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- VCP 5 certification course deadline looms over VMware pros
VMware pros, who are under pressure to complete their VCP 5 exam before Feb. 29 to avoid additional requirements, yearn for Microsoft-style exams.
- Building a VMware test lab: How to obtain and interpret performance metrics
In a VMware test lab, you have to pay attention to VM density, resource usage and more. Learn how to glean the right VMware performance metrics.
- Preparing for the VCP exam and advanced VMware certifications
There are different course requirements, costs and objectives for each level of VMware certifications, so it?s best to do your homework before taking the VCP exam or others.
- Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop on VMware vSphere: Peaceful coexistence
One way to try desktop virtualization is by running Citrix XenDesktop on VMware vSphere. Explore XenApp on VMware, too.
- VMware vCenter Operations 5 ships, but will IT shops pay the price?
VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite 5.0 gives customers advanced features, but the price tag has some customers eyeing less expensive options from VKernel and Microsoft.
- VMware shops using View 5 for BYOD realize VDI challenges
Desktop virtualization and BYOD go hand-in-hand. But both are cultural changes and VMware View has its share of challenges, starting with the profile management feature.
- Network time synchronization for VMware ESXi: Timing is everything
Time is money, and in your VMware infrastructure, network time synchronization ensures that your ESXi hosts are timed to work correctly with other hosts and services.
- VMware ThinApp deep dive: Deployed vs. streaming execution modes
If you?re using VMware ThinApp for application virtualization, you should know the difference between its deployed and streaming execution modes.
- VMware shops eye new System Center 2012 licensing for virtualization
Microsoft may gain some ground against VMware this year. The company simplified System Center 2012 licensing and continues to support unlimited virtualization management per host.
- VMware shops expect vCenter high availability improvements, federation
Many VMware vSphere features rely on vCenter Server, prompting some experts to speculate on ways its availability could be improved. Some say federation is also on the way.
- Microsoft targets VMware with System Center 2012 licensing, packaging
The latest version of Microsoft?s management tool has VMware?s offerings in its sights, but it will need Windows Server 8 and Hyper-V 3.0 to complete the private cloud picture.
- VMware disaster recovery options: Beyond Site Recovery Manager
VMware offers its own disaster recovery tools, but there are a number of viable third-party products you can use for VMware disaster recovery.
- New tool emerges for multi-hypervisor management
Security software giant McAfee is one of a growing number of enterprises running VMware vSphere, Hyper-V and XenServer together. Here?s how it manages multiple hypervisors.
- Will VMware?s new licensing portal end vSphere licensing nightmares?
The new My VMware centralizes vSphere license management and support, possibly putting an end to VMware customer licensing problems.
- Top 5 vSphere security features in VMware vSphere 5
There are lots of new features in VMware vSphere 5, and the vSphere security enhancements aren?t lacking. There?s the ESXi firewall, logging improvements and more.
