VMware Labs does it again, ProactiveDRS
Just when you think it cannot get any better VMware comes up with an interesting new fling, Proactive DRS. Proactive DRS was the winning entry in last year’s 2012 Open Innovation Contest. VMware promised to create a Fling of the winning entry, and here it…
How does VMware vSphere 5.5 compare to the competition?
So how does VMware vSphere 5.5 compare to the competition? Yesterday VMware release vSphere 5.5 which includes many new features and enhancements, again raising the bar for the competition. But how does VMware vSphere 5.5 compare to Microsoft Server 2012 Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer 6.2 or RedHat…
What’s new in VMware vSphere 5.5
In today’s VMworld keynote VMware announced general availability of VMware vSphere 5.5 which introduces many new features and enhancements that further extend the core capabilities of the vSphere platform. VMware vSphere 5.5 includes the following core vSphere ESXi Hypervisor enhancements: Hot-pluggable SSDPCIe devices Solid-state disks (SSDs) are…
Check out VMworld TV 2013
Today is the official start of VMworld 2013 in the Moscone Center in San Francisco. If you’re not among the happy ‘few’ attending VMworld, just check out VMworld TV were Eric Sloof and Jeremy van Doorn will bring you all the news. Check out VMworld TV…
Veeam Back-up & Replication 7 available NOW
Veeam has just released the new version of their award winning product, Veeam Backup & Replication. Veeam Back-up & Replication 7 includes a lot of enhancement and cool new features. With these new features and enhancements Veeam Backup & Replication 7 leverages the capabilities and benefits of virtualization…
Try the EMC Storage simulators
At work I only use storage from NetApp or HP because that’s what our portfolio includes. If I want to familiarize myself with other storage solutions we at VMGuru regularly test Synology, QNAP or Thecus SMB/home storage solutions. For enterprise grade storage solution I rely…
Cost analysis: VMware Horizon View vs Citrix XenDesktop
When I’m advising customers on desktop solutions it’s an obvious battle between VMware, Citrix and Microsoft. Customers are becoming more and more cost aware due to the economic circumstances but the demand for audio/video and real time communication is growing. When Server Based Computing (SBC)…
VMware OS Optimization Tool
In May 2013 Sander wrote two great articles (post 1, post 2) on optimization of desktop operating systems for use in a VDI environment. Today I ran into a new VMware fling, a VMware OS optimization tool. The VMware OS Optimization Tool allows you to…
Passed my VMware Certified Professional 5 – Desktop exam (VCP5-DT)
Many of you have heard of and probably even hold VCP certification. Five years ago this was the way to stand out of the crowd which was mainly dominated by people holding a Microsoft MCSE certification. Nowadays many IT professionals have a VMware VCP certification…
Cisco UCS: What’s the maximum bandwidth per blade?
As I already mentioned in this article, Cisco UCS is a complex combination of components. With the release of the M3 type Cisco UCS blades the number of components have increased and so did the complexity. The result is that I receive calls from colleagues/customers…
VMware continues to lead
The virtualization landscape is evolving. Nowadays two-thirds of x86 server workloads are virtualized, the market is mature and competitive and enterprises are evaluating the cost-benefits of switching technologies more than ever. For years and years VMware has been the clear market leader but Microsoft and…
How to: Shutdown ESXi host in case of a power failure
When running a virtual infrastructure based on VMware vSphere, you have multiple techniques to create a high available environment. You can create a cluster, use VMware HA or FT but when the power fails you’re done. To buy us a little bit of time, you…
What’s the impact of Microsoft Office on VDI?
I regularly get questions from customers what the impact is of the Microsoft Office version on their VDI deployment. It’s a common misunderstanding that the sizing and performance of a VDI deployment is equal when using Microsoft office 2007, 2010 or 2013. But until now…
VMware View with FlexPod deployment guide
As a Cisco/NetApp FlexPod Partner we deploy a lot of FlexPods with all kinds of workloads. One of the more populair applications of aFlexPod is a VMware View environment. One of the tools to execute a valid and correctly configured FlexPod is a CVD, a…
VMware Technical Journal – Summer 2013
Today VMware Technical Journal (VMTJ) is celebrating its first birthday! VMTJ is a VMware Labs journal with in depth technical information which is published twice per year. Today VMware Labs published a new version of the the 2013 Summer edition of the VMware Technical Journal….