I’m so glad that I can finally say that I passed my VCAP5-DCA exam. As I’ve had such a heavy work schedule and haven’t had a chance to formally study for it at all, I was very relieved and excited to get the score report in the email today saying that I had passed. Even [...]
READ MORE »VMware Announces Launch of vCloud Hybrid Service
I saw this cool post over on Chris Colloti’s blog site, ChrisColloti.us, regarding VMware’s announcement of their new vCloud Hybrid Service. To find out the details, register for the web-cast online at http://www.vmware.com/go/vmwarehybrid, which will be happening on May 21st at 10:00am, PDT. Check it out and enjoy!
READ MORE »FREE Instructional Videos on VMware vCloud Automation Center
I just noticed this cool post over at the VMware Education Blog, so check it out and enjoy the free training! FREE Instructional Videos on VMware vCloud Automation Center VMware Certified Instructor, Joe Desmond, discusses VMware vCloud Automation Center including: vCloud Automation Center Overview – upgrading Dynamic Cloud Automation Center from v4.5 to vCloud Automation [...]
READ MORE »Video of combining VMware Nicira and EMC VPLEX
Chad Sakac over at Virtual Geek posted a very cool demo video about using the new VMware Nicira with EMC’s VPLEX. This is software-defined data center action at it’s best…check it out: EMC VPLEX and VMware Nicira Enjoy!
READ MORE »Renaming VM filenames FINALLY works again in vSphere 5.1 update 1
Many thanks to Frank Denneman for posting the news of this update on his site frankdenneman.nl: vSphere 5.1 update 1 is released today which contains several updates and bug fixes for both ESXi and vCenter Server 5.1. This release contains the return of the much requested functionality of renaming VM files by using Storage vMotion. [...]
READ MORE »Avoiding a failed VDI install
Meredith Courtemanche wrote this excellent article over on TechTarget’s SearchVMware about how to avoid the common pitfalls of a new VDI installation and I wanted to share it with you: “The all-too-common failed VMware View setup and how to avoid it” Too many enterprises leap into virtual desktop infrastructure only to find that they’ve bitten [...]
READ MORE »A couple of great VMware Horizon View 5.2 diagrams
Simon Long over at The Slog has created a couple of awesome VMware Horizon View 5.2 networking diagrams, so check them out and enjoy: 1. VMware Horizon View 5.2 Network Ports: Internal Design 2. VMware Horizon View 5.2 Network Ports: External Design
READ MORE »Using Windows 8 with your VDI deployment may just be the trick
I noticed a couple of great articles written by the always-impressive Andre Leibovici at myvirtualcloud.net regarding selecting Windows 8 as your desktop OS instead of Windows 7. If Andre says it about desktop virtualization, you can take it to the bank! 1. Why you should move your VDI to Windows 8 (http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=4967) 2. Yet another [...]
READ MORE »Q&A: VMware Talks about the Software Defined Data Center
Check out this TechTarget Q&A Session with VMware answering some very relevant questions about Software Defined Datacenters: http://bit.ly/WntR4p Enjoy!
READ MORE »VMware Going After AWS with Bill Fathers heading up their Hybrid Cloud Services
Company to Expand Hybrid Cloud Business with New Services, Appoints Former Savvis Leader Bill Fathers to Executive Team NEW YORK, March 13, 2013 –At a Strategic Forum for Institutional Investors today, VMware (NYSE: VMW) CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined the company’s strategy, revealing more details about its plans to deliver the software-defined datacenter, expand its hybrid [...]
READ MORE »VMware Horizon View 5.2 – Storage Enhancements
Cormac has put together an awesome post over at CormacHogan.com about the storage enhancements in the new Horizon View 5.2 version. You can check it out on his page at: http://bit.ly/ZzYvJ3. Enjoy!
READ MORE »How To Design Your vCloud Director Hybrid Cloud
Chris Colloti has posted a very excellent article on designing a vCloud Director hybrid cloud over on the VMware vCloud Blog, so go check it out: http://bit.ly/YnED7z . Enjoy!
READ MORE »New RVTools Version 3.5 Available!
From the RVTools webpage… RVTools is a windows .NET 2.0 application which uses the VI SDK to display information about your virtual machines and ESX hosts. Interacting with VirtualCenter 2.5, ESX Server 3.5, ESX Server 3i, ESX Server 4i, VirtualCenter 4.0, ESX Server 4.0, VirtualCenter 4.1, ESX Server 4.1, VirtualCenter 5.0, VirtualCenter Appliance, ESX Server [...]
READ MORE »New vCloud Announcements from VMware Partner Exchange
I just saw this cool post by Duncan Epping over at Yellow-Bricks regarding some new vCloud announcements at the recent VMware PEX…check it out: http://bit.ly/WqHa0X Enjoy!
READ MORE »Calculating IOPS in a Storage Array
I have the privilege of deliverying a VMware View 5.1 Design Best Practices class this week and we’re discussing IOPS calculations. In looking for a good example, I found this excellent article written by Scott Lowe for TechRepublic entitled: “Calculate IOPS in a Storage Array”. Please check it out: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/datacenter/calculate-iops-in-a-storage-array/2182. Enjoy!
READ MORE »Back in the saddle
Sometimes the best of intentions don’t go the way you want. I started this blog last year pumped up to write exciting articles every day and create cool videos and whiteboard demos a-plenty. Then life and 80-100 hour work weeks stepped in and put a damper on all of my plans. Well no more. This [...]
READ MORE »VMware Octopus Promises Competition to Dropbox, SkyDrive, and others
Colin Steele, the Executive Director at TechTarget’s SearchConsumerization, has written a great article about VMware’s new “VMware Octopus”, which is an enterprise-class file sharing service that will compete in the same market as Microsoft’s SkyDrive, Citrix’s ShareFile, and even Dropbox, Box, and other traditional file-sharing applications. Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/7s62doa.
READ MORE »NterOne is now a VMware Authorized Training Center
NterOne has become VMware’s newest VATC, or VMware Authorized Training Center. From the NterOne website: “NterOne Corporation is a trusted global training and consulting company focusing on live online training, and consulting services for deployment of products that promote green initiatives. We are a veteran owned business headquartered in Reston, VA with cloud offices in [...]
READ MORE »VMware Flings…Go Have Fun!
If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, VMware Labs has a Flings page with all sorts of cool gadgets to play around with and improve your virtual environment. According to VMware Labs, “a fling is a short-term thing, not a serious relationship but a fun one. Likewise, the tools that are [...]
READ MORE »3 Great Hours of VMware Online Training!
Eric Sloof from NTPro.nl just put up a post about an awesome YouTube channel of several new training videos from VMwareTV featuring Chris Skinner and Brian Watrous. I would suggest running in that general direction and checking it out here!
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