Spy vs Agent
Since VMware entered the server space, a simple problem has plagued backup administrators: Backup via a client installed in the VM? or…
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Since VMware entered the server space, a simple problem has plagued backup administrators: Backup via a client installed in the VM? or…
As is typically the case, EMC and my timing has been a little out of whack. They announced their “backup…
Virtualisation. It’s a fantastic blade to wield through a datacentre. Sweeping and scything, whole racks of equipment are reduced to…
A wise man once said in a meeting: If you want to see how indispensable you are, stick your finger…
Over at Backup Central, Curtis Preston has written a couple of excellent blog posts to do with VSS. The first,…
So in an earlier post, I mentioned that I’d been looking at first comparisons between VMware Fusion 3.0 and Parallels…
My colleague Brian Norris is continuing his excellent coverage of virtualisation topics over at Going Virtual, this time with a…
My colleague Brian Norris has been continuing his VMware coverage over at Going Virtual. Recently he’s been doing a lot…
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