There are many options when it comes to home lab. Recently I was starting to look for best lab setup with fast storage, and the choice obviously went to a mini PC format type of system, with PCIe M.2 Gen 5.0 slot for fast storage. The thing is, there are not a lot of them […]
Backup solution that supports 15+ Hypervisors – Vinchin Backup and Recovery
Yes, you read it right, Vinchin Backup and recovery is currently supports 15 different hypervisors including VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox or XCP-NG. The data protection solution is based China, however they are around since a while (established in 2015) and it seems that they are pretty dynamic supporting such a huge list of hypervisors. We have […]
Why NordVPN is Your Must-Have for Business Security and Personal Freedom
NordVPN is one of the VPNs around, but it’s difficult to chose from thousands of other VPNs around there. Let me detail some of the important facts we need while surfing the net or working remotely. Why NordVPN is Your Must-Have? You’ll see in this humble post. Before I start, I’d like to note that […]
Agentless Backup Solutions for XCP-ng Hypervisor: External Vendor Options
If you’re small business, or someone who think that VMware is not for you any more, and thinking of leaving VMware, Read on. You might be testing several virtualization platforms as prove of concept (POC). You might also be testing and running XCP-ng as your hypervisor of choice. We have tested (and liked a lot) […]
Vinchin Earns Acclaimed Recognition in Gartner Peer Insights 2025 Report
As an industry observer focused on enterprise data resilience, I’m consistently impressed by solutions that demonstrably earn customer trust. Vinchin’s recent recognition in the 2025 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions report is a significant achievement worthy of note. Garnering an exceptional 4.9/5 overall rating and a […]
VMware vSphere 9 Standard and Enterprise Plus – Not Anymore?
We knew this gonna happen, and the truth is, everyone has expected that. A new VMware licensing PDF confirming the fact that there is no more vSphere 9 Standard and vSphere 9 Enterprise Plus versions of VMware product. The only two options you have right now is VMware vSphere Foundation 9 (VVF 9) and VMware […]
Free Virtual Backup Appliance from StarWind – With Community Support (example configuration for ESXi and Veeam Backup)
In case you were not aware, there is a completely FREE version of Virtual Backup Appliance from StarWind. The license to the software is perpetual and NOT time-bombed. The product can be used as a hardened repo for your Veeam Backups where by default you’ll have immutability activated. All free products from StarWind, including StarWind Virtual […]
VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF 9) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9) Has been Released
I’m a bit late on this but hey, needed to gather some info first. VMware quietly released VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF 9) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 with all products that are bundled in in version 9. So we have ESXi 9.0, vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 9.0, NSX 9.0 etc…. Both bundles shares the […]
Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2 – patch critical vulnerabilities for your dataprotection environments
Veeam just rolled out Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2 (build 12.3.2.3617) on June 17, 2025, and it’s a must-have update for anyone serious about data protection. This release builds on the robust foundation of 12.3, adding critical security patches, enhanced platform support, and a slew of performance improvements. The latest release patching critical vulnerabilities so […]
Veeam confirming vSphere 9.0 and ESXi 9 upcoming support
This info is not new, but I just thought that I’d share as I think that many of you, in case you haven’t updated your Veeam Backup server in the past couple of months to the latest v12.3.1.1139, you left this unnoticed (like I did). In fact, Veeam’s latest release v.12.3.1.1139 has a mention on […]
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