In this post, I’ll show you how to deploy Veeam Backup and Replication v13 (BETA 2) as a VM within your ESXi/vSphere Environment. This beta 2 is not public, but is accessible to the v100 members (Vanguards, Legends, MVPs) so we can play with it and report annomalies). It has much less “TBD” labels than […]
StarWind VTL: Fortifying Your Backup Infrastructure Against Ransomware
If you’re thinking that your backup infrastructure is the best and unpenetrable, the truth is that you are actually never protected enough. It is only by adding an immutable repository, Virtual Tape Library (VTL) or both. Solution from StarWind can integrate into an existing backup infrastructure improving simply its resilience. Ransomware is the modern-day digital […]
VMware Alternative – OpenNebula: Powering Edge Clouds and GPU-Based AI Workloads with Firecracker and KVM
If you’re on the hunt for a robust, open-source virtualization platform that can handle everything from edge cloud deployments to GPU-accelerated AI workloads, OpenNebula is making some serious noise. With its latest updates, including support for Firecracker microVMs, KVM, and NVIDIA vGPU compatibility, OpenNebula is positioning itself as a compelling alternative to VMware, especially for […]
VMware EXPLORE Las Vegas and VMware Explore on Tour
As you might already noticed, this year there is no VMware EXPLORE Europe, but only VMware Explore on Tour. The US Version of VMware EXPLORE (August 25 – 28, 2025) is maintained and you can register here (the Full Event price is $1,995, plus hotel nights and fly tickets…. so yes, unless your company can afford […]
Microsoft MVP, VMUG Advantage, VMware vExpert, Nutanix NTC, and Veeam Vanguard – FREE NFR Starter Pack from Devolutions!
Yes, this is a very good news for all my Microsoft MVP, VMUG Advantage, VMware vExpert, Nutanix NTC, and Veeam Vanguard collegues and peers. A FREE NFR license of a bundle from Devolutions which allows you to use those those in your lab for FREE. The bundle, called Starter Pack, covers Four products and it is […]
VMware Broadcom License Cost Estimator Site
By Googling I found this site where you can find an estimator for VMware licensing cost. As you already noticed, VMware licensing has changed and many of the previous products which were accessible to buy online or via re-sellers, are now part of bundles. As a result, you no longer have the access to the […]
And Another Hypervisor Platform that will be supported by Veeam – HPE VM Essentials!
I’m a bit late on this news as it was announced during HP Discover Las Vegas, June 24th 2025, but hey, this is quite exciting. As you might know, HP has its own virtualization platform called HPE Morpheus VM Essentials software, and this platform is based on KVM hypervisor. Veeam had already supported their agents […]
Another VMware Alternative Called Harvester – How does it compare to VMware?
Today we’ll have a look at another VMware alternative called Harvester, which is an open-source hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution built by SUSE, designed for modern cloud-native environments. It uses KVM and KubeVirt to manage VMs alongside containers in a Kubernetes-based framework, with a modern web-based GUI for administration. Key Features: A sleek, web-based interface for […]
Dream Lab with PCIe Gen 5.0 M.2 NVMe Storage
There are many options when it comes to home lab. Recently I was starting to look for best lab setup with fast storage, and the choice obviously went to a mini PC format type of system, with PCIe M.2 Gen 5.0 slot for fast storage. The thing is, there are not a lot of them […]
Agentless Backup Solutions for XCP-ng Hypervisor: External Vendor Options
If you’re small business, or someone who think that VMware is not for you any more, and thinking of leaving VMware, Read on. You might be testing several virtualization platforms as prove of concept (POC). You might also be testing and running XCP-ng as your hypervisor of choice. We have tested (and liked a lot) […]
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