Rob de Veij has just released a new version of RVTools: Version 2.9 (April 2010) On vHost tab new fields: Vendor and model. On vHost tab new fields: Bios version and Bios release date. On vInfo tab new field: VM overall size in bytes (visible when using VI API 4.0) On vSnapshot tab new fields: Snapshot filename and size in bytes [...]
Over the last couple of days a lot of info has been floating around about VMforce. VMforce is a coalition between Salesforce.com and VMware. Combine VMware virtualization and cloud technology with Springsource TCServer and managed /hosted by one of the industryleaders in SaaS Salesforce.com and you will have one powerful enterprise ready cloud. To prevent any misunderstandings: Springsource is the [...]
VMware has just released version 1.1 of the VMware Desktop Reference Architecture Workload Simulator (RAWC). As I know many of my readers are actively working on View projects I thought it might be of interest for you. VMware Desktop Technical Marketing & TS Research Labs are jointly announcing the availability of VMware Desktop Reference Architecture Workload Simulator (RAWC) version 1.1. [...]
When discussing design considerations for a Cloud environment there are always a few “hot” topics. Two of these usually stand out: Network and Storage. This is not only the case with Cloud environments but with virtualization in general. I guess where Cloud differentiates itself from a regular virtual environment is storage tiering. A simple reason to implement storage tiering is cost. [...]
Just received an update on the Kodiak project Bluebear has been working on for a while now. For those who are not familiar with Kodiak, it is a cross platform virtualization management application. Kodiak is based on flex and had a great start. Unfortunately as time passed by it went completely silent around Kodiak and I just received the news [...]
I had many questions around this and was always told I was not allowed to “talk” about the Application Form and the requirements for the VCDX defense. Apparently this has changed as VMware just published it on MyLearn and it is available to anyone with a MyLearn account. Now, I want to remind everyone that this Application Form is subject [...]
Just to let you guys know… VCDX defense panels are being scheduled. The invites for Melbourne went out this week and the ones for VMworld SF will follow soon I guess. Defense interviews will be held during the following days: July 5-9, Melbourne, Australia August 23-27, San Francisco, CA October 11-15, Copenhagen, Denmark November (dates TBD), Boston, MA Completed applications [...]
