Unable to use VeeamZip with VMware Free Hypervisor: Understanding Why

This week a question was posed to me from a fellow VMUG community member. The question asked was whether it was possible to use VeeamZip (aka Veeam Backup Free Edition) with the VMware ESXi Free Hypervisor. Great question. Let’s start with the unfortunate answer, which is…no. Not the answer we would like to see, but the … Read more

Toronto VMUG: November 6th Event Recap

It was another great VMUG session at the November 6th half-day Toronto VMUG at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It turned out to be a Toronto VMUG first with a remote presenter as a result of some of the aftermath of hurricane Sandy. I have to start by giving kudos to Angelo Luciani (@AngeloLuciani) for not … Read more

Upcoming event – November 6th VMUG presentation: BCP Solutions for VMware Environments

That’s right folks, it’s presentation time! Come one, come all to the November 6th Toronto VMUG event and be a part of the great community. I’ll be speaking at the conference along with Pure Storage and Mcafee. The presentation is going to titled “BCP Solutions for VMware Environments: Double-Take, Veeam and vSphere Replication”. I’m going … Read more

DiscoPosse Review: Automating vSphere with VMware vCenter Orchestrator – Cody Bunch

I can say just one regret came from reading this book, and that is that I didn’t do it sooner! If you are new to the vCenter Orchestrator platform from VMware then this should be the first thing you read. Cody Bunch’s relaxed yet detailed writing style eases you into the amazing capabilities of vCenter … Read more