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Converged Storage: A Next Gen Virtualized Architecture

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[Sponsored] – Converged Storage: A Next Gen Virtualized Architecture. There is new document available in my Free Virtualization Content section, which informs about converged storage for virtualization architecture. This PDF document sponsored by HP and Intel, show you with some real case examples, that traditional storage hits it’s limits. Usually because the traditional storage arrays […]

VMware I/O Analyzer updated – what’s new?

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Update: This post needs a refresh. Recently I wrote an article about a similar tool, (or perhaps exactly the same one, but named differently, a few years later). The tool’s name is IOInsight and can measure a performance of VMs. The utility measures IO performance of individual VMDKs (virtual disks) by capturing I/O traces from ESXi and […]

Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0 update for Win 7 SP1 and Server 2008 R2 SP1

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Microsoft RDP 8.0 free update for Windows 7 SP1 and Server 2008R2 SP1. With the recent release of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, Microsoft has introduced Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0 in those products. If you want to take advantage of using RDP 8.0 on Windows 7SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, you can do […]

vSphere Client – SSH Auto Connect to ESXi

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vSphere Client – SSH AutoConnect plugin for avoiding entering root password every time. This plugin is for vSphere client and its provided and maintained by a french collegue blogger VMDude.fr and enables you to connect to your ESXi hosts without leaving your vSphere client (the Windows one). There is also the possibility to setup per-host […]

Set it and forget it – Skimlinks

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Skimlinks – one WordPress Plugin that you might like to install on your WordPress blog. WordPress administration and maintenance takes time. If you add some theme tweaking here and there, daily manage comments, so very fast you find yourself working another shift. I’ve already wrote about How I manage WordPress blog on daily basis where I’m uncovering […]

VMware Performance Best Practices – VMworld 2012 Session VSP1800

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VMware Performance Best Practices – Free VMworld 2012 Session. VMware performance best practice quide in this free video session will teach you some tricks to get the best out of your vSphere installation.. You’ll be able to see the most common problems that you might encounter in VMware vSphere and how to solve them. Performance […]

ESXi 5.1 CLI reference poster – Free download

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ESXi 5.1 Reference poster – Free to download. A new updated ESXi 5.1 reference poster is available. The new VMware vSphere 5.1 vCloud Suite continues to be features rich and the 5.1 has a particularity to bring more value to the SMB customers by bringing in new products and functionality with no additional cost. I already detailed that in my […]

Cool Start Menu for Windows 8.x and Windows Server 2012 (R2)

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Microsoft will be releasing soon their new Windows 8.x and Windows Server 2012(R2). There has been many speculations in the press if yes or no the start button will be back. Apparently no, so you’ll have to find your way around that and juggle with Metro …. I still call it metro, because it’s shorter, even if […]

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