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VMware View - Analog Audio Recording with PCoIP
I've been looking into enabling audio recording in VMware View Desktops. This would be useful as it would allow the use of applications such as Skype and TeamSpeak within VMware View published...
View ArticleUPDATE: VMware vSphere Performance Book
As most people in the VMware Virtualisation Community will know, we have been working on a new book entitled “VMware vSphere Performance”. The book was first announced in June 2011, and although being...
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List of Supported Business Applications on the VMware Platform
If you’ve ever had to answer the following question “Is application X supported on the VMware Platform?”, then you will probably be familiar with the website that VMware has set up over at...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: List of Supported Business Applications on the VMware Platform
The following download contains a list of Supported Business Applications on the VMware Platform, directly sourced from the VMware website. WARNING: By downloading the following file(s), you agree to...
View ArticleI'm Busy Writing a Book!
I am delighted to be able to finally announce that I am in the process co-authoring a book. At first the prospect of being involved in such a project seemed a bit daunting, but I very quickly realised...
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Calculated Cost Implications of vSphere 5 Licensing
THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE UPDATED ARTICLE On July 12, 2011 at about 16:00GMT, VMware announced vSphere 5 and a bunch of changes surrounding the product suite. During the...
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A Deeper Look Into VMware vSphere 5 Licensing
Last night I posted an article where I showed my initial findings in regards to the changes in vSphere Licensing. In the post I showed just how much more VMware customers will have to fork out to...
View ArticleSimple VMware vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator
This tool can be used to calculate the license requirements for vSphere 5. WARNING: By downloading this tool, you agree to the following statement(s):This calculator is provided free of charge with...
View ArticleMy VMware vSphere 5 License Calculator Published
I have decided to publish a BETA version of the tool I quickly made a day or two ago in order to calculate vSphere 5 licenses figures. This is the tool that I used to compile the data from my previous...
View ArticleMy VMware vSphere 5 License Calculator Updated to Version 0.3
This is just a quick post to say that my vSphere License calculator has now been updated to Version 0.3. The following changes/updates have been made: The term "cluster" has been removed “Memory...
View ArticleSimple VMware vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator V0.4 Released!
After receiving reports from the community of some issues with the calculator, I've decided to release version 0.4 of the vSphere 4 and 5 Licence Calculator. In addition to some bug fixes, this...
View ArticleSimple VMware vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator V0.6 Released!
Following the changes made by VMware to the vSphere 5 vRAM allocation sizes, I've released version 0.6 of my vSphere License Calculator to reflect the new vRAM allocations. Please download version...
View ArticleSimple VMware vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator V0.5 Released!
Following some feedback from the community, I'm happy to release version 0.5 of my vSphere License Calculator. The main issue that has been fixed in this release is a flaw in the formula that...
View ArticlePreventing Linux Remote Console Keystrokes from Repeating
When working on a Linux VM via the VMware Remote Console over a WAN or slow link, the keystrokes sent to the console might end up reppeating. In order to avoind this, perform the following steps: 1....
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Installing the VMware View PCoIP Client on Linux
I am happy to report that I have managed to get the VMware View PCoIP Client to work on openSUSE Linux 12 with the GNOME 3 desktop environment. The first client I tried was the VMware View Open...
View ArticleApplying Offline Updates to ESXi using PowerCLI
Yesterday I had the unpleasant experience of having to go through my email to find an email I wrote back in February 2011 in which I detailed the steps required in order to perform an offline update of...
View ArticleStratoGen Beta Program for VMware vCloud Director 5.1
I have been made aware by StratoGen that they are seeking beta testers to participate in the StratoGen Beta program for the upcoming VMware vCloud Director V5.1. They are looking for beta testers that...
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New Book: Building End-User Computing Solutions with VMware View
Mike Laverick (@Mike_Laverick) over at www.rtfm-ed.co.uk has released a new book, “Building End-User Computing Solutions with VMware View”. Mike and co-author Barry Coombs (@VirtualisedReal) over at...
View ArticlePHD Virtual Backup v6.0
PHD Virtual Technologies recently released PHD Virtual Backup v6.0 at VMworld. This latest version builds on unique, patented virtual appliance architecture to deliver a powerful, feature-filled, easy...
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