While I missed VMworld this year, it was nice to at least be able to get to the one-day VMware Forum which was held on September 20th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The format of the day is not unlike a VMworld day where you have 3 session times with 4 different sessions available … Read more
VMware has added some really great features with their vSphere Data Protection product that ships with the vSphere 5.1 environment. By leveraging the vSphere API – Data Protection (VADP) it allows for reduced load on the vSphere hosts which is great news for resource utilization. So What does vSphere Data Protection Do? The new vSphere … Read more
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
One of the best ways to gain knowledge and to test drive software and configurations is to have a virtual lab. This isn’t really big news of course, but for many newcomers to Systems Administration and virtualization it can be difficult to find resources to build an effective lab. Luckily, with VMware Workstation, or VMware Fusion for OSX … Read more