There is a new offering from VMware called vSphere Express. I think you've heard about it since it's been spread through the ...

Ransomware is no longer a distant threat — it is a daily reality for backup administrators. Attackers have learned that ...

Here we are again – this time in beautiful Lisbon for the Veeam 100 Summit 2026. After years of Prague (with that special ...

This blog has been running since 2008, and there is a real person behind it. A real professional, not some AI agent. I occasionally use AI for graphics to make things a bit easier for me so that you, ...

This post will detail and explains some basic concept about ESXi memory reclamation technique called ballooning. What is VMware Memory Ballooning is the name of today's post. We'll put it again in our ...

This is exciting. After successfully installed my Xen Orchestra in the lab (nested with VMware Workstation. BTW, you can also use VMware Workstation Player which is FREE), when testing XCP-NG (after ...

If you have been following the evolution of Veeam Backup & Replication over the last couple of years, you already know that version 13 marked a major architectural shift. The introduction of the Veeam ...

Today's freebie is from a guy who 30 years ago designed the original Windows Task manager. If you’ve ever hit Ctrl+Shift+Esc on a Windows box and stared at the Task Manager wondering what’s eating ...

VMware vSphere 7 has been announced and it brings an interesting feature for VM template management via Content Libraries. As you know, Content libraries introduced in vSphere 6.0 are continuously ...

Lost important files from a virtual machine and are not sure how to get them back? Virtual disk recovery may seem complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. With this virtual machine data recovery guide, ...

If you’ve been reading ESX Virtualization since the VMware 3.x days (yeah, 2008–2024 archive still holds up), you know I’ve always had a soft spot for backup solutions that actually deliver real value ...