Cisco UCS Platform Kool-Aid (Careful When Drinking)
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words! I don’t dislike the Cisco UCS Platform, I just don’t feel good about letting a network hardware vendor take over the server …
How-To Guides for Virtualization, Cloud, Hardware, Software, and More
Master the basics of virtualization, cloud computing, hardware, and software with our step-by-step how-to guides.
How-To Guides
These vBeginners guides are packed with beginner-friendly tutorials that simplify complex processes—helping you set up virtual machines, configure cloud services, optimize hardware, and use essential software tools.
Whether you’re starting a home lab or managing small-scale projects, these practical guides will walk you through every step with clarity and confidence.
Learn by doing and build your virtualization skills one project at a time!
Blades vs Rack Servers For vSphere
Blades Are Sexy! Are you trying to decide whether to use blade and chassis instead of rack mounted servers for virtualization? Here are the Pros and Cons of Blades …
Free Open Source Cloud Self Service Portal Software
Open Source Self Service Portals for VMware, XenServer, KVM and other virtual servers: Open Eucalyptus http://www.eucalyptus.com OpenNebula http://www.opennebula.org/ Cloud Stack http://www.cloud.com Convirture http://www.convirture.com/ (Supports VMware) OpenStack www.Openstack.org Self service cloud software is cool, but …
Why Did VMware “REALLY” Join the OpenStack Foundation?
I read about VMware joining the OpenStack Foundation yesterday on Gigamon and I couldn’t help but think what’s coming next for these poor chaps…chuckle, chuckle! Article: Finally! VMware joins the …
Free Unitrends Enterprise Backup Software
Once again I have another cool freebie for protecting your VMware or Hyper-V virtual servers. This one is called Unitrends and it has some very robust features: Unitrends Enterprise …
Free eBooks Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager & VMware View
Here are some more great free resources that will help those who have implemented, or are planning to implement VMware Site Recovery Manager or VMware View. Now, to be …
Which VMware VNIC Should I Use?
Which VMware VNIC is Best? I recently attended a tech talk where Doug Baer, VCDX, was speaking about all the different VMware VNIC adapters there are now to choose …
What is Virtualisation?
I get emails all the time asking me, “What is Virtualisation?” Sorry for the confusing spelling but that’s how it’s normally spelled in the emails. What is Virtualisation? Most …
VMworld 2012 Booth Recommendations
Are you overwhelmed with all the choices to choose from for your first VMworld Conference? I won’t be making VMworld 2012 this year but I’ve been to two others so here’s …
Free eBook Best Practices & Cloud Management by Greg Shields
The Title of Greg’s eBook is New Best Practices in Virtual and Cloud Management: Performance, Capacity, Compliance, and Workload Automation. After reviewing Greg’s eBook, I agree there need to …