Featured Archives - ESX Virtualization https://www.vladan.fr/category/featured/ VMware ESXi, vSphere, VMware Backup, Hyper-V... how-to, videos.... Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:03:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 XorMon 2.4.0 released – What’s New and Why You Should Care https://www.vladan.fr/xormon-2-4-0-released-whats-new-and-why-you-should-care/ https://www.vladan.fr/xormon-2-4-0-released-whats-new-and-why-you-should-care/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:03:22 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235966 Monitoring of heterogeneous environments has always been difficult – or at least it was before tools like XorMon came along. If you manage VMware, Nutanix, IBM Power, storage from several vendors, Oracle databases, LAN/SAN, backups and more, you know the pain of jumping between five different consoles. XorMon from Xorux solves that by putting everything […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/xormon-2-4-0-released-whats-new-and-why-you-should-care/feed/ 0 ZSvirt.io – Open-Source KVM Virtualization That Actually Feels Enterprise (and Deploys in Minutes) https://www.vladan.fr/zsvirt-io-open-source-kvm-virtualization-that-actually-feels-enterprise-and-deploys-in-minutes/ https://www.vladan.fr/zsvirt-io-open-source-kvm-virtualization-that-actually-feels-enterprise-and-deploys-in-minutes/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:41:01 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235947 Another VMware alternative dropped into the open-source world in August 2026, and this one is worth a serious look. In fact, ZSvirt (zsvirt.io / GitHub: ZSvirt/zsvirt) is the community edition of ZStack’s production-hardened ZSphere engine, released under GPL-3.0 with no limits on hosts, VMs, or features for production use. It manages KVM-based infrastructure through a […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/zsvirt-io-open-source-kvm-virtualization-that-actually-feels-enterprise-and-deploys-in-minutes/feed/ 1 Turning Your NAS into a Powerful, Budget-Friendly Backup Appliance with NAKIVO https://www.vladan.fr/turning-your-nas-into-a-powerful-budget-friendly-backup-appliance-with-nakivo/ https://www.vladan.fr/turning-your-nas-into-a-powerful-budget-friendly-backup-appliance-with-nakivo/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:46:28 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235685 Hey everyone, Vladan here from ESX Virtualization. Over the years, I've tested and written about dozens of backup solutions for VMware, Hyper-V, and mixed environments, always keeping an eye on what actually works for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) without breaking the bank. Today, we're diving into a practical, cost-effective approach that's gained serious traction: […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/turning-your-nas-into-a-powerful-budget-friendly-backup-appliance-with-nakivo/feed/ 0 ProxCenter: The vCenter Alternative Proxmox Has Been Missing? – Interview with the Founder https://www.vladan.fr/proxcenter-the-vcenter-alternative-proxmox-has-been-missing-interview-with-the-founder/ https://www.vladan.fr/proxcenter-the-vcenter-alternative-proxmox-has-been-missing-interview-with-the-founder/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:23:04 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235431 If you’re a virtualization enthusiast like me, you’ve probably spent the last couple of years watching VMware customers scramble for alternatives after the Broadcom acquisition turned licensing into a headache. I’ve been testing Proxmox VE for a while now (and even wrote about the official Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.0 release), and one thing keeps coming […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/proxcenter-the-vcenter-alternative-proxmox-has-been-missing-interview-with-the-founder/feed/ 1 StarWind HCI Appliances: Storage Virtualization, Synchronous Replication, and Bulletproof Support https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-hci-appliances-storage-virtualization-synchronous-replication-and-bulletproof-support/ https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-hci-appliances-storage-virtualization-synchronous-replication-and-bulletproof-support/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:27:00 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235549 If you’re like me and have spent years wrestling with traditional three-tier infrastructure in small-to-medium businesses or remote office/branch office (ROBO) setups, you know the pain. Separate servers for compute, dedicated SAN arrays for storage, complex networking layers, and the constant worry about single points of failure. Add in rising licensing costs from the big […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-hci-appliances-storage-virtualization-synchronous-replication-and-bulletproof-support/feed/ 0 Windows 11 Installation Assistant 25H2 – upgrade your W10 or W11 with the help of this new tool from Microsoft https://www.vladan.fr/windows-11-installation-assistant-25h2-upgrade-your-w10-or-w11-with-the-help-of-this-new-tool-from-microsoft/ https://www.vladan.fr/windows-11-installation-assistant-25h2-upgrade-your-w10-or-w11-with-the-help-of-this-new-tool-from-microsoft/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:05:16 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235459 If you still want to stay on Windows, there is a tool that facilitates the migrations. It's just been released from Microsfot. And another good news, Microsfot will reduce some of the AI copilot bloat. In fact, the company is reducing Copilot's presence in apps like Notepad, Snipping Tool, Photos, and Widgets, and removing it […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/windows-11-installation-assistant-25h2-upgrade-your-w10-or-w11-with-the-help-of-this-new-tool-from-microsoft/feed/ 0 StarWind V2V / P2V Converter Version 9 (build 848) – Multi-VM Conversions, Full CLI Support, Hot Migrations, and Cloud Improvements Make This Free Tool a Datacenter Must-Have https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-v2v-p2v-converter-version-9-build-848-multi-vm-conversions-full-cli-support-hot-migrations-and-cloud-improvements-make-this-free-tool-a-datacenter-must-have/ https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-v2v-p2v-converter-version-9-build-848-multi-vm-conversions-full-cli-support-hot-migrations-and-cloud-improvements-make-this-free-tool-a-datacenter-must-have/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:41:00 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235450 If you’re a datacenter admin or architect still juggling VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Proxmox, oVirt, or even Oracle VirtualBox workloads – or if you’re moving stuff to/from Azure and AWS – you already know how painful VM conversions can be. Manual exports, temporary storage bloat, downtime, and the constant fear of data corruption during format […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/shadow-wearables-in-enterprise-environments-the-hidden-risks-of-connected-devices/feed/ 0 Windows 11 26H1 Latest Build – Technical Deep Dive into OS Build 28000.1575 https://www.vladan.fr/windows-11-26h1-latest-build-technical-deep-dive-into-os-build-28000-1575/ https://www.vladan.fr/windows-11-26h1-latest-build-technical-deep-dive-into-os-build-28000-1575/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:53:38 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235342 Microsoft dropped the first cumulative update for Windows 11 version 26H1 on February 10, 2026, via KB5077179, bringing the OS build to 28000.1575. This version is quite unique—it's not a broad feature update like 24H2 or 25H2, but a scoped release built specifically to support new hardware innovations, especially on Arm-based devices with Qualcomm's Snapdragon […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/windows-11-26h1-latest-build-technical-deep-dive-into-os-build-28000-1575/feed/ 0 LAB: Xen Orchestra 6 and XCP-NG – installation from the source via script from Roni Väyrynen https://www.vladan.fr/lab-xen-orchestra-6-and-xcp-ng-installation-from-the-source-via-script-from-roni-vayrynen/ https://www.vladan.fr/lab-xen-orchestra-6-and-xcp-ng-installation-from-the-source-via-script-from-roni-vayrynen/#respond Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:17:05 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235302 I was tinkering in my lab recently, and installing (or trying to) Xen Orchestra, whcih is a VMware vCenter server alternative as a management of XCP-NG hypervisors. I have already reported about XCP-NG on several blog posts, but in reality, I haven't really did a blog post about Xen Orchestra which is the main piece, […]

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