Veeam and DataDomain

I've done a fair amount of installs of this combination, Veeam and EMC's DataDomain deduplication device.  The solution is a wonderful combination - but the number 1 complaint is that it is slow........slower than it should be. Why is it…

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VSAN Announcement and Release

During the vmware.com/now event today, VMware announced some exciting news! Here's a quick rundown of some main points. VSAN will be Generally Available the week of March 10th! VSAN Licensing and pricing will be announced at GA Now scalable to…

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Voting Open for Top Virtualization Blogs

It's official, the vSphere-land.com top virtualization blogs voting is here again. Please be sure to vote for your favorite bloggers (and me!). From vSphere-land: There are over 300 blogs dedicated to VMware and virtualization, here’s your chance to pick your…

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VSAN – Installation

Installation of VMware's Virtual SAN (VSAN) couldn't be easier. No, really! To start with, in my lab environment, I have 4 servers that will participate in the VSAN cluster, and 3 of which will provide storage resources to the VSAN…

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VSAN – Overview

This is part 1 in a new series covering VMware VSAN. Stay tuned for more! VMware VSAN (Virtual SAN) is a new storage offering from VMware, not to be confused with the VMware VSA (Virtual Storage Appliance), which serves a…

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Veeam and Server 2012 DeDuplication

  With a wide range of deduplication appliances out there for a backup target, one option is simply server 2012.  Server 2012 has a deduplication feature now, that is set per volume, and can offer great results when used as…

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