VMware Cloud Automation Center: vCAC 5.1
Many of you are already aware that in July 2012 VMware acquired DynamicOps for it''s Cloud Automation Center product. Since that time VMware released a new
ESX is Going Away: How to Migrate to ESXi
If you didn''t know it yet, VMware announced a while back that future releases of VMware will not include the "traditional" ESX Server. From their site: "V
A Few Gotchas With vSphere 4.1! Updated
Since everyone else in the world is heralding the release of vSphere 4.1, I figured I would post some bad news. The stuff you may want to know BEFORE you j
vShield Zones: Some Serious Gotchas
OK..I''ll admit it: I am spoiled by the capabilities of vSphere. What other platform lets you schedule system updates that will occur unattended and withou
ESX vs ESXi which is better(Revisited vSphere 4.0)
Back in April I wrote a blog aimed and the differences between ESX and ESXi . The original post was written for ESX 3.5 and with the introduction of vSpher
VMware SDK and Visual Studio 2008
I went to install the VMware SDK for vSphere 4.0 on to my desktop running Windows 7 64-bit, Visual Studio 2008, and .Net 3.5 SP1 and discovered the SDK set
Citrix Xen Desktop (DDC) / Provisioning Server (PVS) & vSphere SDK
I''m sure many of you have run into an issue with setting up Citrix Xen Desktop (DDC). As i was setting up a new "Desktop Group" I ran into a problem when
DynamicOps Delivers Automated, Space-Efficient Virtual Desktop Solution
“The desktop deployment productivity tools that NetApp and DynamicOps offer significantly increase the value of virtual infrastructures by improving perfor
VMware SRM is it the right choice?
VMware SRM is gaining a lot of traction and many companies are quickly making it the defacto choice for DR in their environments, but is SRM the right choi
Creating an Automated ESXi Installer
Back in the summer, I saw Stu''s Post about automating the installation of ESXi. I was reminded again by Duncan''s Post . Then, I found myself in a situati
Setting Up VCB for any Backup Software: Revisited
Since VI:OPS seems to have died and the content was gobbled up and reindexed my the main VMware communities site (They miss you Stevie!), I am posting my V
Is Your Blade Ready for Virtualization? Part 2: Real Numbers
OK, so my last post brought on a blizzard of remarks questioning some of the validity of the data presented. I used what I was told during a presentation w