Why is My App Running Slow on VMware?
Think Service First eBook Series On January 1, 2014, I’ll be releasing an eBook series called “Think Service First.” Update: Released on Jan 4 2014. It’s something I’ve been …
Quick Lesson: VM Performance Checklist for Troubleshooting
Let’s set the stage for this VMware troubleshooting lesson… It’s 2 o’clock in the morning and you just received a call from the NOC. Hundreds of users from around …
Virtual Server DR Strategy for Beginners: Failure Domain
Are all your egg’s in one basket? Keeping all the business critical virtual servers in the same datastore, LUN, or storage volume is a common OVERSIGHT for many IT …
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 …
VMware for Beginners: Collection of 23 Virtualization Basics
These VMware for Beginners articles were written especially for techs new to virtualization. Intro. Writing as someone who has been a VMware beginner, I know what it’s like to …
Server Consolidation Plan: Risk of Biting Off Too Much!
In 2008 I took a virtualization engineer job with a large online company and immediately was tasked with helping the server consolidation project. Like most companies that had been …