Finally, it’s a success!
After a busy and hectic weekend VMGuru.nl is back online. During the first two years of VMGuru.nl Alex provided the hosting services. He was a member of a co-locating club and owned a personal web server with adequate bandwidth. But during the years our demands…
VMsafe API
I sometimes wonder why some things in the industry go so quick, while on the other hand things go so slow. One of the things that goes so slow are the products that make use of the VMsafe API. Oké last year a couple of…
How to setup the vSphere client for iPad
Earlier today we reported that VMware has released it’s iPad client for vSphere. But how do you set it up? Below you will find the way how to setup the iPad access to your virtual environment. It is an easy two step process. First of…
vSphere client for iPad released
A few minutes ago VMware released their long awaited vSphere client for the iPad and it is available at the AppStore for FREE. VMware’s goal is to provide a tool which can be accessed anywhere to perform essential tasks and view performance metrics in a…
Cisco UCS competitive update webinar
Cisco has been around for years and years on the networking and security side but since a year or so they are a real upcoming player on the server market. Personally I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing Cisco’s Unified Computing Systems first hand and WOW…
Should the VDI world watch out for the new VDI solution by Oracle?
Last Friday I attended a VDI presentation from an Oracle (formally Sun) reseller on the brand new Oracle VDI solution. First of all, the audience was very different from the ‘usual virtualization’ crowd. A lot of former Sun enthusiasts, who have a very different view…
VMware View client for iPad released
A few minutes ago, VMware released the VMware View client for the iPad. As of today the VMware View client for the iPad is available from the Apple AppStore for free. The iPad View client fully supports PCoIP and contains a few unique new gestures….
VMworld 2011 – Call for papers
If you always wanted to present your solution or case to a larg(er) audience, this is your change. The VMworld Content team just sent this e-mail: Planning is well underway for VMworld 2011. This year, VMworld takes place in Las Vegas, August 29 – September…
Review: Exchange Server 2010 training by TrainSignal
Some time ago.. actually, a long time ago, we here at VMGuru.nl received a sample of a training DVD from TrainSignal. I promised to write a review on it, but I honestly didn’t come around to it due to all sorts of personal stuff. But…
VMware View 4.6 released
Last night VMware released the new version of VMware View. The new version 4.6 includes new features, product improvements and more than 160 bug fixes. Here is a list: Security servers PCoIP support Security servers now include a PCoIP Secure Gateway component which offers the…
Looking forward into 2011 and beyond..
We here at VMGuru.nl hope you all had a proper start of 2011. We sure did! But what will 2011 bring us? Some curtains have been lifted a little. We know we can expect a brand new version of vSphere in 2011. But what features…
Windows 7 unable to connect to View Connection Server
After installing the patches described in Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 2482017 or 2467023 Windows 7 clients are unable to connect from the View Client to the View Connection Server. According to a VMware Knowledge Base article there is a conflict with two security bulletins issued…
Love is in the air!
Today a real Valentines article. I always knew that Anne Jan is really in love with anything virtual and after last week I also knew that Anne Jan extended his love to the physical world with the Cisco UCS. But tonight between Cisco UCS and…
VMware released vSphere 4.1 Update 1
Tonight VMware released Update 1 for vSphere 4.1 and vCenter server 4.1. Update 1 for ESX/ESXi contains a few new/improved features: Enablement of Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) — ESXi 4.1 Update 1 can be configured to boot with Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT). This boot…
VMware ready for the Enterprise Hybrid Cloud
Yesterday VMware announced that it is ready to deliver the enterprise hybrid cloud with the availability of VMware vCloud Datacenter services. For now this is only available from BlueLock and Colt and through beta services from Verizon. VMware also introduced VMware vCloud Connector, a free…