Naming Standard for Virtual Infrastructure
Like a new mom and dad, have you been given any thought to what naming standards you plan to use for your new virtual environment? The reason I said …
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!
Not Ready for vSphere
I’m not sure if anyone else feels the way I do about jumping on the vSphere bandwagon, however, I’ve decided to wait until 4.0 Update 1 is released before …
How to Install VMware: Start with a vSphere Pre-installation Checklist
Preparation, Documentation, Implementation, Celebration! A vSphere installation and setup is not complicated but does require proper planning if you want a cloud solution that will be robust and scalable. So …
VMware Infrastructure Toolkit – PowerShell Scripting
Microsoft PowerShell scripting is a must-know for supporting VMware. After spending days evaluating products that would report virtual infrastructure capacity to my liking and that were affordable, I opted …
3rd Party Tools for VMware, Hyper-V and XenServer?
I can’t keep up with all the 3rd party tools that are coming out on a daily basis for VMware, Hyper-V and XenServer. Have you used a tool lately …
VMware Lab Manager 3.0 Requires VirtualCenter
After spending a week on what should have been an easy project to designing a student lab environment at a well known online university, I am now stumped because of …
Great Virtualization Websites & VMware Blogs on vSphere Cloud
Virtualization Websites Today I did a Google search to see how many people like myself have started a blog or website to discuss or support virtualization (VMware vSphere, Virtual …
VMware Infrastructure 3 Demo Video by VMware
This video shows a demo of VI 3 which is an older version of VI but the video demonstrates most of the features of VI such as: VirtualCenter, HA, …
Google LiveAndroid OS Runs On Virtual Machine
Google LiveAndroid OS Runs On Virtual Machine With all the recent buzz going on about Google’s New Android cell phones, I thought it would be worthwhile to blog this …
Managing Virtual Infrastructure 101
Managing Virtual Infrastructure To begin, this post has nothing to do with the nuts and bolts of installing, configuring or supporting VMware or any other virtual infrastructure. It’s about …