Why I Like VirtualBox
VirtualBox users are out there and alive and well in the virtualization community — so much so that the inaugural Virtumania podcast topic was the free type 2 hypervisor.
First Impressions of vCloud Director
In case you haven’t heard, the messaging at VMware nowadays revolves around cloud computing.
Configuring vSphere Flash Read Cache
It’s read-only, but it’s a big enough boost in speed to matter.
Firmware, BIOS Updates: Your First Step To Upgrading Windows Server 2012 R2
It’s always a good idea to make sure your hardware firmware and BIOS is updated prior to a major undertaking such as upgrading a server for hypervisor work. Besides, it’s not that hard to do in the first place.
SSD Smart Attributes with vSphere
What’s so smart about SSDs? Plenty. Here’s what you need to know when deploying them in your VMware virtualization practice.
How To Deduplicate Hyper-V VMs with Windows Server 2012 R2
Some handy tips to save space and keep Hyper-V VMs from bogging down the rest of your systems.
How To Set Active Directory Authentication with vCenter Server Appliance
One thing that is a must for most organizations is to join the vCenter Server to Active Directory. A few words of advice to do this smoothly.
Follow the Rules: Using DRS Groups
If you’re using vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), you’ll eventually get to a point where you need to set some rules.
The 7-Point Case for Virtualizing Single-Server Sites
Just because a site has just one server doesn’t mean it can’t — or shouldn’t — be virtualized.
How the Datacenter Will Change in 2016
Rick riffs on legacy apps, automation and storage for the new year.