Training
London VMUG – Thu 15 July – Lets get interactive !
I have been given my normal resident slot at the London VMUG this Thursday, 15th July. At the last VMUG I showed how vEcoShell could be used to add the graphical interface back onto our PowerCLI scripts and also gave an overview of the “VMware Community PowerPack”, when performing the demo I showed how easy [...]
Hyper-V Resources
As Hyper-V is now available Microsoft have some on-line presentations taken from the virtualisation launch last month. These are available on their website at :http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/getvirtualnow.mspx.A good overview of Hyper-V is at http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/assets/media/hdbp/local/msm.htm, which is one of the breakout sessions entitled “Hyper-V Deployment and Best Practises”. Thanks to AP
PowerScripting Podcast
Ok, I have blogged about this before but am going to again, one of the most valuable resources I have found for learning powershell is podcasts, there are two PowerShell podcasts out there at the moment that I listen to, Get-Scripting by Jonathan Medd and The PowerScripting podcast by Jonathan Walz & Hal Rottenberg. I [...]
UK Powershell User Group
I had my first experience of the UK Powershell Users Group last night, based out of the Microsoft Campus in Reading. First to speak was James O’Neil who took us through the powershell cmd-lets he had written for managing Hyper-V through powershell which can be downloaded here for free, he went into some very detailed [...]
Free Powershell Book
Learn Microsoft Windows PowerShell one step at a time with practical,hands-on instruction from Microsoft’s leading scripting trainer, EdWilson. Work at your own pace and build practical system administrationskills as you learn how to use Windows PowerShell to administerMicrosoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange, and other Microsoft technologies. You will learn how to write your first Windows PowerShell [...]
Free VMbook – Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
This Free VMware VMbook focuses on business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) and is intended to guide the reader through the step-by-step process to set-up a multisite VMware Infrastructure that is capable of supporting BCDR services for designated virtual machines at time of test or during an actual event that necessitated the declaration of a [...]
Virtualise in Minutes with VMware ESXi
Now its free why not give it a go with help from this new podcast from VMware… VMware ESXi is the leanest, meanest hypervisor on the market today. Discover the benefits of VMware virtualisation by learning how to get started in four easy installation steps. Speakers:John Gilmartin, Group Product Manager, Product Marketing, VMware Amir Sharif, [...]
VI Toolkit Webinar by Carter Shanklin
For those who haven’t had much exposure to the Powershell Toolkit and what it can do, there is a recording of a webinar presented by the Carter Shanklin at this link. It is pretty basic and intended for those with little or no exposure to the toolkit. If you’ve ever wondered what it is or [...]
ESXi Single Server Environment training just £27.50
Gain the knowledge and skills to operate VMware ESXi in a single-server environment. This self-paced course contains brief concept modules, guided demos, and interactive simulations. Topics covered include: Virtualization Concepts, Server Configuration, Virtual Machine Management, Networking, Performance Monitoring, and more. This online course includes approximately 120 minutes of content with unlimited access by the subscribing [...]
