VMTurbo has recently released datacenter stencils including about 30 objects which i think you’ll find useful when creating Microsoft Visio or OmniGraffle diagrams. You can never have to many objects when creating your diagrams so grab your free copy here. I really believe you’ll find them useful. The below figure (not the best screen resolution) gives …
In a few (two) months time Veeam, founded back in 2006, will arrange their first big multiple day event, VeeamOn. The event will of course be focusing on data center availability and protection. This event will take place 6-8 October at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas and includes: Product deep dives Executive keynotes Solutions center Customer showcases A short overview …
Today, 2014-07-22, VMware released vCenter Server Update 1c and this version focus a lot focus on resolving problems related to vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) and vCenter Single Sign On (SSO) e.g:. Attempts to use the Windows Session Authentication feature might fail with the error: “Windows Session Authentication login has failed as a result of an error caused …
Yesterday, 2014-07-07, it came to my knowledge that one more of my blog sponsors, Infinio, gives you a chance to win a free VMworld pass. You might already have seen this via the blog sponsor section of my blog, on Twitter or via the Infinio home page. This is really great initiative by Infinio and one lucky winner has …
June 24:th Nutanix announced they has signed an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement with Dell. This will give new and existing Nutanix customers even more flexibility in terms of the underlying hardware chosen for the Nutanix software. Dell will, just like Nutanix, release Appliances in multiple variants to meet different performance and price requirements. The Nutanix …
This will be just a simple blog post about how to get passed a potential Java security issue/problem when you want to start the vCenter Orchestrator (vCO) client. This is verified for the following infrastructure: Windows Server 2008 R2 Java version 7 update 51 vCenter orchestrator 5.5 My customer tried to start the Orchestrator client …
About two months ago i wrote an article about the “VMware and virtualization top vBlog 2014 voting results are out” and since i finished among the top 50 blogs i was offered a gift by Nutanix. This was before i start working for Nutanix so this was an opportunity for everyone voted in the top 50. …
Since 1999 i have been employed by either a service provider or a consulting firm. Now i have decided to take on a new challenge and will be joining Nutanix starting on Monday (12:th of May 2014). I must admit i’m really excited joining a software company and a company still considered a start-up by some. Nutanix …
As you might know i’ll let my blog sponsors publish one blog post about a specific IT related problem they can solve with their product/products or a specific use case. Veeam has decided to do something different since they will not talk about a specific product or a use case. They decided to give back to the …
The first of April VMware announced the list of VMware vExperts 2014. I’m really pleased to announce that I was included in the list and can appoint myself as a VMware vExpert 2014. This is my second year with the program and i would like to thank all of you that contributes to the VMware community …
I’m really happy to announce that my blog has received a new blog sponsor. Acronis International GmbH (Acronis) has decided to see what a VCDX56 blog sponsorship can offer. Acronis is a software company that makes computer backup, disaster recovery, bare-metal restore, system deployment, and storage management products for Windows and Linux systems. Acronis Backup for …
This post falls under the category “very annoying things that i usually ignore”. During the past weeks i have been installing vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) 6.0 several times for different customers and this afternoon was no different. This product is really taking off for the moment. Based on the Windows Server (used for the vCAC IaaS …
I usually do not write any advertising blog posts and even if this one is pretty close i do not consider it as an advertising blog post. This is just an excellent chance for you as a VDCX56 reader to win a trip around the world where you fly business class:) I found out about …
Today Eric Siebert together with John Troyer, David Davis and Rick Vanover presented the result from his yearly Top vBlog voting and it is with great happiness i announce i was voted #18 among the 320 blogs included in the voting. On top of that, and even better, my blog was voted #1 in the category new “Favorite …
I was just informed that my blog has been added to the Planet V12n web site and it means my blog posts are automatically added to the Planet V12n web site. About Planet V12n “The Best Virtualization Blogs From Around The Planet. Keep up with the global virtualization conversation with Planet V12n, where we collect …
This will be the second technical blog post not created by myself, this one is made by Göran Jansson and Roger Jansson working at ARJ Disctributions and will cover the installation and initial configuration process for PHD Virtual Reliable DR 3.3. This blog post will not only be created by two guest bloggers, it will also …