Keeping control of your virtual estate with Runecast Analyzer

Keeping control of your virtual estate with Runecast Analyzer

Top help with the difficult take of keeping on top of and maintaining our virtual infrastructures, Runecast integrates with your VMware vSphere infrastructure to constantly check your virtual infrastructure against the latest updates from VMware best practice and security hardening guides.

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VMware vSAN - A closer Look [Part 1 - Introducing and licensing]

VMware vSAN - A closer Look [Part 1 - Introducing and licensing]

Whilst many of our customers have a good high-level understanding of vSAN this series of blog posts will cover some of the concepts in further detail and hopefully help answer some of the typical questions I get asked.

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Why data centre hyperconvergence is key to your cloud strategy

Why data centre hyperconvergence is key to your cloud strategy

Cloud is becoming a key plank in virtually every organisation’s technology strategy. The potential benefits of cloud are now widely understood, among them the ability to save money and reduce IT management overheads, meaning more resources can be ploughed into other parts of your business.

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Interview with Commvault at VMworld Barcelona 2016

Interview with Commvault at VMworld Barcelona 2016

Barry caught up with Mark Jow of Commvault at VMworld 2016 held in Barcelona. They discussed how Commvault can help you protect your applications and data.

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Interview with Gary Quinn of Falconstor at VMworld Barcelona 2016

Interview with Gary Quinn of Falconstor at VMworld Barcelona 2016

I was lucky enough to meet with Gary Quinn CEO of Falconstor at VMworld Barcelona 2016. We discussed the storage industry, the journey to the cloud as well as our thoughts on the show.

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BizTech Brief - IPEXPO

BizTech Brief - IPEXPO

This week I attended one of the biggest IT exhibitions in the UK, PIEXPO. There were lots of interesting technologies and trends on the day that I wanted to put into one place for anyone that couldn't make it. 

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BizTech Brief #12

BizTech Brief #12

The season of events and conferences is truly upon us, full of product updates and industry announcements. The season was kicked off by Microsoft's annual ignite conference in London last week. 

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Top 5 Tips for View VDI Deployment

Top 5 Tips for View VDI Deployment

In order to achieve a successful VDI deployment, there are numerous factors to take into consideration, I have picked a few below around some of the technical aspects that are important to get right. 

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10ZiG Cloud Manager

10ZiG Cloud Manager

Customers using 10Zig Thin and Zero Client end-point devices have successfully used the 10ZiG Manager to centrally register and configure their on-premise Thin or Zero Client deployments, recently 10Zig Have announced the introduction of a product called the 10ZiG Cloud Manager. The 10ZiG cloud manager allows for simple on-premise management and administration of 10ZiG thin and zero clients connecting to the corporate infrastructure via the internet.

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2016 VMware vExpert Award

I was honoured to learn on Friday that for the sixth year I have been awarded the VMware vExpert status.  I would like to congratulate the fellow vExperts and welcome any new vExperts to the group. 

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Watch an exclusive introduction to Datrium – storage with a difference!

Datrium are the new storage kid on the block, delivering virtualisation integrated storage in a slightly different way to everyone else. In this video ComputerWorld's vExpert Barry Coombs talks to co-founder of Datrium to understand why they are different and how their solution is architected. Play the interview below...