Yellow Bricks

by Duncan Epping

Blogging

Snapshot info within vCenter?

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snapsHugo Peeters has done it again. He created another very usefull script. This time Hugo created a script which adds a “custom field” within vCenter with Snapshot information, the amount of snapshots that is.

Some of you might say that this lacks the detail one would love to see within vCenter. Well knowing Hugo my guess it that this will evolve fast, and I expect some cool additions coming up.

If you don’t want to wait just check his post, download the code and start modifying / adding yourself. Hugo outlined the concept so it should be fairly easy to add new functionality to it.

And if you haven’t done it by now, add Hugo’s blog to your RSS Reader or Bookmarks!

Rodney Haywood: Cloud computing conference report

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Today Rodney Haywood aka @rodos tweeted the following:

starting the write up of a new blog entry. Do people realise how long these things take!

Rodney was referring to the blog post he just published. I fully understand Rodney, I know it takes a lot of time to write articles like this:

What would a Enterprise, in particular one using virtualisation, take away from a Cloud computing event? What if the speakers were from Cisco, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Baker & McKenzie and Deloitte Digital? Well two weeks ago I went to such an event, took lots of notes and engaged in some interesting discussions. Here is what some of what occurred and my updated thoughts on the Cloud space.

Click here for the complete article.

Great stuff Rodney, keep up the great work!

VMware Virtualization Professional Program

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During the VMTN Round Table podcast John Troyer just announced that within the next couple of days the “VMware Virtualization Professional Program” will be released. VVP can be compared to Microsofts MVP program. I think it’s great to see that VMware is taking the bloggers, community members and other professionals sharing knowledge serious and will be rewarding them with the “VVP” status.

Want to start blogging?

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Eric Gray just posted a good article with tips on blogging. His article was based on the series by Brent Ozar:

Are you hesitant to start your own blog because you want to “do it right?”  Would you like to hear some step-by-step start up tips directly from an expert blogger?  If so, you are in luck!  No, I’m not talking about me, folks –  Brent Ozar, the SQL Server Expert who has been blogging for ages, just wrote a 5-part series on this very thing.

Read Eric’s article if you want to start blogging, and check Brent’s articles for more detailed information. I think the most important section can be found here, look at when to blog and how often. [Read more…] about Want to start blogging?