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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 ArticleHomeLab in the Cloud
Ever wanted to build a home lab to study new technologies such as vCloud? I bet you have! However, all of us know that it could cost quite a bit to get it up and running. In addition to the initial...
View ArticleVMware Horizon View PowerCLI Commands Fail After Updating to Version 5.2
After updating my View environment to version 5.2, I noticed that my PowerCLI scripts that I run on the View Connection Server keep failing. After looking into the issue I found that each script...
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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 ArticleVMware Horizon View PowerCLI Commands Fail After Updating to Version 5.2
After updating my View environment to version 5.2, I noticed that my PowerCLI scripts that I run on the View Connection Server keep failing. After looking into the issue I found that each script...
View ArticleSecuring VMware View With Google Authenticator and Freeradius
I've always wanted to find a cost effective way to implement 2-factor authentication. Commercial solutions are expensive, and if you are a small business, you might not want to spend a small fortune on...
View ArticleApache Webserver File Permissions on VirtualHosts
I remember struggling to get my head around Apache Webserver file permissions. It's a common issue, and I've seen forum posts this weekend with users struggling to get it right. That s what's prompted...
View ArticleMoving my PowerCLI Scripts to GitHub
Too many times now have I had to browse in a billion locations on my file systems, trying to find that one script that I wrote two or three years ago. I really have a bad habit of misfiling little...
View ArticleContribute to my PowerCLI Script Repository and Help the Community
On the 20th of February 2014, I published some of my PowerCLI scripts to GitHub in an attempt to have some sort of version control system in place as well as to make the scripts available to the...
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Now Available: VMware vSphere Performance Book
I am happy to announce that our new book, VMware vSphere Performance (ISBN: 9781118008195) is now available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk in eBook format on Kindle as well as Paperback. The Paperback...
View ArticleVMware Horizon View PowerCLI Commands Fail After Updating to Version 5.2
After updating my View environment to version 5.2, I noticed that my PowerCLI scripts that I run on the View Connection Server keep failing. After looking into the issue I found that each script...
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Securing VMware View With Google Authenticator and Freeradius
I've always wanted to find a cost effective way to implement 2-factor authentication. Commercial solutions are expensive, and if you are a small business, you might not want to spend a small fortune on...
View ArticleNew ESXi Whitebox Servers for Home Lab
I’ve been thinking about retiring my old home lab server hardware for some time now. I’ve had two little HP ProLiant ML110 G5 servers for 5+ years. They’ve been good little machines and didn’t cost too...
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vRealize Automation 6.1, SSO and the Identity Appliance
There seems to be some confusion as to whether or not the Identity Appliance that ships as part of vRealize Automation (previously known as vCloud Automation Center, which will be referred to as vCAC 6...
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Keeping Up to Date and Reading VMware Documentation on Amazon Kindle
Since moving to Lincolnshire in August 2014 and whist still working on customer sites in London the majority of the time, I found myself doing a lot of train journeys to and from London. I also started...
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New Technical Whitepaper - KEMP Virtual LoadMaster
I'm happy to announce that following on from VMworld 2014 in Barcelona, I've authored a new technical whitepaper on KEMP Technologies’ virtual load balancer products (KEMP Virtual LoadMaster product...
View ArticleVMware vExperts for 2015 Announced
VMware has announced the list of selected vExperts for 2015. This year, I am again honoured and humbled to have been selected as a VMware vExpert. This is now my 5th year of being a vExpert and I'm...
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