Top Virtualization Blogs of 2009

There are tons of good blogs out there, but how do you tell the fluff from the best? Fortunately, Eric Siebert over at vSphere-Land.com has spent a lot of time polling readers about their favorite virtualization blogs. He’s come up with a list of the top 66 virtuaization blogs and you can check it out here-

Top Virtualization Blogs of 2009

New Posts - VMware Data Recovery

VMware’ Data Recovery (vDR) is VMware’s backup and restore application fr SMB customers. It is recommended for customers who have less than 100 virtuaal machine. It is easy to install as it comes in virtual appliance fomat. Plus, it is completely aware of the virtual infrastructure and it is a really simple to use.

Christian Mohn over at the Petri IT Knowledgebase has written a couple of great  articles covering vDR. They are:

VMware vSphere Daat Recovery overview and deployment

AND

How to Create and Restore a backup with VMware vShere Data Recovery

Enable “God Mode” in Windows Server 2008/R2, Windows 7 and Vista

In Daniel Petri’s new article over at the Petri IT Knowledgebase, he has made an amazng discovery and post. In this article, he shows us how to enable “god mode” - or omnipotent power over our computer’s operating system. Amazingly, it’s as simple as creating a folder ith the right name.

Find out how to enable “God mode” over at- Enable “God Mode” in Windows Server 2008/R2, Windows 7 and Vista

Xtravirt vSphere Client RDP Plug-in

The guys over at Xtravirt will have a new vSphere Client RDP plug-in (currently in beta). This plug-in will allow you to connect to any Windows virtual machine using RDP, right from the vSphere client.

Eric Sloof over at ntpro.nl has a great new post about this as he is in the beta program. He even has a video about it.

Read about the Xtravirt vSphere Client Plug-in here and stay tuned for when it is released as I will certainly post more about it then.

Whatever Happened to MCSE?

I’m an MCSE+Internet. Anyone know what that is still? Well, it’s not worth lot anymore ever since the MCSE went away. Whatever happened to the MCSE? In a new blog post over at TrainSignalTraining.com, they discuss what happened to the MCSE, why, and what the new certification is.

Read the full post at Whatever Happened to MCSE?

Scott’s Virtualization Short Takes…

Each week, I enjoy reading Scott Lowe’s Blog covering VMware virtualization. Periodically, Scott posts what he calls “virtualization short takes”. These are kind of a mish-mash of virtualization topics and that is what I like about them. In just one post, I get to learn about a hugee variety of topics - everything that’s new in virtualization.

You can read Scott’s latest Virtualization Short Take - #33 at this link.

The best free virtualization tools guide

Everyone loves free tools and so do I !

I recently completed my Best Free Virtualization Tools Guide over at SearchServerVirtaulization.com. It does require free registration but it’s worth it because you’ll find out what the best free virtualization tools are and where to download them.

Check it out at - SearchServerVirtualization: The Best Free Virtualization Tools Guide

VIDEO: My home VMware vSphere Lab

I created  new video that details my home VMware vSphere lab including servers and storage. Watch the video here (click the video graphic to launch):

Have you heard of Hyper9 ?

If you are even moderatly interested in virtualization (who isn’t?) you should know who Hyper9 is and what they do.

Hyper9 is out of Austin, Texas (my home state) and was named one of Gartner’s cool vendors to watch in the IT Ops and Virtualizaion space. Hyper9 also is also listed on CIO.com’s list of intriguing vendors to watch in 2010.

They have some awesome new products including the free Virtualization Mobile Manager and Virtual Environment Optimization and they had record sales in 4th Quarter of 2009 (even with a down economy).

For more information on Hyper9’s very cool virtualization management products, visit their website and download a free demo - www.Hyper9.com

Computer Nerd turned Runner – David’s Marathon Update

Recently, I ran the Dallas White Rock Marathon and I used technology to do it! I have posted a story about my marathon journey including pictures of the race. I have also detailed how I started with an Apple iPod with Nike Plus, then moved to RunKeeper on the iPhone, and finished up with a Garmin 305.

Checkout the whole story at- Computer Nerd turned Runner – David’s Marathon Update

Here I am crossing the finish line!