Server virtualisation introduces a radically different approach to backing up data in the enterprise than simply using backup agents installed in the guest operating system and backing up VMs across ...

Broadcom’s 2023 acquisition of VMware for US$69bn led to disruptive changes in the virtualisation provider’s pricing. Key here is a move from perpetual licences to a subscription model. This has left ...

The latest version of the VMware Inc. flagship product -- vSphere 6.0 -- comes with a number of improvements to the respective backup and replication products. vSphere Data Protection (VDP) and ...

I have a machine running ESXi 5.0, it runs a single VM that I have nearly zero internal access to (Aerohive Hivemanager, supplied as an OVA, and the CLI login just gives you a shitty menu rather than ...

VMworld opened this week with introductions by Vizioncore of some new products that work in virtual environments. Vizioncore, which focuses on backing up VMware ESX server environments, launched a new ...

A bit of background: I work for a small financial institution which is just starting to try out virtualization. ESXi becoming free couldn't have better timing. High-availability doesn't matter too ...

VMware made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, though.

Although there is an option to manually migrate or import VMs from VMware ESXi to Proxmox, we will not discuss it in this post. We will demonstrate how to use Proxmox’s Built-in Import Wizard to ...

Symantec today announced upgrades to its enterprise-class NetBackup software to focus on tighter integration with VMware and the ability to backup and recover virtual machines (VMs) more quickly.

IT leaders at small businesses should evaluate virtualization options such as VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V and Nutanix AHV ...