The Best of the Week (17)

Here you have the best links and articles for the past week:

• ESX Server Security Technical Implementation Guide via US Department of Defense
• Why Virtualization Amplifies The Disconnect Between Security and IT Operations, And What You Can Do About It via Virtualization Security
• Upgrading your Active Directory to Windows Server 2008 via Sander Berkouwer's Blog
• Well, that's interesting news - now what? via Virtual Geek
• Optimize My IT via VMware

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (16)

And the winners for this week are:

• Top 5 things to know about Hyper-V via Windows Virtualization Team Blog
• Deploying Windows Server 2008 with "slipstreamed" Hyper-V RTM (Part 2)  via John Howard's Blog
• If A Virtualization Misconfiguration Or Security Vulnerability Exists Within An “ESX Appliance,” Does It Really Exist? via Virtualization Security
• Virtualising (Domain Controller) Servers via Mark Empson's Blog
• Virtualization's Impact on IT Operations - Part Two via Virtual Strategy Magazine

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (15)

Here you have the links / posts for the last week!

• Deploying Windows Server 2008 with "slipstreamed" Hyper-V RTM (Part 1) via John Howard's Blog
• A Look at Some VMware Infrastructure Architectural Advantages via Virtual Reality
• Arghhh.... Oh (that damn VM HA thing) via Virtual Geek
• The Virtualization Administrator is dead ! via Virtualfuture.info
• The Gift of Time via Life as a Healthcare CIO

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (14)

Another week, another 5 interesting articles to read!

• Deploying VI with Cisco via VMware Networking Blog
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet and VMware - A Match Made in Heaven via Virtual Geek
• So, how **EXACTLY** does VM HA's admittance algorithm work? via Virtual Geek
• How does basic networking work in Hyper-V? via John Howard's Blog
• Virtualization of Domain Controllers part Deux via Jane Lewis's Blog

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (13)

And here you have the the best articles for the past week:

• Significant Networking Problem with Hyper-V via Scottlowe.org
• The Case For And Against Stretched ESX Clusters via Virtual Geek
• VMFS Storage Sizing for Maximum Performance via VM /ETC
• Disaster Recovery in the Datacenter via VMware Podcasts
• ROI Analysis: Virtualization via InformationWeek

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (12)

This is the list of the links for this week:

• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Connection Broker Comparison via Quest
• Microsoft Hyper-V to flaunt advanced virtualization features via Infoweek
• Virtualization's Impact on IT Operations - Part 1 via Virtual Strategy Magazine
• Deploying Virtual Servers in a SAN Environment via Virtual Strategy Magazine
• Alternatives to VCB for VMware backup via SearchVMware

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (11)

These are the articles I enjoyed the most in the past week:

• Measuring Cluster Scaling with VMmark via VMware's performance team
• VirtualBox 1.6 vs. VMware Server 2.0 Beta 2 via zdnet.com
• Uncovering the Dark Secrets of Dark Storage via Enterprise Systems
• Is IT Infrastructure Undergoing a Quiet Revolution? via vmblog.com
• With virtualization growth comes increased demand for jobs via InfoWorld

Have a nice weekend!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (10)

And the winners for this week are:

• Storage options for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V via Jose Barreto's Blog
• More on Storage Options for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V via Jose Barreto's Blog
• Microsoft Licensing: Part 5 (virtualization) via markwilson.it
• Remote Access for Vendors via Life as a Healthcare CIO
• Dice reports a 40% increase in the demand for virtualization jobs via virtualization.info

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (9)

And the Best of the Week is back again this weekend with the following articles:

• Getting my head around the Hyper-V architecture via Peering through Windows
• Step-by-Step Guide for Testing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering via Microsoft
• How a stateless ESXi infrastructure might work via vinternals.
• Troubleshooting ESX Logs via VM/ETC
• How to be a Great Boss via Life as Healthcare CIO

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (8)

Here are the links and articles for the past week:

• Virtualization tools, advice focus on ROI by Server Virtualization Blog
• More on Transient VMs via vmMBA
• Why Retailers are Adopting Virtualization via Microsoft
• Virtualization creates shift in IT job market via SearchServerVirtualization
• Is hypervisor-based virtualization doomed? via SearchServerVirtualization

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (7)

These are the articles and links for the last week:

• VMware Certified Professionals command higher salaries, report shows via Server Virtualization Blog
• Free Virtualization Capacity Planning, Courtesy of Microsoft MAP via Virtualization.com
• Cool Technology of the Week via Life as a Healthcare CIO
• My Thoughts on the Live Migration-Quick Migration Discussion via Scottlowe.org
• Microsoft Blogs Part II via Yellow Bricks

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (6)

Another week, another five interesting articles to read!

• Management Lessons Learned as a Parent via Life as a Healthcare CIO
• Storage Design for Exchange Server 2007 via Microsoft
• VMware white paper review: “Comparison of storage protocol performance” via Server Virtualization Blog
• Saving money by using virtualization via Server Virtualization Blog
• Actual ROI of Virtualization via Virtualization Stuff

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (5)

These are the articles / links for the past week:

• The Challenges of a Software Legacy via Life as Healthcare CIO
• The virtualization ecosystem of the (very near) future via ONLamp.com
• Treat your virtualization project like a data center move via VM /ETC
• VMware beats Microsoft on virtual hardware hot-add support via Virtualization.Info
• It's like a VCR for your VM: Execution Record / Replay in Workstation via VMTN Blog

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (4)

Here are the links and articles for this week:

• Support for Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) in 3.5 update ! via Yellow Bricks
• Is Quick Migration"good enough"? via VMTN Blog
• Virtualization tightening the IT job market? via ServerVirtualization Blog
• Virtualization Wave To Cause Huge Market Disruption And Consolidation Through 2012 via Virtualization.com
• After Hours Pay for IT Professionals via Life as a Healthcare CIO

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (3)

These are the articles / links for the past week:

• How-to Sysprep in Windows 2008 via Brian Desmon's Blog
• CoreConfigurator for Windows Server 2008 via Guy Teverovsky
• VMware HA Vs Microsoft Cluster Server via IT 2.0
• Raghu Raghuram on the hypervisor and the next big opportunity via VMTN Blog
• Looking to Leadership for Agile Inspiration via Gantthead

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (2)

Here is the list of links and articles for this week:

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator via Microsoft Technet
• A Really Useful List of Rundll32 commands for Windows via Gus Pinto MVP Blog
• Windows Server 2008 Israeli Launch Event & Presentations by Daniel Petri via Petri IT Knowledgebase
• Remaindered links for March21, 2008 via VMTN Blog
• The CareGroup Network Outage via Life as a Healthcare CIO

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel

The Best of the Week (1)

This is a new section that I am going to try to write every week. It will have the links or articles that called my attention the most in the last 7 days, so you can have them too. Here we go:

• Managing IT Projects via Life as a Healthcare CIO
• Cheap Hypervisors: A Fine Idea -- If You Can Afford Them via VMware: Virtual Reality (the comments are also very interesting)
• The Complete Clustering How-To Presentation (VMworld 2007) via Jumé BV
• Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides
• Webcast: Hardening Windows Server 2008 and its guide

Enjoy!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel