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Zerto Virtual Replication 3.1 released

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Zerto has released another update to their product – Zerto Virtual Replication 3.1. This new release further improves Zerto’s capability to protect workflows across remote sites and enhances the capability of Zerto’s Cloud Manager (ZCM), which is basically a dashboard allowing to manage multiple data center’s protection from single console. Zerto Virtual Replication 3.1 release brings […]

Nakivo 3.8 Released – vSphere 5.5 compatible

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Nakivo has released new version of their backup product – Nakivo Backup and Replication 3.8. This release brings a compatibility with latest VMware vSphere 5.5.  Also they introduced a new enhancement which enables to check and self-heal a backup repository in case of data corruption, which might happens during network disruptions or power failure. The […]

VMware Horizon View Failover Automation without SRM

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Interesting solution for VMware View Failover Automation done by vCenter Orchestrator took my attention. The solution is interesting because it does not use VMware SRM usually used for site failovers, but it uses vCenter Orchestrator workflows only. The VMware Horizon View Failover Automation solution has been built by ByteLife and allows automated failover of virtual desktops between sites. […]

Veeam 7.0 Video from Barcelona

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I went for a quick chat with Rick Vanover (@rickvanover ) and Anton Gostev (@gostev ). We were talking about the new features that came in with the new v7.0 release. Veeam 7.0 Video interview follows the article. I’ve finally had the chance to tell Anton that I like his weekly Veeam’s newsletter, because its un-formal […]

How to upgrade VDP – from VDP 5 to VDP 5.5.1

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After vSphere 5.5 release, users of VDP might look for How to upgrade VDP? The latest update of vSphere Data Protection (VDP 5.5.1) brought new features and enhancements that I have reported on in my article here – VMware VDP 5.5 and VDP Advanced – With a DR for VDP.  You might already knew that VDP uses […]

How-to backup and restore VCSA 5.5 internal database

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vCenter server appliance (Linux) version 5.5 increased the limits for its internal vPostgress DB now supporting up to 100 hosts and 3000 VMs. Soft limit, but enabling the usage and deployment scenarios at the client’s sites. Clients which are OK with the fact that their vCenter is not on Windows. There are some questions which […]

VMware vSphere Replication 5.5 – what’s new?

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With the recent release of VMware vSphere 5.5, the VMware vSphere Replication 5.5 has been released as well. There are new features present in vSphere Replication 5.5, which are really helpful and that are giving the possibility to construct very advanced replication scenarios for remote offices. Those remote offices do not need vCenter server installed. […]

VMware VDP 5.5 and VDP Advanced – With a DR for VDP!

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VMware Releasing major updates to almost all vCloud Suite products. vSphere 5.5 has been announced and I already covered quite a few products and new features. In this article you’ll see what has been prepared in VMware VDP 5.5 and VDP Advanced. vSphere Data Protection, based on Amavar’s code, is a backup appliance. vSphere Data Protection […]

Hotlink DR Express Seamlessly integrates into vCenter to offer automatic DR to Amazon

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Hotlink DR Express is an innovative solution from Hotlink and which allows tight integration with VMware vSphere to offer DR to the cloud – to Amazon AWS (Amazon Web Services). Many VMware admins or IT engineers working for small shops aren’t willing to use cloud as their primary data center for their workflows, but having the […]