VMware vSphere 5.1 Feature Spotlight: Storage

Storage is an important, if not one of the most important sector of a successful virtualization and/or cloud environment. We often take storage for granted as we see the prices dropping significantly compared to previous decades. What makes great storage even better is great tools to utilize, manage and truly amplify the awesomeness that existing … Read more

VMware vSphere 5.1 Feature Spotlight: vSphere Replication

In this Feature Spotlight we are going to look at the VMware vSphere Replication capability. While vSphere has already dipped their toes into the replication waters, the change with vSphere 5.1 is that the feature is bundled with the core and available to all editions. Replication is the backbone of so many functions in IT … Read more

VMware Announcements – vSphere 5.1 Licensing – What does it mean to you?

It’s VMworld 2012 time and with it come some exciting changes. So what do today’s VMware announcements mean to us in the virtualization community? I’m sure that you’ve already seen the news that with the upcoming version 5.1 release of VMware vSphere that the game has changed quite a bit. There are a few key … Read more