Hyper-V – Virtual F5 Load Balancer
As the scenarios of what I need to test before moving solutions into production get more complex, I often find that not having my Lab match the production environment can result in undesirable results;...
View ArticleThe Great Big Hyper-V Survey of 2012
Its time for The Great Big Hyper-V Survey of 2012, and we want your perspective. Would you believe that 1 year has passed since we launched our first independent Hyper-V survey to get an insight into...
View ArticleCSV Volume Free Space
Working with Mounted file systems is cool; but there is one real pain, how do you quickly find out your remaining capacity? WMI of course, but gosh do I really want to, or need to do that… Yes and its...
View Article“VIRTu Alley” Conference
As all of you know, virtualization management is not a destination, but a journey. To help guide you through this journey, Dell Software (vKernel) is hosting VIRTu Alley, a two-day online symposium,...
View ArticleCisco Nexus 1000v Public Beta Program
Brace yourself, the fun is about to truly begin. On Wednesday March 6th, Cisco will unveil its greatly anticipated Distributed Switch solution for Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V; the Nexus 1000V. What...
View ArticleCisco Nexus 1000v Overview
The Cisco Nexus 1000V is a Layer 2 distributed virtual switch, originally developed and implemented in 2009 for VMware vSphere 4.0. The Nexus 1000v is crafted from the same operating system which Cisco...
View ArticleNexus 1000v Online Lab
Yesterday, was an all-important day with the Public Beta launch of the Nexus 1000v for Hyper-V. If you missed the Live Presentation, the recording and deck are now available on the Cisco Nexus...
View ArticleUnravelling the Network
In co-operation with Savision, I have recently published a white paper over viewing the new networking features in Windows Server 2012, and how these are managed in SCVMM 2012 SP1 The synopsis of the...
View ArticleManaging Hyper-V NVGRE with PowerShell
If you are still wrapping your head around the NVGRE technology which Microsoft has introduced in Windows 2012, and want to get down and dirty into how this stuff actually ticks, then I have some great...
View ArticleBook 3: Microsoft System Center: Building a Virtualized Network Solution
I am delighted to see that my 3rd book on Microsoft Private Cloud OS has gone public a few moments ago. This book is currently available for free as an eBook, or for around €10 in print from Amazon....
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