NEC Launches M100 Storage System for Windows, Linux and VMware Environments

NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced communication and IT solutions, today launched the next generation of storage architecture, the M100 storage area networking (SAN) system. The M100 provides highly available and easily scalable storage that does not compromise performance or flexibility. M100 features complete array management suite for businesses… Continue reading NEC Launches M100 Storage System for Windows, Linux and VMware Environments

Quest Software Meets the Need for Serious Virtual Data Protection

The virtual world is the norm for most IT departments today, but their data protection strategies often remain stuck in the physical realm. Backup and recovery solutions that excel in physical environments don’t fare as well in their virtual counterparts, however, often resulting in excessive resource usage that starves virtual machines and slows business operations… Continue reading Quest Software Meets the Need for Serious Virtual Data Protection

Teradici to Showcase Latest PCoIP Solutions at VMworld 2011 Europe

Teradici, the developer of the innovative PC-over-IP® (PCoIP®) protocol that enables a true PC experience for desktop virtualization, today announced its sponsorship and participation at VMworld 2011 Europe, October 18 – 20, at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. Teradici will demonstrate its latest PCoIP solutions in booth #114. New solutions include: Additional PCoIP zero… Continue reading Teradici to Showcase Latest PCoIP Solutions at VMworld 2011 Europe

IgniteVM Helps Oracle DBAs Maintain Performance in Virtual Environments

Confio Software, the makers of the award-winning Ignite performance management software tools, launched its IgniteVM solution for database administrators (DBAs) attending Oracle OpenWorld. Confio’s IgniteVM is the first and only software designed specifically for DBAs to monitor the performance of Oracle on VMware. By offering DBAs an unprecedented level of visibility beyond the database and… Continue reading IgniteVM Helps Oracle DBAs Maintain Performance in Virtual Environments

Cormant Announces the Ability to Query Virtual Machine Managers with CableSolve

Cormant Inc., a software development company specializing in IT infrastructure management, today announced CableSolve now queries virtual machine (VM) managers such as VMware ESX® and Cisco UCS® environments. With this update, data center and IT infrastructure managers are able to see a holistic view of their physical and virtual servers in the context of the… Continue reading Cormant Announces the Ability to Query Virtual Machine Managers with CableSolve

VMware vConverter: A fatal error occurred Message

While I was trying to convert an existing Virtual Machine (VM), I experienced a small issue with the vConverter wizard. If you try to convert server using VMware vCenter vConverter, you may experience an error like this: A fatal error occurred. The reason for this might be a Network connection failure. The wizard will close… Continue reading VMware vConverter: A fatal error occurred Message

Tech Data Partners with VMware to Deliver VMware vSphere 5

Tech Data Corporation today announced that it has partnered with VMware to deliver VMware vSphere® 5 to its channel of over 60,000 resellers in the United States. VMware vSphere 5 is available for live, remote, or virtual demos at Tech Data’s onsite VMware Transformation Center, providing resellers with expert-led sales and technical training to differentiate… Continue reading Tech Data Partners with VMware to Deliver VMware vSphere 5

Technical tutorial for virtual systems backup and recovery

This feature brief is primarily intended to assist technical personnel as they design and implement Backup Exec and the Agent for VMware Virtual infrastructure, and make related decisions. Additionally, the business value of the Backup Exec Agent for VMware Virtual Infrastructure (referred to commonly as the VMware Agent in this document) and the licensing of… Continue reading Technical tutorial for virtual systems backup and recovery