Virtual machine provisioning has always imposed operational challenges. Monitoring datastore capacity and I/O load has proven to be very difficult. As a result, it's often neglected. This could lead ...

So, vSphere Storage DRS is suppose to require Enterprise Plus licenses, but we only have Enterprise and have no problems creating datastore clusters and enabling Storage DRS on them. I am beginning to ...

Recently, I wrote how certain vSphere configurations will introduce limits to consolidation ratios on HA-enabled clusters. With that information, I thought it a good idea to share another piece of ...

VMware vSphere 5.5, the latest release of VMware’s flagship virtualization hypervisor and central management server, has something for companies of all sizes. Usability and speed enhancements to the ...

As we rapidly approach yet another VMworld conference and the general release of VMware vSphere 5, it’s clear that VMware hasn’t been resting on its laurels. The newest version of vSphere builds on ...