VMware VCAP-CIA Exam Experience and Recommendations
On Wednesday 14th May (NZST) I sat the VMware Advanced Professional – Cloud Infrastructure Administration (VCAP-CIA) exam. After…
Configuring Database Servers for Optimal Performance
Your database is just an extension of your storage. Many of you may have heard me say…
SAP HANA on VMware vSphere Now with Full Production Support
A few days ago VMware and SAP jointly announced full production support for SAP HANA on VMware vSphere.…
Oracle Licensing and Support on Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform
I’ve written quite a bit about Oracle virtualization in the past, as you can find on my Oracle…
The Gotcha with vFRC and vCenter 5.5
vFlash Read Cache (vFRC)is a feature of vSphere 5.5 that can accelerate the read IO of VM’s by…
Nutanix VDI Example Architecture for 20K to 200K+ Power User Desktops
In a previous article, Nutanix Disruption as a Service Serves Up VDI Assurance World First, I wrote about the…
Master the Monster VM Performance in Your Software-Defined Datacenter at VMworld 2014
At VMworld in 2013, which had 25,000 attendees, it was fantastic that one of my sessions got into the…
Nutanix Disruption as a Service Serves Up VDI Assurance World First
I normally bring you information about business critical apps such as Oracle, SAP, Java, SQL Server and the…