DataCore acquired StarWind Software in May 2025. For many of us who have followed StarWind Virtual SAN, their HCI appliances, ...

VMware vSphere 7 has been announced and it brings an interesting feature for VM template management via Content Libraries. As you know, Content libraries introduced in vSphere 6.0 are continuously ...

I got this question several times already and realized that I don't have a blog post which outlines that situation. You may wonder what happens after 60 days VMware vSphere evaluation period? Do all ...

If you’ve been reading ESX Virtualization since the VMware 3.x days (yeah, 2008–2024 archive still holds up), you know I’ve always had a soft spot for backup solutions that actually deliver real value ...

Lost important files from a virtual machine and are not sure how to get them back? Virtual disk recovery may seem complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. With this virtual machine data recovery guide, ...

Hey folks, Vladan here. I’ve been writing about Veeam since version 3.0 back in the day — when it was still a relatively young VMware-centric tool and most of us were still figuring out CBT and ...

Nakivo Backup and Replication is a data protection solution for virtual, physical and cloud environment that our readers knows well. For new people that has just discovered our blog, here is our first ...

If you have been following the evolution of Veeam Backup & Replication over the last couple of years, you already know that version 13 marked a major architectural shift. The introduction of the Veeam ...

Well, not quite likely, but yes, VMware is developing a system that it called ESXi Live Patching. What is it? Its basically a way to patch the ESXi and install critical fixes and security patches to ...

Outlook PST files still cause plenty of headaches for admins and end users alike. Large files, sudden corruption after a crash, network sharing issues, or ...

This is exciting. After successfully installed my Xen Orchestra in the lab (nested with VMware Workstation. BTW, you can also use VMware Workstation Player which is FREE), when testing XCP-NG (after ...

This post will detail and explains some basic concept about ESXi memory reclamation technique called ballooning. What is VMware Memory Ballooning is the name of today's post. We'll put it again in our ...