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June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19
Best of VMworld 2019 U.S. Awards: Rules & criteria

Read the updated rules, criteria and categories for the Best of VMworld 2019 U.S. Awards to find out what the requirements are for each product nomination.
June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19
Best of VMworld 2019 U.S. Awards: Nomination form

Nominate the top virtualization, cloud and end-user computing products for the Best of VMworld 2019 U.S. Awards.
June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19
HCI market: Dell and VMware gain, as Nutanix stumbles

HCI pioneer Nutanix's revenue slid last quarter, as it goes through a business transition and greater competition from Dell appliances and VMware HCI software.
May 14, 2019 14 May'19
RHV 4.3 updates take backseat to container-native virtualization

Most new apps start in containers nowadays. However, certain legacy applications still don't work with containers. RHV 4.3 hopes to help bridge the gap.

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What are the differences between KVM, Virtuozzo and OpenVZ?

These virtualization platforms are related, but they vary in terms of whether they're open source or commercial products and the types of instances they provide to run applications. Continue Reading
Use vCenter maps to get better insight into your environment

Managing a VMware environment can be complex, but a single mapping tool can smooth the process significantly by showing the relationships between objects. Continue Reading
Understand VMware virtual machine files

Effectively navigate each of the VMware VM file types, such as the flat.vmdk file and the VSWP file, to simplify VM management tasks. Continue Reading

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Hyper-V vs. vSphere: How do the latest versions stack up?

Microsoft recently released Windows Server 2019, so how do the features in this version of Hyper-V compare to VMware's virtualization platform? Continue Reading
Build a Hyper-V home lab in Windows Server 2019

Production servers aren't the place to experiment with Microsoft's Hyper-V technology. This guide helps you build a lab tailored for a nested virtualization environment. Continue Reading
What are the limitations of free ESXi?

VMware's ESXi hypervisor is free to license and use, but its capabilities are limited without vSphere. You get what you pay for. Continue Reading

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Consider compute and storage before a vSphere 6.7 upgrade

Compatibility issues can arise during a VMware infrastructure upgrade. Consider HCI platforms and vSAN when looking to upgrade, and know your storage and compute lifecycles. Continue Reading
Latest Microsoft SDDC updates improve security, performance

Microsoft enhanced Windows Server 2019 software-defined networking and other virtualization facets of its latest server OS to improve security and increase workload performance. Continue Reading
Multi-hypervisor environments provide cost savings, flexibility

Adopting multiple hypervisors might make more sense than going with a single vendor, depending on cost, the types of workloads you run, and your performance and reliability needs. Continue Reading

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Compare the top 5 bare-metal hypervisors

Hypervisors such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Hypervisor, RHV and Oracle VM Server for x86 provide value to enterprise-level data centers in different ways. Continue Reading
How VMware snapshots work and how to use them

Disk snapshots can save VMware virtual servers from failed patches and upgrades. Easily create and manage various types of snapshot files with these strategies. Continue Reading
VMware vCenter and vSphere licensing and pricing explained

VMware vSphere and vCenter are licensed and priced in various ways depending on the desired support, the size of the environment and the required functionality. Continue Reading