Today Citrix announced the General Availability of XenServer 6.0, previously called the ‘Boston‘ release. One of the new points noticed is first XenServer 6.0 is based on the Xen 4.1 hypervisor. Some of the other interesting additions are full support for OVF imports which is nice for Appliance based products and vApps, no more Linux pack on […]
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Archive | September, 2011
VMware KB Article – Increasing the maximum number of ports designated for an ESXi 5.0 host
September 29, 2011 
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I am always looking for interesting KB Articles from VMware and I came across this one today from Twitter. It is called ‘Increasing the maximum number of ports designated for an ESXi 5.o host’. The reason being you may have to increase the maximum number of ports even if you have increased the maximum number of vNetwork […]
Read moreCitrix Synergy Barcelona is coming up fast, Oct 26 to 28
September 28, 2011 0 Comments
Citrix Synergy 2011 in Barcelona, Spain is fast approaching us. It is scheduled for October 26th to the 28th. One of the main themes this year is ‘Transforming Your Desktop’. As part of this initiative Citrix will have a program at Synergy called ‘Desktop Transformation’ which sounds cool, especially for those of us who believe […]
Read moreVMware Extends Enterprise Social and Cloud-based Applications to iPad and Android
September 27, 2011 0 Comments
Today VMware announced in a press release that they have extended their social and cloud based application to both the iPad and the Android. This is through new iPad and updated Android applications from SlideRocket and Socialcast that will help modern businesses empower a more agile, productive and connected enterprise. It is another step by VMware in […]
Read moreCitrix Knowledge Center Top 10 – August 2011
September 26, 2011 0 Comments
Each month Citrix on their blog pages posted their top 10 articles in a wide variety of categories. They just recently released the 10 ten list for August of 2011. It gives a nice consolidated portal for recent Citrix documentation and technical discussions. Those of course include topics on XenServer, XenDesktop and XenApp. If you are running Citrix […]
Read moreVMworld Europe 2011 Copenhagen is coming soon
September 23, 2011 0 Comments
For those of you with the opportunity to go VMware Europe in Copenhagen this year there is still time to register. The event is coming up fast and based on the success of VMworld in Vegas this year I expect it to be another great event. If you are thinking about attending, Check It Out. VMworld […]
Read moreVMware KB Article – Installing ESXi 5.0 best practices
September 22, 2011 0 Comments
I am always looking for good and interesting Knowledge Based (KB) articles posted by VMware and I came across this one today. With the release of vSphere 5 I know a lot of the community is beginning to plan their installations of the new release. This KB article talks about some best practices for installing […]
Read moreCisco Accelerates Innovation in Data Center Virtualization with Microsoft
September 21, 2011 0 Comments
Today Cisco announced a collaboration with Microsoft to deliver Data Center Virtualization solutions. The press release indicates this will provide improved scalability and operational control of Microsoft Windows Server “8″ virtual environments. They are combining the offerings of the Cisco Nexus® 1000V distributed virtual switch and the Cisco Unified Computing System™ with the Virtual Machine […]
Read moreVMware Webcasts
September 20, 2011 0 Comments
VMware is always running various webcasts on a variety of topics. These webcasts are presented by VMware experts, technology partners and customers, our one-hour, live webcasts feature online discussions about virtualization, as well as demos and real-time Q&A. Search for upcoming and on-demand events by product, solution or industry. I have attended a number of […]
Read moreVMware vCenter Orchestrator Blog – SNMP plug-in – integration with vCenter Server
September 19, 2011 1 Comment
I came across this good VMware vCenter Orchestrator blog on twitter today called ‘SNMP plug-in integration with vCenter Server today’ and wanted to share it here. There are a lot of good technical blogs written every day on the VMware blogs pages so I definitely recommend checking them out and making it a regular stop […]
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