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Dream Lab with PCIe Gen 5.0 M.2 NVMe Storage

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: July 4, 2025

There are many options when it comes to home lab. Recently I was starting to look for best lab setup with fast storage, and the choice obviously went to a mini PC format type of system, with PCIe M.2 Gen 5.0 slot for fast storage. The thing is, there are not a lot of them […]

| Filed Under: Home Lab, Server Virtualization 2 Comments

Agentless Backup Solutions for XCP-ng Hypervisor: External Vendor Options

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 22, 2025

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) […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Cloud, Server Virtualization, XCP-NG Tagged With: Agentless Backup Solutions for XCP-ng Hypervisor Leave a Comment

VMware vSphere 9 Standard and Enterprise Plus – Not Anymore?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 24, 2025

We knew this gonna happen, and the truth is, everyone has expected that. A new VMware licensing PDF confirming the fact that there is no more vSphere 9 Standard and vSphere 9 Enterprise Plus versions of VMware product. The only two options you have right now is VMware vSphere Foundation 9 (VVF 9) and VMware […]

| Filed Under: Cloud, Server Virtualization Tagged With: vSphere Enterprise Plus, vSphere Standard 3 Comments

Free Virtual Backup Appliance from StarWind – With Community Support (example configuration for ESXi and Veeam Backup)

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 23, 2025

In case you were not aware, there is a completely FREE version of Virtual Backup Appliance from StarWind. The license to the software is perpetual and NOT time-bombed. The product can be used as a hardened repo for your Veeam Backups where by default you’ll have immutability activated. All free products from StarWind, including StarWind Virtual […]

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VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF 9) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9) Has been Released

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: July 2, 2025

I’m a bit late on this but hey, needed to gather some info first. VMware quietly released VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF 9) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 with all products that are bundled in in version 9. So we have ESXi 9.0, vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 9.0, NSX 9.0 etc….  Both bundles shares the […]

| Filed Under: Cloud, Server Virtualization, Tips 2 Comments

Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2 – patch critical vulnerabilities for your dataprotection environments

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 19, 2025

Veeam just rolled out Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2 (build 12.3.2.3617) on June 17, 2025, and it’s a must-have update for anyone serious about data protection. This release builds on the robust foundation of 12.3, adding critical security patches, enhanced platform support, and a slew of performance improvements. The latest release patching critical vulnerabilities so […]

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Veeam confirming vSphere 9.0 and ESXi 9 upcoming support

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: July 2, 2025

This info is not new, but I just thought that I’d share as I think that many of you, in case you haven’t updated your Veeam Backup server in the past couple of months to the latest v12.3.1.1139, you left this unnoticed (like I did). In fact, Veeam’s latest release v.12.3.1.1139 has a mention on […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: Veeam confirming vSphere 9.0 2 Comments

Veeam Backup & Replication v13 Beta: A Game-Changer with Linux

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 12, 2025

Yes, this news is not new as we knew since a very long time that no new Windows version will be available from Veeam. Linux full steam ahead! Now, all we know right now is that the product is still in BETA stage and the Linux version which is available for selected groups such as […]

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Nakivo Backup and Replication – Malware Scan Feature

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 5, 2025

Totay we’ll talk about malware and how to protect your company from ransomware. NAKIVO Backup & Replication has introduced a powerful Backup Malware Scan feature to ensure that backups remain free from infections before restoration. Imagine you realize that you are infected, your infrastructure shows all signs of ransomware infection (systems not booting, getting corrupted […]

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Zerto 10 U7 released with VMware NSX 4.2 Support

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 2, 2025

If you’re fighting ransomware or sweating over disaster recovery, Zerto 10 U7 (part of HPE’s Zerto platform) is worth a look. For those of you who does not know Zerto, check some of my latest posts about their technology, which is different to traditional data protection vendors. Zerto’s core technology uses Continuous Data Protection (CDP), […]

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