If there is one trend that permeates all of industry, it is the drive to move forward. All processes evolve to become more efficient. New things are built on the old. Things get smaller, simpler, cheaper. IT is no exception. The technology industry has progressed from the room-sized computers of the 1950s (for which it is …
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vSphere Upgrade Saga: vSphere Management Assistant Replacement
VMware will be removing the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) from future versions of vSphere. I, for one, use vMA quite a bit. However, all hope is not lost. It is pretty easy to build your own version of a vMA. It is even easier now, as I have created an installer.
Layoffs at Citrix…What’s Next?
Over the past couple of days, various Citrix employees have been invited to meetings and conference calls wherein they’ve received layoff notifications. While the full extent of the layoffs is unknown, it appears that the Octoblu, ShareFile/Podio, XenMobile, and App Layering teams have been the most profoundly affected. Most concerning is that XenApp/XenDesktop, the cash cow …
Virtualization and Cloud Security: Back to Basics
Every time I talk virtualization and cloud security, I am surprised by the number of people who do not follow the basics. The basics have been around since 2004. The funny thing is, I also see the basics misquoted all the time. People try to interject their language into something already simple, yet by doing …
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Where, When, How to Gain Knowledge
In my last few articles, we have gone through some of the economics of IT: specifically, around the changes taking place in IT. My last article focused on the need to gain new knowledge in order to transform your career while IT is changing around you. That raises the question of how to gain the …
VMworld Europe 2017 – Roundup
In a slight change from normal behavior this week is VMware’s European VMworld soiree, I say a slight change as this is is usually held in October. The European conference is to be fair never as good as their US offering, yes the Keynote speeches had tip of the hat to the Europeans with Gelsinger …