Archive for 'Virtualization'

Cleaning out the RSS Reader

The last one of these got quite a bit of mileage, so it may be worthwhile to repeat them on occasion. This week, while sitting in VMwares DSA (Deploy, Secure, Analyze) Class posting will be ‘interesting’ at best. So here it goes:
Virtu-al’s first Online VMUG was a success, with about 30-45 viewers. It’s been recorded [...]

What Happens When Chuck Norris Divides By Zero? – Virtualizing Virtualization

Sometimes you really can have too much of a good thing. Or is it?
I’ve had a few specific use cases come up (demos for Virtualization Congress) where running one virtualization platform, on another virtualization platform makes sense (There will be instructions released on doing this closer to the show). Suffice it to say the process [...]

Required Reading. Yes, There Will Be A Test

There are now four, FOUR ATDG chapters available, HA ha ha!
http://www.vi3book.com/index.php/component/content/article/83
I can’t say this enough, but if Virtualization is the new Religion, this is it’s bible, and should be required reading all about.

The Religion of Virtualization

I never thought of it this way, but alas, this weekend, a few folks have spent quite some time on it.
It started with Brenda at Virtual Gipsy:
Of the things I learned while studying anthropology, the one that stuck most was to always pay attention to that which stands out. Unexpected behavior, words that surprise you. [...]

Project VRC!

Came across this in my RSS reader, and figured it was worth a mention. Project VRC (Virtual Reality Check) provides vendor neutral white papers on how to best configure Xen, Hyper-V, and VMware for different workloads.
Do you wonder about virtualization? Are you seeking for the best virtualization platform for your specific environment? Project VRC shows [...]

Virtualization Security Round Table Podcast

Edward Haletky, a regular on VMTN, and the VMTN round table podcasts, is starting his own spinoff, the “Virtualization Security Round Table Podcast”
The first show, scheduled for Thursday at 2:30p EST, is going to feature the following topics:

Use of Virtualization in a DMZ.
Review of security lockdown standards/benchmarks and tools
Virtualization Security in shared and dedicated hosting [...]

Virtualization Vanguards

Virtualization.info provides a LOT of great virtualization related information and services. One of those services, for those of us social-networking inclined, is their Virtualization Vanguards. A Group on LinkedIn. I’m happy to announce that I’ve joined this group, and look forward to seeing what it will bring.

Virtualization Bookshelf – The Books Every VMware Admin Needs

Found this on Roger Lund’s site
It seems that Edward L. Haletky has put together a wiki site with essential books and references for VMware Professionals. It’s pretty light so far, but he’s got an area for suggestions.
VMware
* Edward L. Haletky. VMware ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers. Prentice Hall PTR; 1 [...]

Virtual Conferences?

Virtualization, and Virtual are wonderful buzzwords now-a-day’s aren’t they? It seems with some format modification, webcasts have now become “Virtual Conferences” or “Virtual Seminars”. It’s a cool concept though, especially because I have an allergy for airplanes/travel.
Here are some coming up this month. (From Brian Madden)

Hypervisor Framework Paper

The Hacker 2 Hacker Conference Brazil this year featured a paper called “Hypervisor Framework”. An interesting read for those more interested in the nitty gritty of how all this “Virtualization” stuff works

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