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VMware AppDefense Released as Part of the vSphere Platinum Licensing Package

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VMware released a long-awaited AppDefense platform. It is part of vSphere 6.7 U1. It is a completely new product and licensing package. VMware AppDefense is part of a new licensing package – vSphere Platinum. VMware vSphere Platinum is a new edition of vSphere that delivers advanced security capabilities fully integrated into the hypervisor. You’ve read our post called VMware Tools […]

What is a vSphere 6.7 Topology and Upgrade Planning Tool?

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A few days back, VMware has announced an interesting tool. It is a utility (online) which guides you through the choices you have when you’re planning upgrade your virtual infrastructure. Today’s post is about vSphere 6.7 Topology and Upgrade Planning Tool. In fact, the tool isn’t new as it has been around since vSphere 6.5 but we […]

Upgrade ESXi To The Latest Version Without Any Software Download

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Hey, it’s ESXi upgrade time. Previously we have described many supported ways to upgrade VMware ESXi hypervisor. Via ISO or CD-ROM,  or via vSphere update Manager (if you’re using vCenter server). However, if you want a really simple upgrade ESXi To The Latest Version Without Any Software Download, and without ISO or CD-ROM, just follow […]

StarWind VSAN New Release Build is Out

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StarWind VSAN New release built of version V8, build 12585, is out. The new release brings quite a few changes to StarWind’s flagship product. We’ll look at those in this post. StarWind VSAN is a solution for virtual environment running VMware, Microsoft, KVM or XenServer. We have written about their flexible and robust solution on […]

What is VMware vCenter Convergence Tool?

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With VMware vSphere 6.7 U1 there is a new tool which is part of the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). It’s a Command-line Interface (CLI) utility which allows you to change your existing external deployment to embedded. External Platform Service Controller (PSC) to Embedded. The embedded deployment model also supports Enhanced Linked Mode (ELM), which in previous […]

VMware vSphere 6.7 U1 Download Now

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Yes, it’s been finally released. VMware vSphere 6.7 U1 Download is now available. It’s been already few weeks since VMware has announced this release. But it’s only today when we have a possibility to download. We have already detailed what’s in and what’s available in this release. If you want you can check our article […]

VMware PowerCLI 11 Released – Get Your Copy

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VMware has released already version 11 of their powerful scripting environment – PowerCLI 11. PowerCLI cmdlets are created to automate VMware environments administration. This post will detail all about VMware PowerCLI 11. One of the new updates in this release is a new security module which will allow you to automate some of the security features that […]

What is Azure File Sync?

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With generalization of cloud storage services, many vendors, including Microsoft offers syncing services. In this post, we’ll talk about What is Azure file Sync and what’s the different scenarios for usage. If you’re already using Azure File Sync or you think you know all about this service from Microsoft, you can skip to another post. […]

What is StarWind rPerf FREE Utility?

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There is a new free utility from StarWind software called rPerf. Today we’ll have a look at What is StarWind rPerf Free utility and what are the benefits. rPerf is a free RDMA link benchmarking tool allowing you to effectively measure latency and bandwidth between different systems. The rPerf isn’t a tool with GUI but […]