With the latest release of v8.0 U3e, VMware/Broadcom made bare metal hypervisor again FREE of charge. A while ago we have reported – Best VMware Alternatives – ESXi FREE is DEAD (this was 12 February 2024) that Broadcom killed the FREE VMware Hypervisor and what alternatives you had to run a FREE hypervisor in your […]
Installation of StarWind VSAN Plugin for vSphere
StarWind VSAN is a perfect solution to replace your aging hardware SAN device and save money. In addition, it’s a perfect solution for ROBO environments where you still need High Availability (HA) and resilience. A simple, two-node setup use StarWind VSAN where the internal storage of your hosts are used to create a HA storage […]
Protect Mixed environments with Nakivo Physical Machine recovery (bare metal)
With Nakivo Backup and Replication, you can protect your virtual environments, but also mixed environments where you still run some physical servers or PCs. We can see it fairly often that in very small structures that people are working on their PCs and those PCs aren’t protected in any way. Then when those machines are […]
StarWind V2V Converter Now has CLI
Latest release of StarWind’s V2V Converter can now use CLI to convert VMs Hyper-V, ESXi or Proxmox. This is the latest Version 9 (build 623) that has been released end of Jan 2025. The software is completely free and unlike other products, the V2V converter can also skip copy creation during the process. So Let’s […]
Veeam VHR ISO v2 – 2025 Download and Install
New release of popular Veeam VHR ISO v2 made its apparition in the download section recently. Veeam VHR stands for Veeam Hardened Repository and it is basically a stripped down Linux distro which allows you to install and configure ransomware-proof repository that you can use to secure your backups as those are protected by immutability […]
XCP-NG FREE Hypervisor and XO Lite to deploy XOA
What are all those shortcuts Vladan? Hey everyone and welcome to my new blog post about alternative virtualization platforms. Yes, Free VMware has come to an end and millions of ESXi FREE users are looking for alternative solutions for their home labs, small business or even enterprises. So yes, the time has come to move […]
Progress Kemp Loadmaster – Why use Load balancer in your organization?
One of the first questions most IT admins will ask at some point in their career is “Why should I use a Load Balancer?” The reason is simple – a load balancer ensures that client requests are routed efficiently between servers to deliver a consistent application experience. Users are not left staring at a blank […]
StarWind VSAN with new UI and deployment options
It has been a while since I haven’t deployed a StarWind VSAN appliance in the lab. The latest version has new UI which is much easier to configure the solution. The dashboard of the individual appliance allows you to add/remove and configure individual nodes participating in the cluster. While the over all deployment has not […]
VMware Workstation 17.6.2 Pro does not require any license anymore
The latest update of our favorite desktop virtualization software can now be installed without even entering any serial number. That’s what the latest release news of VMware Workstation says. After the Broadcom acquisition, the Workstation software has become a Free software and we have already reported on that here. It seems that Broadcom/VMware further stripping down […]
How to Fix Exchange Server Database Dismounting After a Reboot: Causes and Solutions
Exchange database may dismount after reboot if the logs were not committed to the database, low storage, corrupt logs or database, etc. In such a case, the database enters Dirty Shutdown state and displays error when you try to mount it. Learn how to resolve issue with your Exchange database and mount it. Also, learn […]
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