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Shadow Wearables in Enterprise Environments: The Hidden Risks of Connected Devices

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If you’ve been following my blog for a while (It’s up since 2008!), you know I usually dive into virtualization topics like VMware updates, Proxmox, XCP-NG, and other virtualization alternatives, or backup solutions from vendors like Nakivo and Veeam. But today, I want to shift gears a bit and talk about something that’s becoming increasingly […]

This Virtualization Platform from NexaVM will blow your mind

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Hello everyone, Vladan here. If you’ve been following my blog over the years, you know I’ve spent countless hours breaking down virtualization platforms. I invested a lot of time into VMware because it was the best virtualization platform. However, From the depths of VMware’s vSphere ecosystem, passing through some Hyper-V,  to solid open-source contenders like […]

Ufficio Zero Linux: Boosting Productivity with an Italian Open-Source Desktop Built for Real Work – and Learn Italian!

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I use VMware Workstation for quick labs and tests of different Linux distros. I  like to look for guest OSes that deliver maximum output with minimal overhead. Lightweight, stable, and preconfigured for actual tasks rather than endless post-install tweaks. That’s exactly where Ufficio Zero Linux (also known as Zero Linux or UfficioZero) shines. This Italian-developed […]

LAB: Xen Orchestra 6 and XCP-NG – installation from the source via script from Roni Väyrynen

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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, […]

StarWind VTL: Boosting Immutability and Ransomware Protection in Your Own Datacenter

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If you’re an IT admin dealing with the constant threat of ransomware, you know how crucial it is to have a solid backup strategy that goes beyond the basics. Today, I want to dive into StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL), a solution that’s all about making your backups immutable and ransomware-proof while keeping everything under […]

Why still become vExpert in 2026?

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Hey folks, Vladan here from ESX Virtualization. If you’ve been following my blog or my Twitter timeline (@vladan), you know I’ve been part of the VMware vExpert community for years – actually, 17 times now! I’ve posted about my awards, the perks, and even some of the recent changes that have us all scratching our […]

VMware Releasing VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3h and VMware vCenter 8.0 Update 3h

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Latest patches from VMware/Broadcom has been released for your vSphere 8 infrastructure. Mainly bug fixes, but there are also some new features that are definitely worth to update (you have to patch to fix bug fixes anyways). One of them is a fact that when you upgrading the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) – (NOTE: If […]

Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.0 released – a real vCenter Server Alternative?

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Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.0 has just been released. The product was officially released in stable version 1.0 on December 4, 2025, following an alpha release in December 2024 and a beta phase in September 2025. I have blogged about the 0.9 release not long ago at StarWind.com blog and I really liked it. Now, with […]