Some time ago, I mentioned that I didn't like the fact that VMWare management clients were Windows-based, and said I preferred to be able to use something like VNC to access the consoles remotely, as ...

IT professionals who work with Hyper-V on a regular basis might feel lost in a VMware environment, but some key similarities between the two offerings can provide a welcome sense of familiarity. Even ...

I'm trying (and thus far failing!) to resolve an issue where a user connected to one vCenter can't open the web-based console to VMs managed by another vCenter in the same SSO domain (and therefore ...

When you’re working on multiple projects, it’s easy to end up with a disorganized collection of config documents, binaries, and executable files. If you’re not careful with the packages, you’re just ...

Promises to get it right this coming weekend VMware has bungled a portal upgrade project that aims to give its customers a superior experience when managing their clouds.… In late August, the ...

Your skills working with Microsoft Hyper-V won't translate over to just any hypervisor. So, here's what you'll need to know to get up to speed with VMware's ESXi 4. Even though Hyper-V has always been ...

Data center management software maker SolarWinds Aug. 25 released a freely downloadable virtualization management tool for IT managers that enables automatic shutdown, restarting and usage tracking of ...

This excerpt is from the book, Practical Virtualization Solutions: Virtualization from the Trenches published by Prentice Hall Professional, Oct. 2009, ISBN ...

IT professionals who work with Hyper-V on a regular basis might feel lost in a VMware environment, but some key similarities between the two offerings can provide a welcome sense of familiarity. Even ...