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VM’08 UK Virtualisation Event
Its not VMWorld but hey, its good for anyone in the uk. I will be there on Thursday (Thanks Joes) 2nd Oct. The impact of Virtualisation on the IT function is decisive and offers unparalleled opportunities for the enterprise from efficiency gains to cost reduction. This vendor neutral event will give you the opportunity to [...]
VMware Server 2.0 GA and Workstation Released
Looks like its time to upgrade Workstation and Server if you use them, find more details over on Erics blog: VMware Server 2.0 GA VMware Workstation 6.5 Released
Microsoft Hot on VMware’s Trail
Apparently…. Microsoft is aggressively scaling up its virtualization portfolio to tackle VMware’s dominance in the virtualization space. Its strategy is the usual one it swears by; to benefit from cross-sell by offering an integrated portfolio of products aimed at virtualizing the entire array of server, application, storage and presentation in the enterprise. It will launch [...]
Virtually at VMWorld 2008
I have to say Eric has done an amazing job of reporting what is going on at VMWorld 2008, for those of us not lucky enough to attend, I don’t know anyone from the UK who could justify it. Check out Eric’s blog for Video’s, Pictures and lots of great information….. NTPRO.NL VMworld 2008 | [...]
MS to buy Citrix ?!
Probably not but….. An interesting link here http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=83 15/9/08 Update: Yet another false rumor…. Check here for the full story
VI Powershell Toolkit Update 1
Following the poll which has been on the VMware communities for the last couple of weeks an updated toolkit has been released. This was released due to some of the forum members and users of the VI toolkit finding slowness issues with the get-vm command.Download the update here for improved performance
Technet Oct magazine focused on MS virtualization
Virtualization: An Introduction to Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 The introduction of Hyper-V makes virtualization an even more compelling solution for IT environments. Get an overview of today’s virtualization market and see how Hyper-V improves the manageability, reliability, and security of virtualization Rajiv Arunkundram Virtualization: Manage Your Virtual Environments with VMM 2008 System Center Virtual [...]
VI Export Script – Whats next
I have had some great comments so far on my script, so I thought I would start thinking about the next version, let me know what you want. So far……. An Index page with linkable subjects to the following: Index Virtual Center -> Cluster information -> Resource Pool information -> Snapshot information -> Vlan Information [...]
VI 4 ?
Ok, im not sure if this is true or not but I have heard a couple of ramblings about VI4 recently, I didnt even know there was a VI4 beta. I wonder if there will be any more news at VMWorld (September 15-18)
Change DNS and WINS on multiple servers
OK, so you have just rebuilt your DNS/WINS server and it has a new IP address, now you have to log into every server that you gave a static address to and update the DNS/WINS…or do you ? Not anymore, thanks to FatBeard The following powershell script will do it for you by using PowerShell, [...]
