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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Security Features and Hardening
There is no doubt about it that Windows Server 2016 is Microsoft’s most powerful server operating system. If you have been waiting on reasons to upgrade server infrastructure to Server 2016, security may be among the top reasons why you…
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VMware
Tools to Improve Virtual Machine Performance
One of the key areas that a VMware virtualization administrator must key in on with his or her vSphere environment is performance. After all if the production workloads running in the virtualized environment are not running with adequate performance, problems…
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Networking
Setup Multiple Gateways and Multiple Internet Connections One Host
These days, most organizations have multiple circuits and connectivity for egress traffic outside the core network environment. There may be certain use cases where a host needs to have connectivity to multiple gateways or ISPs for different network connections. In…
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Backup Software
Monitor Veeam Backups with Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
protection solution providing disaster recovery in the case of a true disaster event. If you are using Veeam Backup & Replication and especially multiple Veeam Backup & Replication servers, it can be difficult to keep track of jobs, job statuses,…
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vSphere 6.5
Setup and Configure VMware vSphere 6.5 Storage I/O Control
When managing and maintaining a VMware vSphere environment, keeping an eye on storage and storage I/O is extremely important. In most virtualization environments where shared SAN storage is in place, it is not uncommon to see storage I/O resources exhausted…
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Backup Software
VMware Data Recovery Finding the Best Replacement
VMware historically has provided a few good backup technologies that used to meet the needs of many SMBs and even small enterprise environments. Recently, one of those products – vSphere Data Protection (VDP) – was announced to be end-of-life. However,…
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vSphere 6.5
VMware Virtual Machine Encryption Key Management
One of the exciting new features included with VMware vSphere 6.5 is the ability to encrypt VMware virtual machines by using a native encryption process that is managed at the hypervisor level. Since the encryption is done at the hypervisor level,…
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VMware
Upgrade VMware Tools to Latest Version
Installing VMware Tools on running virtual machines in a VMware vSphere environment is best practice and a great way to make sure the running virtual machines perform at their best. Having VMware Tools running as well is a necessary requirement…
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Backup Software
Vembu Perpetual Licensing Service Provider Program and GDPR
Recently, Vembu Technologies has made some exciting announcements for customers regarding their suite of products, pricing and keeping pace with the various compliance standards on the horizon. Vembu is a great data protection solution that covers the entire gamut of…
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Backup Software
Check for Orphaned Veeam Temporary Snapshots
For those using Veeam Backup & Replication in a vSphere environment perhaps backing up hundreds of virtual machines one of the important housekeeping items you may want to keep a check on is any Veeam temporary snapshots that may for…
