In this post, I’ll show you how to deploy Veeam Backup and Replication v13 (BETA 2) as a VM within your ESXi/vSphere Environment. This beta 2 is not public, but is accessible to the v100 members (Vanguards, Legends, MVPs) so we can play with it and report annomalies). It has much less “TBD” labels than […]
What is Nakivo Transporter and how it can help you to scale your backup infrastructure
Hey, IT admins! If you’re running backups for VMware, Hyper-V, or even cloud workloads, you know the struggle of keeping performance smooth as your environment grows. Small setups with a handful of VMs are one thing, but what happens when you’re managing hundreds or thousands? That’s where NAKIVO Backup & Replication shines, and its Transporter […]
VMware EXPLORE Las Vegas and VMware Explore on Tour
As you might already noticed, this year there is no VMware EXPLORE Europe, but only VMware Explore on Tour. The US Version of VMware EXPLORE (August 25 – 28, 2025) is maintained and you can register here (the Full Event price is $1,995, plus hotel nights and fly tickets…. so yes, unless your company can afford […]
Microsoft MVP, VMUG Advantage, VMware vExpert, Nutanix NTC, and Veeam Vanguard – FREE NFR Starter Pack from Devolutions!
Yes, this is a very good news for all my Microsoft MVP, VMUG Advantage, VMware vExpert, Nutanix NTC, and Veeam Vanguard collegues and peers. A FREE NFR license of a bundle from Devolutions which allows you to use those those in your lab for FREE. The bundle, called Starter Pack, covers Four products and it is […]
VMware Broadcom License Cost Estimator Site
By Googling I found this site where you can find an estimator for VMware licensing cost. As you already noticed, VMware licensing has changed and many of the previous products which were accessible to buy online or via re-sellers, are now part of bundles. As a result, you no longer have the access to the […]
ESXi 8.0/9.0 updates for standalone and vCenter managed hosts
VMware has released recently their latest security patches for ESXi hypervisor. So ESXi 8.0 and ESXi 9.0 (don’t know why they call it ESX now) needs to be patched. Whether you’re using vSphere 8 with vCenter, you’ll probably use vSphere Update Manager (Lifecycle manager). If you’re using VCF 9, then as well. However, if you’re […]
Zerto 10 U7 – Ransomware Defense and Disaster Recovery on VMware vSphere and other virtualization platforms
If you are regular reader of our blog, you’ve probably heard about Zerto, the go-to solution for disaster recovery and ransomware protection. The latest release, Zerto 10 U7, dropped recently, and it’s packed with features that make it a must-have for IT admins looking to bulletproof their IT environments. In this post, I’ll break down […]
Another VMware Alternative Called Harvester – How does it compare to VMware?
Today we’ll have a look at another VMware alternative called Harvester, which is an open-source hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution built by SUSE, designed for modern cloud-native environments. It uses KVM and KubeVirt to manage VMs alongside containers in a Kubernetes-based framework, with a modern web-based GUI for administration. Key Features: A sleek, web-based interface for […]
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 […]
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) […]
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