Editors' Picks
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Top 12 VMware tips of 2012: VMware ESXi, vSphere networking and more
Year's end brings a break between major virtualization projects and a chance to catch up on the most popular VMware ESXi tips your peers are reading.11 Dec 2012
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Thin provisioning space reclamation issues with vSphere
Learn about space reclamation in a VMware environment, including how vSphere's Thin Provisioning Stun primitive works.10 Dec 2012
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How to best handle storage oversubscription in a VMware environment
Storage expert Chris Evans explains the best process for handling oversubscription in a VMware environment, to avoid running out of space.10 Dec 2012
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Moving VMs between VMware Workstation 9 and vSphere, and other tips
VMware Workstation 9 includes updates to closely integrate work in the test-and-development tool with the production vSphere environment.10 Dec 2012
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Virsto upgrades virtual machine storage management SW for HA
Virsto updated its virtual machine storage application with high-availability (HA) tools and increased support for XenDesktop VDI deployments.07 Dec 2012
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Expect more SMB virtualization and hypervisor choices in 2013
In 2013, VMware shops will upgrade to vSphere 5.1 and vCloud suite, but Windows shops going virtual will have options. Plus, SMBs will virtualize.07 Dec 2012
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VMware for small business owners: The wrong kit could cost you
VMware virtualization is typically associated with enterprise IT. But, with the right kit, it's good for small business virtualization projects, too.04 Dec 2012
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VMware delivers template for deploying, modeling cloud apps
IT pros can build cloud app templates using tools like AWS CloudFormation, but VMware hopes they'll consider its new vFabric Application Director.03 Dec 2012
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Virtual server backup software, best practices for the data center
The best way to learn about server virtualization backup is to try evaluation versions of software to make sure it works with your infrastructure.03 Dec 2012
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Virtual server backup software, best practices for the data center
The best way to learn about server virtualization backup is to try evaluation versions of software to make sure it works with your infrastructure.03 Dec 2012
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What's new in VMware View 5.1: Integration, storage, endpoint support
VMware View 5.1 offers View Storage Accelerator and support for more types of endpoints. Even point upgrades can deliver surprising enhancements.27 Nov 2012
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What's new in VMware View 5.1: Integration, storage, endpoint support
VMware View 5.1 offers View Storage Accelerator and support for more types of endpoints. Even point upgrades can deliver surprising enhancements.27 Nov 2012
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VStorage API support focus of Symantec-Veeam battle
Veeam Software disagrees with Symantec's claim that issues with the VMware vStorage 5.1 API makes third-party support impossible pending fixes.27 Nov 2012
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VMware VDP offers data protection for small organizations
Independent backup expert Brien Posey discusses VMware VDP in this Expert Answer.21 Nov 2012
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VSphere 5.1 licensing changes offer SMBs enterprise-class computing
VMware's new tiers for vSphere 5.1 licensing give SMBs access to enterprise-class virtualization capabilities such as data protection and vMotion.19 Nov 2012
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CloudPhysics' resource management tool studies virtual infrastructures
A new service from startup CloudPhysics may have admins rethinking resource management. Would you send data to the cloud for analysis and comparison?19 Nov 2012
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New RackStation, My Book Studio offerings for SMB storage needs
This week, Synology shows off its latest RackStation product and Western Digital offers up its new My Book Studio external drive lineup for SMBs.16 Nov 2012
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VMware thin provisioning: Pros and cons
Storage expert Howard Marks explains the benefits of thin provisioning disks in a virtual environment and key concerns for implementation.08 Nov 2012
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VMware shared storage: Better migration, HA, backup, server performance
Storage expert Howard Marks explains why shared storage is important for vSphere, with its migration, availability, backup and server performance pluses.06 Nov 2012
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Tackling a real-world VDI and vSphere 5.1 storage upgrade
Dave Hughes, senior storage engineer, shares the storage impact of 95% virtualization, an upgrade to vSphere 5.1 and adopting VDI via View 5.1.05 Nov 2012