This exclusive session brought by VMware for vExperts was about Hyper-Converged Infrastructure and contained information and a demo about the VMware EVO:RAIL solution.
Experiences
VMworld 2014: Software-Defined Data Center and vCloud Suite Roadmap
This session brought by Fausta Ibarra and Wayne Greene, both from VMware, was all about the roadmap and missions for SDDC and the vCloud Suite. I will share the highlights of this session with you in case you missed it.
VMworld 2014: General Session – Monday
The first general session for this year’s VMworld just finished and brought us some interesting announcements and provided new and returning VMworld visitors insight into the vision and strategy of VMware. More then 400 unique sessions will be given this year!
VMworld 2014: 5K Fun Run/Walk and badge pickup
This morning I had to get out of bed early for the 5K Fun Run/Walk after about 3 hours of sleep as we arrived in the hotel rather late and I was awake because of the earthquake that hit San Francisco. Everything was shaking and I honestly thought my neighbours were having a good time together, but mother nature was the cause of the noise!
VMworld 2014: Arrival, Road-rage and Excitement
After a long day of waiting, traveling, walking, eating and with VMworld 2014 around the corner, I’ve finally made it to my hotel bed getting ready for some sleep. But before I do, I would like to briefly share my travel and course of the day.
Bulk destroy virtual machines in VMware vCAC 6.0
During my current project where I’m implementing vCloud Automation Center as a multi-tenant, private cloud solution, I came across a lot of challenges. One of these challenges was the fact that it didn’t seem possible to bulk destroy virtual machines. This post clarifies how this can be done and what the requirements are.
Experiences with ESXi deployments on removable media
The reason for this post was because I had some questions regarding a situation where your USB or SD memory card would die while running the ESXi hypervisor. What would happen next? How can you monitor this and how to recover from this situation?
VMworld 2014: No Limits
As the ticker on my blog indicates, in less then 4 weeks VMworld will be the center of attention in San Francisco! Whether you are new to VMworld or have been here before, there are always new things to discover, new people to meet and of course an amazing experience to be there!
SQL 2012 logs are not being truncated by Veeam
As the title states, I had some problems with truncating logs of my SQL databases when using Veeam. This post will explain why this happened and how you can fix it.
VCAP5-DCA Exam experiences
After preparing for about 2 weeks, I have taken (and passed!) the VCAP5-DCA exam at Global Knowledge in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. This post will give you some tips and tricks that might help you prepare for the exam and know what will be expected of you.