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 Czech connection for me) and one edition in Berlin, Veeam chose a brand-new ...

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, ...

Well, not quite likely, but yes, VMware is developing a system that it called ESXi Live Patching. What is it? Its basically a way to patch the ESXi and install critical fixes and security patches to ...

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, ...

Another VMware alternative dropped into the open-source world in August 2026, and this one is worth a serious look. In fact, ZSvirt (zsvirt.io / GitHub: ZSvirt/zsvirt) is the community edition of ...

How to maintain a the same MAC address all the time within your vSphere 4 installation. In VMware vSphere 4 environement, when you move your VM to another host or the VM has different path on the same ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered why and what all those VMDKs are used within VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 8? In this post, we'll explore all that. We'll give you the answer on what each of those 17 ...