Workstation (Virtual Lifestyle)
Workstation 8 promises to be a major release. Besides upgrading the virtual hardware to level 8 (in line with vSphere 5), which brings 3D and vSMP optimizations, as well as expanded support for nested...
View ArticlevChat – Episode 20 – VMworld 2011 Stack of Crap (pre-VMworld video) (VMware...
In vChat Episode 20 David Davis, Simon Seagrave, and Eric Siebert talk about what we have been up to the last couple of months and –> VMworld 2011 (pre-VMworld!) This is a fun podcast where David...
View ArticleVMware KBTV at VMworld Las Vegas 2011: VMware's Jake McDermot discusses...
Good morning KBTV fans. For those of you who are not aware, VMware is currently hosting it's annual virtualization conference VMworld in Las Vegas. For more information relating to VMworld 2011, check...
View ArticleVMware KBTV at VMworld Las Vegas 2011: Rahul Arora discusses vSphere 5...
VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas is attracting some serious crowds of people. There are over 19,000 people attending the event including ourselves of course! We are doing some recording at the event and we...
View ArticlePopular VMworld 2011 Sessions (VMworld Blog)
There's still time today to catch Sessions & Labs. Don’t miss these "Most Popular" sessions voted on by you and your peers: BCA1902 - Design, Deploy, and Optimize Exchange 2010 on vSphereThursday...
View ArticleVMware ThinApp 4.6.2 Whats new? (VMware ThinApp Blog)
Thinapp 4.6.2 is a maintenance release and primarily consist of bug fixes and application compatibility improvements. As usual, you can use the relink utility to automatically upgrade any of your older...
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