(Guest Post) This is a continuation of my experience testing, and now putting into production, integrating Veeam Backup & Replication with HPE Nimble Storage. While testing, I came across a few bugs (post here), but once I worked through them, I was able to go full steam ahead in implementing my storage into Veeam to […]
Updating Microsoft Office 365 package on Windows
I noticed today that some annoyances specifically in Skype for Business seemed to have been fixed by Microsoft, however for some reason my Microsoft Office 365 package was not getting updated (even though automatic updates are enabled). Checking the current version number, which according to Microsoft.com was not the latest version: To update, open a […]
Veeam > Nimble Integration Bug to Be Aware Of
(Guest Post) Since the announcement of Nimble Storage integration by both Nimble Storage (now a part of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise) and Veeam, I’ve been anxious to test out the functionality. The opportunity to perform all my Availability tasks (snapshotting, backup, replication, recovery) in a central management location, the Veeam Backup & Replication (VB&R) Console, is highly […]
VeeamON 2017 – My First VeeamON, But Certainly Not My Last!
I’ve been wanting to attend a VeeamON Conference event since Veeam started having them in 2014. Needing to implement a true VM image backup & replication solution for the organization I was working for at the time, and after testing out a few VM image backup products, it was really no contest of which solution […]
Don’t forget this if you want to get it at the VMworld 2016 party
In case you missed it, to be able to get into the VMworld 2016 party, you are required to sign a waiver. Hat tip to Eric Siebert over at vSphere-Land for mentioning this! I thought I would drop a few screenshots just to show exactly where this can be found. First you need […]
Uninstall Skype Preview in Windows 10
How to uninstall Skype Preview in Windows 10. I have been running on Windows 10 for quite some time and feel very happy with it. However with a recent updated somehow Skype Preview was forced onto my machine. Personally, maybe being old school, I like using Skype desktop version. Alas, I could not find any […]
Optimize SSD speed via driver and 4K alignment
Ever since I received my new corporate laptop, I had a feeling that perhaps the SSD drive was not running as fast as it could be, especially for writes. I decided to start of with an initial benchmark: While read performance looks pretty good 🙂 I think I have USB stick drives with better write […]
Disable Skype spell check on Windows 10
I’ve recently started to notice Skype on Windows 10 seems to have a spell check of some kind. It will correct words such as next to NeXT and who to WHO… very annoying! After some digging I found you can easily disable it: 1. Open start menu 2. Type Settings, then click on Settings […]
WebEx issues with Opera browser “Step 1 of 2: Add WebEx to Chrome”
I recently switched from Google Chrome to Opera browser, mainly to use their new free built-in VPN service. Since Opera is now based on Google Chrome, I guess it’s natural some websites will detect it as Google Chrome. Such an example happend today when I was trying to open a WebEx recording: Error: Step […]
Veeam Certified Engineer v9 guide
Veeam released the updated version 9 of their course Veeam Certified Engineer on February 1st. Since then many Education Centers have already been teaching it and the feedback I have heard is great! Around 400 attendees at Veeam’s availability conference, VeeamON, in October 2015 had a chance to attend an early access version of VMCE […]