Trouble Recomposing View 5.x Desktops After Upgrade to vSphere 5.0 U2
I’ve finally gotten around to upgrading my View environment from 5.0 to 5.1.2. Just before I attempted the…
Planning to Migrate Oracle from Unix to Linux on vSphere
A while ago with much fanfare Oracle announced it would no longer develop it’s flagship software and database…
VMworld US 2012 and vSphere 5.1 Launch Roundup – My First VMworld
The twitter wires and blogosphere were ablaze with news out of VMworld US 2012 (August 27 – 30th).…
vCert Manager – Changing VMware SSL Certs Made Easy
During my VMworld session presentation INF-SEC1282 Automating Security and Compliance with DR (VMworld account required to access recording) I…
Security Guides on VMware.com Have A New Home
VMware has just announced that all their security hardening guides now have a new home. A single page…
IO Blazing Datastore Performance with Fusion-io
Thanks to Simon Williams (@simwilli) from Fusion-io I’ve had the opportunity to try out a couple of the Fusion-io…
Fight the FUD – Oracle Licensing and Support on VMware vSphere
I keep hearing stories from Customers and Prospects where Oracle appears to be trying to deceive them for…
The Good, The Great, and the Gotcha with Multi-NIC vMotion in vSphere 5
One of the features many people may not be aware of that was released in vSphere 5 is…
Third VMworld Session – Virtualizing Oracle: An Architectural and Performance Deep Dive
I’m not sure if I’m lucky or just a glutton for punishment. But I have picked up a…
10 Reasons to Migrate Oracle Databases from Traditional Unix to Linux on vSphere
This article provides an overview of what I believe are 10 good reasons why you should seriously consider…