Introduction I was fortunate to grab myself an Intel Nuc at VMware Explore 2022 Barcelona, which was kindly provided by Cohesity for vExperts. This article goes through some of the steps of preparing the Nuc for ESXi 8 and creating a custom image with the VMware Fling USB Native Driver configured. Here are the specs... Continue Reading →
Announcing The Desktop Virtualisation Newsletter
Introduction Over the last couple of years, there has been significate investment and change in the Desktop Virtualization Sector. A growing number of great content providers and creators spend their personal time producing content/free material for the wider community to help with technical projects and to help others learn about a specific subjects. The purpose... Continue Reading →
AVD & Desktop Virtualization resources
Introduction: Over the last year I have been collaborating with Microsoft on a number of FREE resources for those who are planning or looking at Azure Virtual Desktop and VMware Horizon Cloud or Citrix Cloud with Azure Virtual Desktop. Not only are these eBooks a great source of information, they can also be used for... Continue Reading →
Configure VMware Workstation 16 for Windows 11
Introduction Windows 11 at the time of writing this post is currently launched as an insider preview. On the announcement of Windows 11, Microsoft did state that there are a number of minimum requirements that need to be met to run Windows 11. In this quick guide, I will show you how to configure a... Continue Reading →
MSIX app attach using VMware App Volumes 4 (2009)
Introduction As you may have already read or seen the many announcements recently about MSIX app attach for Windows Virtual Desktop. I thought it would be useful to explore the wider offering and why MSIX app attach simplifies application delivery and, furthermore, the use outside of WVD. MSIX app attach is Microsoft's Dynamic Application delivery... Continue Reading →
VMworld Europe – Getting Started with KEMP’s LoadMaster 7th of November 19 12:00 PM – VMTN5103E
I have the great privilege of being selected to present this year at VMworld 2019 Europe, visit my session on Thursday 07 November @ 12:00 on Getting started With KEMP's LoadMaster on VMware [VMTN5103E] “ A introduction into using KEMP Loadmaster's within a VMware environment. Understand the fundamentals of deploying a Kemp and settings to... Continue Reading →
Altaro VM Backup v8 Review
Introduction Altaro VM Backup was founded in 2009 and was recognised as one of the first VM Backup products for Hyper-V. 9 years on, the product has made tremendous advances and is now used by over 40,000 customers world wide and is a globally recognised data backup product. The product supports both Hyper-V and VMware... Continue Reading →
VMworld 2017 Europe – Day 3 –General Session 2
A great way to kick off the second day, Keynote number 2, first on stage were Sanjay Poonen, Ray O’Farrell and Pat Gelsinger, in a Q&A Session to address some of the questions submitted following on from the first keynote on Tuesday. The Q&A covered a few key areas around VMware's strategy and technology, from... Continue Reading →