VMware Health Check (Improve Uptime & Efficiency)
Managers! Is it time for a VMware health check to make sure your virtualization investment is not wasted? Improve Uptime by Keeping vSphere in Shape I know infrastructure budgets …
How To Choose the Best Hardware from the VMware HCL
Weighing the Difference: Tips and Best Practices A best practice is to start by choosing servers and storage from the VMware HCL Guide, especially if it’s your first time building a …
Free Open Source Cloud Self Service Portal Software
Open Source Self Service Portals for VMware, XenServer, KVM and other virtual servers: Open Eucalyptus http://www.eucalyptus.com OpenNebula http://www.opennebula.org/ Cloud Stack http://www.cloud.com Convirture http://www.convirture.com/ (Supports VMware) OpenStack www.Openstack.org Self service cloud software is cool, but …
Which VMware VNIC Should I Use?
Which VMware VNIC is Best? I recently attended a tech talk where Doug Baer, VCDX, was speaking about all the different VMware VNIC adapters there are now to choose …
What is Virtualisation?
I get emails all the time asking me, “What is Virtualisation?” Sorry for the confusing spelling but that’s how it’s normally spelled in the emails. What is Virtualisation? Most …
ConVirt: Free Management Software for KVM, Xen and VMware
As a follow up to my recent post Life Beyond vSphere, I thought it would be good to share some news about a free DEV and QA Lab Manager …