How to correctly modify the .vmx file in VMware Fusion 8.x
When running with VMware Fusion you sometimes are required to set settings for Virtual Machines which are not available through the settings menu. This means you should edit the .vmx file of that specific VM. An incorrectly edited .vmx file will result in a virtual…
Melvin and Cloudia reviewing the VMGuru Year
Another year rushed by for the VMGuru crew and what a strange year it has been with several highs and lows. We have seen half of the VMGuru crew members performing a human vMotion to a new exiting and sometimes uncertain challenge. Martijn started as a Systems…
Three Dimensions of Storage Sizing & Design – Part 4: Throughput
In this fourth post of the multi-post Three Dimensions of Storage Sizing & Design we will dive deeper in the dimension: Use and specifically the application Workloads part characteristic Throughput. Depending on the application workload requirements, you will need to size the storage system for…
Three Dimensions of Storage Sizing & Design – Part 3: Speed
In this third post of the multi-post Three Dimensions of Storage Sizing & Design we will dive deeper in the dimension: Use and specifically the application Workloads part characteristic Speed. Depending on the application workload requirements, you will need to size the storage system for…
Three Dimensions of Storage Sizing & Design – Part 2: Workloads
In this second post of the multi-post Three Dimensions of Storage Sizing & Design we will dive deeper in the dimension: Use and specifically the application Workloads part. By developing an understanding of the different kind of workloads and their characteristics will enable you to…
Three Dimensions of Storage Sizing & Design – Part 1: Overview
Why do we build ICT infrastructures? What is the most important part in those infrastructures? It is Data! With the digital era we need to store bits of information, or so called data, so we can process, interpreter, organize or present that as information by…
Working with the VMware vCenter Server Appliance
While working with the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) the last couple of years I came across several bits and pieces of information that I collected which, I think, are useful for working with the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) and combined them in this…
The Software Defined Enterprise – Part 1: The Digital Workspace
The Software Defined Enterprise is becoming reality in a world that is changing around us in an ever increasing pace. Organizations which do not organize their business processes to absorb and adopt change will remain behind. Functionality is increasingly being delivered through software, where the…
Best Practices running VMware with NFS
Best Practices running VMware with NFS There are several ways to store your Virtual Machines that run on your VMware Cloud Backend storage. You can store them locally on internal storage or on direct attached storage (DAS). Another way is to tie your ESXi servers…
How to exchange VMs between VMware Workstation and Fusion
Occasionally I exchange VMs, this time with my brother, who uses VMware Workstation on Microsoft Windows 10. I on the other hand use VMware Fusion Pro on my Mac with El Capitan as operating system. First time I had to move an Android VM from…
Please wait, loading VMworld 2015 Europe…
Get ready for VMworld 2015 Europe – the world’s #1 cloud and virtualization technology conference! From 12 to 15 October VMworld Europe will be returning to Barcelona’s Fira Gran Via. VMworld 2015 Europe is almost upon us! For the eighth consecutive year, VMworld is visited…
VMworld 2015: HyTrust Announces CloudControl for VMware NSX
VMware NSX software-defined networking offers unprecedented flexibility to support rapid infrastructure deployment and scaling with micro-segmentation to segment the network. HyTrust has partnered with VMware to deliver enterprise-class administrator controls for NSX that allow an organization to provide very segmented controls for administrators. HyTrust announced…
VMworld 2015: Nexenta offers free File Services for current VMware VSAN customers
Current VMware Virtual SAN customers can now get File Services free of charge!, courtesy of VMware & Nexenta. When you are using VMware VSAN and you want to put your ISO images on VSAN you can’t at the moment. With NexentaConnect for VSAN you will…
VDI done Right! with NexentaConnect
In this blog post, VDI Done Right! with NexentaConnect, I will dive deeper into VDI as a solution and how you can use NexentaConnect with local storage to achieve a great user experience. The most important part of a VDI project, in my opinion, is…
Hybrid Cloud Data Encryption with VMware vCloud Air
HyTrust Expands Agreement for Hybrid Cloud Data Encryption with VMware vCloud Air. VMware is going to resell HyTrust Encryption and Key Management Solutions to support data security and compliance. This way it opens up the way for enterprises to migrate to a hybrid cloud model….