The first PhD in Virtualization History (1708)
Well I am back from vacation - I was in Europe and also spent two wonderful days in Prague. I came across a small piece of history there and think I found the first ever Doctor that used …
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Subscribe via RSS →ESXi patches - My Response to Jeff Woolsey
Jeff Woolsey posted a comparison of disk footprint of ESXi and Windows 2008 Hyper-V server. Not getting into what I think of it yet, just a few facts and misconceptions before I start. Since then …
Happy Sysadmin Day
Very quick post for this morning Show your appreciation for SysAdmin - https://www.sysadminday.com Lots more here
Install ESX on your Laptop - I had a Crazy Idea
And so this started today with a Twitter post. If you know it or not I am a big enthusiast of trying to install ESX on all kinds of hardware - especially Whiteboxes that are not on the HCL. I have …
VI client Install in Disconnected Environments
Yes disconnected environments do exist! I mean completely and totally disconnected. NO INTERNET!!! Well I had one of those today. My customer has a network which is completely and physically …
Promotional Drawing for Free VMworld Pass
No I am not offering one - VMware is. Hot off the press from Twitter - starts now until Midnight - July 24, 2009. The idea is for you to register for the conference and therefore become eligible to …
VMware Workstation & Unity
One of the little known features but, at least I think so, the coolest gems in the last few versions of VMware Workstation is Unity Mode. Access applications within virtual machines as if they were …
Presentations from an Israel VMUG
I was waiting for these to come in they have arrived, and I think that you all could benefit from these presentations. vSphere, What’s New? - Technical Overview - Ofir Zamir (Team Leader SEs, …
VCP4 Beta Exam - Why I will not take the Exam.
I was invited (amongst a good number of others that were in the Beta) to sit the Beta Exam. I have decided not to take the opportunity. Only two days left by the way. Why you should? Beta Participants …
How much RAM for an ESX server - a.k.a. Lego Blocks
I started to read the sample chapters that Scott Lowe released from his upcoming book, and one of the parts were about the subject of scaling up vs. scaling out. A slight bit more of an explanation as …