28 November 2011 ~ 3 Comments

Book Review: Critical VMware Mistakes You Should Avoid by Larry Loucks

Book Review: Critical VMware Mistakes You Should Avoid by Larry Loucks I have often thought of writing my own book on “things not to do” when building a virtual infrastructure and for what it’s worth, Larry Loucks has covered just about everything I would have written about – down to how recklessly VMware or other hyper-visors [...]

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18 June 2011 ~ 1 Comment

How to Apply for a VMware Engineer Job

As the manager of a large virtual infrastructure, I’m always looking for excellent VMware talent for my team.  Weekly I review resumes and to be honest – Some are good, some are bad, and some are just plain ugly! What gets my attention isn’t just the words: VMware, ESX, ESXi or VCP on resumes, but moreover when [...]

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18 June 2011 ~ 1 Comment

Step One – Start your VMware ESX Install by Creating a Checklist of Important Information

Step one in our step-by-step VM installation process is to make a pre-installation checklist with important information. Before you even think about installing any software, make a checklist. The checklist will save you hours of frustration later on when the troubleshooting begins, which believe me, you will troubleshoot a lot while performing the simplest VM [...]

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