Tech Support Mode Warnings Revisited In vSphere 5 (VMware Virtualization...
A few months ago I authored a blog post titled Tech Support mode Warnings. It dealt with the yellow balloon warnings attached to a host object in vCenter when Local Tech Support Mode was enabled (as...
View ArticleFrom Citrix blog: Citrix and Vmware will work together? (Virtual Aleph)
A post on Citrix Blog seems to announce some cooperation between the two companies: [...] So VMware, listen up: We’re open to working with you guys.. Let’s embrace coopetition! We consider your...
View ArticleThinkPad T520/W520, NVIDIA, Wide Gamuts, and You! (ChipLog)
Update: Linking to a better color profile below. Update 2: I narrowed down the ACPI issues, and have a better solution. I recently purchased a brand new, maxed out ThinkPad T520. My old laptop was 4...
View ArticleLiquidware Labs ProfileUnity FlexApp Voted Finalist for Best of VMworld 2011...
From liquidwarelabs.com LAS VEGAS, NV., September 1, 2011 - Yesterday at VMworld® 2011, Liquidware Labs, the leader in desktop transformation solutions, announced that ProfileUnity with FlexApp was...
View ArticleWho’s Really Stuck in the IT Past? VMware vs Microsoft? (Virtualization Team)
I have been enjoying my weekend, when a tweet popped on my Twitter that pointed out to Paul Rubens article titled: “ Microsoft or VMware — Who’s Really Stuck in the IT Past?“ which was a respond by...
View ArticleSimplifying the Desktop: Start With Applications (VMware End User Computing)
The End-User Computing Journey - Part 5 Posted by Brian Gammage Chief Market Technologist, VMware End-User Computing When migrating PC OS, every organization has to test and package all its...
View ArticleNew View Client for iPad Sneak Peak at VMworld 2011 (VMware Virtualization...
Wednesday night I bumped into VMware Product Manager Tedd Fox at the Palazzo pool side party. You may remember Tedd as the man behind the VMware View Client for iPad. He invited me to stop by the...
View ArticleBugger – QF17, Mechanical Fault, Diverted (RomantT.net)
What a way to start my holiday .. – At approximately 14:02 AEST Sep. 3, an announcement (interrupting my watching of Bridesmaids, which isn’t actually that bad) over the PA system of the Qantas QF 17,...
View ArticleVMware APPBlaster to change the Operating System game (Virtualization Team)
If you have not heard of VMware APPBlaster yet, then its worth noting it is a technology that will enable users to access any application on any operating system as long they have a browser that...
View ArticleWeekly Twitter Updates (Virtualization Information)
RT @bgracely [blog] Unlocking the Microsoft Deathgrip on the Desktop? – http://t.co/TIYR9Jp # RT @plankers I’m probably the only person at #VMworld with one of these cables. http://t.co/JOEmDDy...
View ArticleQuick Hit: What is Supported in vCloud Director 1.5? (Chris Colotti's Blog)
This is a follow up to my previous post on what is supported in version 1.0.1 and is updated for version 1.5. You can find most of this in the vCloud Installation Guides and release notes. I have...
View ArticleAutomating vCloud Director 1.5 & Oracle DB Installation (virtuallyGhetto)
Here is an update to my vCloud Director 1.0 & Oracle Express Database installation script to include support for the new vCloud Director 1.5. There were a few slight modification I had to make as...
View ArticleTalking to Mike Laverick about Healthcare VDI (Virtualization Information)
I had a great time talking to Mike Laverick (@Mike_Laverick) in a Miniwag about Healthcare Desktops at VMworld about the challenges of virtual desktops in the healthcare environment....
View ArticleVMware’s vShield – Why It’s Such A Pain In the Security Ecosystem’s *aaS…...
Posted in AutomationCloud ComputingCloud SecurityVirtualizationVirtualization SecurityVMwareI’ve become…comfortably numb… Whilst attending VMworld 2011 last week, I attended a number of VMware...
View ArticlePrepaid SIM for US roaming for your iPad (Musings of Rodos)
Having just purchased an iPad and been at VMworld in Las Vegas I figured I should write up how to get your iPad working with a US carrier. I did some research before I went and there was a lot of...
View ArticlevCloud Global Connect (Musings of Rodos)
There were announcements out today about the new VMware Global Connect. The announcement and blog detail out a relationship between a number of the vCloud Data Center providers. VMware and its partners...
View ArticleBeing prepared for the unexpected, and the expected (PlanetVM)
I will start off by saying I tend to consider myself a prepared person for most situations and tend to think in the logic of the flow charts if the result of A is this, then move here, if not move...
View ArticleThe Move to Colorado: Day 1 (blog.scottlowe.org)
Day 1 of The Move to Colorado is behind me. Here's some quick reflection on the day.This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org. Visit the site for more information on virtualization,...
View ArticleMaking Documentation Easy with Windows Problem Step Recorder. (J.F.V.I.)
One of the more fundamental tasks a good IT professional should undertake is also often one of the least favoured. For a long time I’m sure there was a direct pathway in my brain between “Writing...
View ArticleVCDX Defense Workshop at UK VMUG (Interested?) (The SLOG)
Simon Gallagher over at vinf.net has come up with the idea for a side-workshop/session at the upcoming UK VMUG in November for people that are actively following the VCDX4/5 track. The format would be...
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