With all the talk of DevOps, containers, and digital transformation, the virtual machine (VM) remains at the core of the modern data center. The VM has proved to be a resilient part of the abstracted ...

VMware vSphere 5.5, the latest release of VMware’s flagship virtualization hypervisor and central management server, has something for companies of all sizes. Usability and speed enhancements to the ...

VMware storage entails more than simply mapping a logical unit number (LUN) to a physical server. VMware’s vSphere enables system administrators to create multiple virtual servers on a single physical ...

Due to enhancements to vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) version 6.7, in particular its performance and vSphere Client, you may want to consider upgrading your VCSA sooner rather than later. Here's how.

Is VMware slowly becoming the new Oracle? That was the question being asked after the backlash to its initial vRAM licensing model at the launch of vSphere 5. VMware's somewhat quick retraction helped ...

VMware’s vSphere and Microsoft’s Hyper-V are the two leading platforms for server virtualization. Although they provide similar features and functionality, the way they manage storage for virtual ...

Now that you have an idea how vCenter Operations work (yeah, that easy), here are a few tips on what I use it for. Last time, I provided a feature overview of vCenter Operations and showed how to ...

Monitoring virtual servers for availability, performance, health, and workload capacity has never been easy, but Operations Manager goes a long way toward that goal One of the downsides to ...