2009-2
24

Hands-On Labs Gear

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I have to be honest, I thought that I stopped being excited by hardware, but it turns out I haven’t.

Check out the picture I took today of all the equipment being used to power the hands-on labs.

I must say I got a little tingle.

2009-2
24

Paul Maritz Keynote Available Online

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For all those of you that seem to require more than my 2 minute jerky handed intro video, you can now view the full Paul Maritz keynote on the VMworld Website, as filmed by someone that actually knows what they are doing.

Check it out here.

2009-2
24

VMworld Europe 2009 Videos & Photos

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If you want to keep track of my Flip filmed videos and photos then please check out the links below:

VMworld Europe 2009 Gallery

VMworld Europe 2009 Videos

I know that I’m no Quentin Tarantino or David Bailey for that matter, but some of it miught be of interest.

2009-2
24

AP08 – Virtualizing Citrix XenApp Application Server Session

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Delivered by Michel Bond & Holger Temme, who are Global Solution Consultants at VMware.

Now that 92% or customers feel confident that mission-critical apps run well on VMware, these have included some of the following in production:

  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • IBM DB2
  • SAP

So there is no reason not to virtualise Citrix XenApp servers.  It is very easy to virtualise everything aside from the application servers in a typical Citrix ecosystem, such as:

  • License Server
  • Data Collectors
  • Web Interface
  • Datastore Servers

What makes XenApp Servers possible virtualisation candidatres:

Most XenApp deployments still on 32bit due to compatability and vendor support, which can cause application silos to be created.  This in turn can result in under-utilised servers.  On top of this the sweet spot for number of processors is dual core. There are currently far too many issues around 64 bit Operating Systems and the apps running on them for most people to use x64 in a terminal Services environment.  So all these factors can create under utilised XenApp servers.

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2009-2
24

VMworld Day 2 Keynotes – Live

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Okay, so I’m at the back of the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumiére along with all the other bloggers.  Richard really has put us in a great spot, to report on proceedings.

First up, Maurizio Carli, Head of EMEA, he kicks off with pointing out that last years VMworld attendance was 4500 and this year, despite the difficlt times, attendance is expected to be 4700.  Going to show the popularity of the event despite the current climate.

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2009-2
23

Partner University Announced

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A new portal at the VMware website has been setup to provide a comprehensive area for training for all types of user at all partners.

There is a sales focussed section a pre-sales focussed section and a technical focussed section.  Each section has a breakdown of the requirements to reach the appropriate milestones.  When you log in and click the Partner University link you now get a drop down with some new options: More »