Software-Defined Storage (SDS) solutions are using cache to speed up the reads and writes operations. Usually, some of the cache (L1) is RAM and some of the caches is (L2) SSDs drives. Some users might be questioning whether to set write-through or write-back cache policy and what’s the advantage of the one over the other […]
Virtual Infrastructure Free Database Performance Testing Tool
There is a utility to test database workloads when running either on physical or virtual infrastructure. It is an open-source and freely available utility called DVD Store at https://github.com/dvdstore/ds3/. In this post we’ll go through some details about the latest version, v. 3.5 of the utility. Basically, the solution works like this: You create a […]
New Product Release – DC NetScope for VMware vSphere
Our friends at EasyVirt have released a new product called DC NetScope for VMware vSphere. As you can imagine from the title, the product allows you to visualize network traffic flowing inside your vSphere environment. This is already their second product for vSphere. You might already know DC Scope for vSphere? If not get the […]
Free V2V and P2V Converter from StarWind is a multi conversion utility
Readers of our blog know about StarWind software and particularly about their free solutions for virtualization. One of the free tools StarWind is maintaining is StarWind V2V Converter which is a multi-conversion utility allowing you to convert between public and private clouds and between hypervisors platforms. After VMware’s decision to discontinue VMware vCenter Server Converter […]
Interesting Cyber Threat Report shows which procedures hackers use the most
Cyberthreats are on the rise. The trend won’t stop because hackers are able to make money by using ransomware, by threatening to damage brand reputations, by scamming individuals with “sextortion” or by stealing cryptocurrency from online exchanges or personal wallets. The techniques to get to those sensitive data are different but the tactics or the […]
Protect 10 VMs for Free with Zerto
Today I’d like to talk about a Zerto which brings free protection for 10 VMs during a whole year. This is very good news for IT admins, enthusiasts, and VMware folks willing to protect their data. This not only allows you to do thorough testing within a POC environment but also gets a hand and learns this […]
How to upgrade VMware VCSA 7 Offline via patch ISO
There are many situations where your VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) cannot be updated via the Internet directly. In some cases, your VCSA simply does not have direct access to the internet for security reasons or due to your company security policy. In those cases, VMware has two other methods which you can use to […]
Windows Server 2022 – New Book (Spanish) by Xavier Genestos
Xavier Genestos is a book writer and author since 10 years! He started to write books with Windows Server 2021 where he covered in details features such as Active Directory Recycle bin whcih is still present in the latest version of Windows Server 2022. Those features were pillars to the Windows OS and AD. He […]
Install latest Free Veeam Agent on your desktop/laptop via Chocolatey
This is a small tutorial for people willing to protect their Laptop/desktop with a Veeam Free Agent for Microsoft Windows. The latest release of Veeam Agent for Windows is available as a Chocolatey package. Thanks to Maurice Kevenaar for the latest info. Maurice is a fellow Veeam Vanguard from Holland. He is working as a […]
StarWind VTL allows fight ransomware by setting up Virtual Tape Library stored on Disk drive
For those of you who follow this blog long enough, you know that DR, backup, and recovery are topics that we cover quite often. With the ransomware war happening every single day, nobody wants to lose the battle. But are we prepared enough? One of the ultimate arms that you can get is multiple backup […]
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