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Windows 7/2008 Deployment - KMS and MAK Keys pt. 3

I would close up what we have learned from part 1 and part 2. During my work with the VMware Support on this case, one of the questions I asked, was is it possible to to inject a parameter into the …

  • Active Directory
  • Tools
  • Management
  • Windows
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A milestone - 1000 Twitter Followers

Wow! When I joined on: Thu 21 Aug 2008 07:23 I would have never thought that anyone would actually have much interest in what I have to say, evidently I was wrong. On to the next 1000!! W00t!!!

  • Miscellaneous
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Windows 7/2008 Deployment - KMS and MAK Keys pt. 1

I have been dealing with an issue that has been bugging me for quite a while. It has to do with the deployment of Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 VM’s and License Activation. First let’s …

  • Active Directory
  • Windows
  • Administration
  • VMware
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I am a delegate - Gestalt IT Tech Field Day 5

I was honored to receive an email last night from Stephen Foskett offering me a spot on on the next Tech Field Day in February in San Jose. I am happy to be able to accept the offer, so I will …

  • TechFieldDay
  • Miscellaneous
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What do you use for your VMware monitoring?

I would be interested in hearing your opinions on what you use for monitoring your VMware environment. I am conducting a study on what tools you find useful for monitoring and Capacity …

  • Tools
  • vSphere
  • Administration
  • Performance
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Virtualization Challenges in 2011: Under Blogger Scrutiny

I wanted to give you a heads-up on a webcast that will be held on Wednesday January 12th, 2011 09.00 GMT You are all cordially invited to join, it should be an interesting talk! Gary Thornton, Simon …

  • Podcast
  • Miscellaneous
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ESXi has a 32mb Memory footprint

I was listening to an very interesting presentation this evening from Olivier Cremel, Principal Engineer ESXi Internals: Better Understanding for Better Management and Troubleshooting The ESXi …

  • vSphere
  • 4.1
  • VMware
  • ESX4i
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What is in Store for 2011 and How to Keep up?

2010 has come and gone. It has been a great year, seriously, there are so many things I can point out that continue to amaze me, that makes me wonder sometimes what is it that I do that has brought …

  • Miscellaneous
  • Administration
  • VMware
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Unsupported Hardware - Would You?

Today I came across two different products that could provide a large amount of benefit to any organization. But there is an issue with both of them. The first one is Nexenta NexentaStor**™** is a …

  • Management
  • Miscellaneous
  • VMware
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Veeam's Holiday Present

I would like to tell you a short story about the new present that Veeam has announced today. Just under 2 months ago I sent the message above to Doug Hazelman. The text speaks for itself. This is the …

  • Tools
  • Virtualization
  • vSphere
  • Administration