Xangati for ESX - And it's Free!!
The new version of Xangati for ESX was designed specifically to make the installation process as simple as possible and provides VI administrators with the following benefits and features: A new and …
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Subscribe via RSS →The Datacenter - in a Few Years From Now
I recently participated in writing a short piece on the question, “Is the Hypervisor a Commodity Nowadays?” on TechTarget. The consensus there was split 50/50. I would like to explain a …
Cloud Connect - Here is your Chance!!
I received this email on Friday and just received the OK to pass this offer on. From: A. Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 21:09 To: maishsk@… Subject: Thanks for completing that survey on clouds …
Lab Manager (retired) to vCloud - Update
I received the answer back from VMware on the conversion ratio that I was waiting for from my previous post. Customers who bought LM before 9/1/2010 (Sep. 1) can exchange 1 CPU of LM for 20VMs of vCD. …
VCDX Defense - New Dates
For those of you who were waiting, the next round of VCDX Defenses will be: May 16-20, 2011 - Frimley, UK Applications due: March 21, 2011, 5:00 PM Pacific Congratulations to the new VCDX’s that …
VMware vSphere Design Book - Update
Our book page has now been updated with the following info: Table of Contents Introduction. Chapter 1 An Introduction to Designing VMware Environments. Chapter 2 ESX vs. ESXi. Chapter 3 Designing the …
Drobo - Discount Codes - Tech Field Day
Even if you might think I came down hard on Drobo earlier in the week, I really like their products. And being a Tech Field Day delegate does have it benefits, even if they are not for me. Using the …
vCenter Lab Manager to be Retired - Told You So?
Jason Boche - The Future of VMware Lab Manager, Ian Koenig - Lab Manager is dead.. Long Live Lab Manager and Mike Laverick - VMware Lab Manager vs. VMware Cloud Director: Another Case of …
Upgrade vCenter to 4.1 U1
I upgraded my lab to vSphere 4.1 U1 on Friday. vCenter was simple. A quick set of screen shots And I was done.
Drobo - My visit from Tech Field Day
During Day 1 of TechFieldDay #5 we were presented with a new solution that Drobo will start to market in the not too distant future. Now I kid you not. The technology behind the way Drobo does storage …