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Category Archives: vSphere
VMware Pursues SDN With Upcoming NSX Offering
Earlier this week VMware announced VMware NSX – an upcoming offering that takes network virtualization to new levels. NSX appears to be somewhat of a fusion between Nicria’s SDN technology (acquired last year by VMware) and vCloud Network and Security
Installing Windows Server 2012 from ISO on ESXi 5.1
UPDATE: It seems that one host in this vSphere 5.1 cluster was running ESX 5.0 which may have been causing the issues I experienced. However, this approach may be helpful in similar environments where not all hosts are running 5.1.
Uncovering Value And Opportunity With Utility Computing
I recently wrote a blog post for my employer in which I discuss: how utility computing can change procurement and create value companies should focus on their apps, data and business — not running a datacenter VMware has introduced a new value
Moving On Up (in the stack)
This time of year a lot of folks are making their 2013 goals and/or predictions. I do happen to have a professional goal that happens to be somewhat of a prediction as well – moving up in the stack. What
vCenter Operations Foundation Available to vSphere Owners
As a part of the release of vCenter Operations Manager 5.6 (a.k.a. vCOPS) a new Foundation edition has been made available to all vSphere owners. This is a great opportunity to become familiar with the capabilities of vCOPS to monitor
POLL: Should Microsoft have a separate OS for mobile devices?
Windows 8 has been released to mixed reviews. The general consensus seems to be that the Windows 8 UI works well for touch devices, but is a deterrent to businesses who rely on the traditional keyboard and mouse interfaces. Microsoft’s
Performance Issues with Networking on ESXi and UCS B200 / 6100
I ran into an environment which had a series of issues with the virtual infrastructure and I thought I’d share the result in the event someone else found it helpful. This was an environment running UCS B200 servers and UCS
“Dude! Where’s my Server?” – Firewall Edition
Remember when server virtualization was still new and untested and we (endearingly) referred to the skeptics as “server huggers”? You know the type. They’d walk into the server room and say “which server is mine?” You could always answer in
It’s Christmas in August for VMware Customers
Some huge announcements were made at VMWorld today, many of which will be warmly received by VMware customers. I’m not referring to some of the great new features like the vSphere 5.1 web client, but things like new product entitlements,
