For a very long time my homelab consisted of the following equipment: Host: Lenovo T61 laptop which is now gone, so sorry I do no longer have the exact specifications. Switch: D-Link DGS-1216T Shared storage (NFS): QNAP TS-639 However when this was originally setup, my role was as a IT consultant at a small value […]
Why is your software installer so crappy?
While my work is often mainly spent teaching in a classroom environment, I fortunately often also have the chance to help out in the real world. Something I have started to notice over time is how crappy the installer is from some really great vendors. I will not pick on anyone and call them out […]
VeeamON conference 2015 announced
Veeam just announced today that it will be hosting the VeeamON conference again this year! Last year the VeeamON venue was The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, but it seems with the amount of attendees Veeam will outgrow that venue this year and so they have moved to Aria Resort Hotel in Las Vegas. The conference […]
Veeam Backup & Replication v8 Patch 1 released
In case you missed it Veeam has finally released Patch 1 for Backup & Replication v8. You can download Veeam Backup & Replication v8 Patch 1 here. Some highlights from the release notes Virtual Lab proxy appliance was upgraded to virtual hardware version 7 to allow for it to manage more networks out of […]
Veeam Endpoint Backup BETA first look
I was lucky enough to be selected as one of the early beta testers of Veeam Endpoint backup. Instead of writing a long boring blog post, today I thought I would try and produce a video with my first impressions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxyc_N3UmR8 I will try to make some follow up videos on Veeam Endpoint Backup […]
Nordic VMUG User Conference 2014
If you have not already heard about it, Denmark VMUG is once again this year offering a full day conference – FOR FREE! I have looked over the agenda and must say it looks fantastic! Here are just some of the international speakers that you might recognize: Joe Baguley CTO @ VMware Shawn Bass @ […]
VeeamON 2014 Diary – Day 3 “New Mayor in town”
Today was the last actual conference day of VeeamON 2014. The reason I write the last actual conference day is because the Veeam Certified Engineer class still continues tomorrow Thursday. As all other days I started with breakfast and once again it was incredible quality! Today it was eggs & bacon among other goodies! […]
VeeamON 2014 Diary – Day 2 “Need for achievement”
VeeamON conference day 2. So for me this was a different day than for most other attendees. First stop of my day was the breakfast buffet. Once again – fantastic food! I can really appreciate that Veeam has been spending cash on this – and it is working. I promised to do a vBrownBag […]
Veeam announces Veeam EndPoint backup
Veeam Endpoint Backup for physical machines announced! Veeam Endpoint Backup was announced today by Veeam during their conference VeeamON. A simple and free standalone tool that enables users to back up Windows laptops/desktops to a hard drive, a NAS share or a Veeam backup repository. This is huge! Now while it is not targeted at Physical […]
VeeamON 2014 Diary – Day 1
The first real day of the conference is finished and what a day! My day started off with the Partner Keynote. Veeam CEO Ratmir Timashev I thought was fantastic and very charismatic. He explained how important the channel partners has been and will continue to be for Veeam. As someone who works for a Veeam […]