At the Dutch VMUG on December 9th, 2011 I was asked to do a little interview with Alex Rosemblat from VKernel. We spoke about the presentation I did at the VMUG in which I talked about my VMware vSphere Health Check. See the pages about the Health Check in the top menu bar. Also check […]
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Backup Academy
Today Veeam released Backup Academy. It is a FREE resource to get started with backup technologies targeted at IT professionals who are just getting started with data protection. Users that complete the video series can also do a Backup Academy Exam and get a certificate when they pass. Although created by Veeam, Backup Academy is […]
VKernel presents vOperations Suite 4
In June 2011 I was part of the TechField Day #6 delegation and one of the companies we visited was VKernel. During the VKernel presentation we, the delegates, had a number of comments on the layout / GUI part of vOPS. Only a few months later, VKernel shows they have been using our feedback and […]
Interview with Matt McSpirit – Partner technology advisor at Microsoft UK
Matt McSpirit is a Partner technology Advisor, who works with Microsoft Partners in the UK, enabling them to build practices around Microsoft Virtualization and Management Technologies. Matt’s role stretches across Server, Desktop and Application Virtualization, along with the associated System Center Management technologies. Gabe: Matt, why has Microsoft reached out to some bloggers in the […]
Memory overcommit in production? YES YES YES
There was a good discussion on twitter on memory overcommit and the value of memory overcommit and whether you should or should not use it in production. What struck me in this was that on a subject like this, there is so much misunderstanding although there is a lot of documentation available that can explain […]