VMworld 2012 – The hare and the tortoise?
Having had some time to digest at the announcements from VMworld 2012 (day one, day two) I was reminded of the childrens story about the hare and the tortoise. Yes it’s another ‘analogy post’ but...
View ArticleFederated login failures – the LSA cache
While working recently on an ADFS federation solution I came across a Microsoft ‘feature’ which doesn’t seem to be well known and which caused me to deliver my project a week late. It often manifests...
View ArticleVMware certification exams – 50% discounts
If you’re in the market to take a VMware certification exam, there’s some good news – provided you’re quick. For the next couple of days (while VMworld Barcelona is running, Oct 9th-11th 2012) you can...
View ArticleVMworld 2012 Barcelona wrapup
This year my VMworld experience started in a more relaxed fashion than previously as I flew in ahead of time on the Sunday night. After checking in to my hotel and getting my orientation in the city I...
View ArticleHome labs – a scalable vSphere whitebox
Having recently upgraded my home lab’s storage I decided it was also time to upgrade my aging hosts which date back to 2007. They’ve done well to survive and still be useful(ish) five years later but...
View ArticleSupermicro teething troubles and voltage warnings
During my recent build of the vHydra server I found myself rather frustrated with Supermicro for a couple of reasons. Firstly their UK distribution doesn’t seem to be working particularly well as...
View ArticleEasing the pain of a VMware audit
I recently had to complete an external audit of our VMware estate and thought it might be useful to others to know what the process entails, what you’ll need to provide to the auditors, and a few...
View ArticleHome labs – a poor man’s Fusion-IO?
While upgrading my home lab recently I found myself reconsidering the scale up vs scale out argument. There are countless articles about building your own home lab and whitebox hardware but is there a...
View ArticleZerto’s Virtual Replication 2.0 – first looks
In this article I’m going to talk about Zerto, a data protection company specialising in virtualized and cloud infrastructures who I recently saw as part of Storage Field Day #2. They’ve presented...
View ArticleHere’s what you missed in 2012 (LonVMUG)
It’s that time of year when I book the next London VMUG session into my calendar and rather than my usual ‘here’s the agenda, you should go‘ blogpost I thought I’d recap what the last year has...
View ArticleMy ‘chinwag’ with Mike Laverick
Late last week I joined an illustrious line of community bloggers, vendors, and authors by having a ‘chinwag’ with Mike Laverick. Anyone who knows Mike knows that a quick chat can easily last an hour...
View ArticleBetterWPSecurity – a great WordPress plugin but proceed with caution
I’ve recently installed the BetterWPSecurity WordPress plugin, and found that while it’s very useful and does increase the security of WordPress it can also break your site. Ah, Monday morning and the...
View ArticleSpring has sprung and it’s LonVMUG time again!
For those of us in the UK it may feel as if winter has gone on forever but finally the sun has shown it’s face and everyone has a new spring in their step. What to do with all that pent up energy?...
View ArticleTwelve weeks is a long time in tech!
Firstly an apology for those who regularly read my blog – I’ve just returned from three months paternity leave where I was largely ‘off the grid’ and had very little to do with technology and lots to...
View ArticleIP Expo or VMworld Europe?
With VMworld in San Francisco, which I couldn’t attend, now a distant memory my thoughts have turned to attending the European replay to be held in Barcelona this October. As VMware have grown over the...
View ArticleVMworld 2013 – Is it just me?
Overall I guess I feel disappointed. Over the last week I’ve been trying to keep up with developments from VMworld and to be honest it’s not been as tough as I thought because most of the announcements...
View ArticleConverged infrastructure: an introduction
For the last couple of years adoption of ‘converged infrastructure’ has been on the rise but until recently it wasn’t something I’d needed to understand beyond general market awareness and personal...
View ArticleVMware certification exams – 50% discounts (2013 offer)
If you’re in the market to take a VMware certification exam, there’s some good news – provided you’re quick. For the next couple of days (while VMworld Barcelona is running, Oct 14th-17th 2013) you can...
View ArticleVCAP5-DCD Official Cert Guide – my thoughts
Summary: A good book which is ideal for those new to design with plenty of real world examples and exam preparation tips. I’ve been meaning to take my VCAP5-DCD certification for a couple of years but...
View ArticleVMworld 2013 Barcelona wrapup
Summary: Some new (and actually exciting) announcements, some good conversations about the challenges VMware face in the next few years, and business as usual in the solutions exchange, HOL, and...
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