VMware has been focused on virtualizing infrastructure for a long time. VMware expanded there reach into enabling cloud computing and now they're interested in the end user application delivery space with Project Horizon and VMware Appblast. VMware is also aiming to manage end user data as well with Project Octopus. Appblast and Project Horizon...
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VMware vSphere 5 became available for download today. Here are some of the updated products in the vSphere family.
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Tintri VMstore is a storage appliance that's built for VMware. Its VM-aware file system brings some innovative features that set it apart from general purpose storage products. If you haven't seen my original deep dive, check it out here.
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Micro Cloud Foundry is available as a downloadable virtual machine image compatible with VMware Fusion for MacOSX, VMware Workstation and VMware Player (available as a free download) for Linux and Windows.
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Sprawl is a big issue across nearly all areas of IT. Server virtualization aims to combat server sprawl and reduce the physical footprint of servers in server rooms and data centers. It’s simple math: more consolidated systems on a lower number of higher capacity systems equals less server hardware. This works well for most...
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Site Recovery Manager (SRM) get's new features with version 5. One of the most exciting is hypervisor based replication. This removes the requirements of having a storage array do the replication for SRM. This also provides greater storage compatibility and simplification to the deployment of SRM. Replication is done per VM instead of...
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If you plan on upgrading to vSphere 5 you probably already know about VMware's new vRAM licensing. VMware has finally released a tool aimed at helping customers see how the upgrade and new licensing model would really affect them.
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Boomerang is a cool little tool that installs on windows that gives you the capabilities to connect to multiple vCenters. You can do simple tasks like power on & off VMs or remote console to a VM. This is no way replaces vCenter for more complex tasks but it should make life easier.
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One of the most important and well received features of the new vSphere 5 release, Storage DRS, automates I/O and storage capacity management, while making VM provisioning much easier. Though admins need to continue to manage storage tiers and provision enough performance capacity in each datastore cluster, this new feature is a significant step...
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Server virtualization changed the way IT has deployed most of its infrastructure for the last few years. Many companies are adopting a “virtualization first” policy because of all the benefits associated with virtualization. While most applications can be virtualized without any penalty to the application and user experience, there is still a worry about...
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