vSphere Monitoring for Health & Performance
Managing and supporting various vSphere environments over the years has given me a binocular view of what vSphere monitoring checks are best for keeping ESXi hosts healthy and VMs …
19 Virtualization Basics: Part 2 for VMware Beginners
Virtualization is NOT for Dummies! As a part 2 follow-up for 23 VMware for Beginners tips, this post is a collection of 19 more tips (and best practices) I’ve …
Are Your VMware Engineer Duties Spread TOO Thin?
Recently in an interview for a job, I was asked the question by a panel member why I had written a book on hiring VMware Engineers and Administrators. The …
Chef for Beginners (Instant Starter)
Instant Chef Starter by John Ewart Get Started Now! “Instant Chef Starter” is a hands-on guide to managing your infrastructure. You will learn the benefits of using Chef as …
3 Interview Prep Questions You Should Practice Answering
These non-technical interview prep questions may seem easy (or even unimportant for Virtualization Engineers or Admins), but you’d be surprised how many people blow an interview because they are not …
Free ESXi License Key (For Newbies)
In this important VMware for beginners post, I’ll provide a few links to help get you to get started… First is a link where ESXi can be downloaded… (Download …