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Veeam Agent for Linux 1.0 Released – There are 3 different Editions

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Backup of Linux systems can now be done by Veeam! Yes, Veeam Agent for Linux 1.0 Released yesterday. The product has been in Beta for a long time, to allow more through testing and more time for developers to make sure to be reliable and ready for production environments. The destination of backups can be […]

VMware Workstation 12.5 VMware Fusion 8.5 – Free Upgrade

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Yes, it is awesome announce from VMware. During the keynote, VMware announced the upcoming release of VMware Workstation 12.5 which will be free for All VMworld attendees (via VMworld App). Just download the VMworld app and click the Redeem Now button. VMware Workstation 12.5 VMware Fusion 8.5 – Free Upgrade. This release also allows upgrades from […]

VMware OS Optimization Tool Update (OSOT) – Free Utility for OS and Server Optimization

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I’m sure that you know this free tool called VMware OS Optimization Tool already. I posted the details in my post here. This tool optimizes RDSH servers for Horizon 6, Horizon 7, and Horizon Air as well. There has been also a nice update released, since few days, which allows you to share your template with […]

QEMU disk image utility for Windows – Free Tool

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QEMU disk image utility for Windows is a free utility for Windows users allowing to convert different types of virtual disk formats. Converting but also a verifying consistency of those images. There are quite a few virtualization solution supported – Hyper-V, KVM, VMware, VirtualBox and Xen. It is a command line tool. The utility can be used […]

Free Windows OS Alternative called ReactOS

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Alternative to Windows? They are some… Today I’d like to introduce you to Free Windows OS Alternative called ReactOS, which is not a Linux alternative to Windows, but rather a Windows clone. ReactOS is an open-source effort to develop a quality operating system that is compatible with applications and drivers that are written for the Microsoft […]

Free Tool from Extrasphere – Free vMotion for Free ESXi Hosts

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There is a new free tool available for VMware ESXi users, which is interesting, as it kind of, does vMotion for free. I’d rather say the tool does “quick migration”. There is a small downtime because the VM has to be paused for a short period of time and then resumed on the other host. There […]

Introduction to Turnkey Linux Appliances with No Pain

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The title was meant to be captive. I hope it is, because today we’ll show you an easy way to play with downloadable Linux VMs (but not only) which are prepackaged as Virtual appliances ready to go. Turnkey Linux Appliances are free downloads. The way that they’re prepackaged is quite interesting as when you download them […]

vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Reference Poster – Free Download

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A few days ago VMware released a nice vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Reference Poster. I wanted to share this with our readers as it is a very good initiative from a fellow blogger Emad Younis who now is working for VMware. The poster gathers all the useful information for VCSA 6.0 into a single poster. In […]

Putty Alternative Called Xshell 5 – Free for Home users and Schools

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I wanted to point out to this cool free utility (compatible with Windows 10), a Putty Alternative Called Xshell 5 – Free for Home users and Schools.  It’s a company called Netsarang (US) which is producing the software. Xshell 5 is another SSH client and terminal, but the product has more than that under the […]