Category Archives: Reviews

VMware, Microsoft Raise VM Management Questions

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Cameron Sturdevant

Good management of datacenter virtualization is the key to cost savings and competitive advantage. In 2012 there will be a new set of questions to ask about managing data center server virtualization. The reason? The impending release of Microsoft Windows … Continue reading →

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Cisco Nexus 7009–Rise of the Little Giant Machine

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Cameron Sturdevant

I stopped in at the Cisco’s main San Jose campus a couple times in 2011 to get a demonstration of the Nexus 7000 family of chassis and NX-OS software that runs these behemoths. The hardware is impressive and the software … Continue reading →

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VMware View 5 Testing Notes

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Cameron Sturdevant

Here are some, “now you know” tidbits that I’ve gleaned from setting up and testing VMware View 5. Cameron’s Checklist of People You Need for a View Project: View project lead Desktop OS expert Desktop Apps experts Tablet and/or Smartphone … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Tech Gadget Gifts

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Cameron Sturdevant

Last year I got myself a pair of Isotoner SmartTouch gloves at Macy’s. I love these gloves and would get them again in a second.  This year I got pitched on a couple of related touchscreen gifts from Newer Technologies: … Continue reading →

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VMware vSphere 5 — Rise of the Virtual Machines

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Cameron Sturdevant

Before I describe my conversion of eWEEK Labs test infrastructure from VMware vSphere 4.1 to the yet-to-be released vSphere 5, I’ll summarize the basics of the new release. This version supports giant VMs that stamp out the vestigial resistance to … Continue reading →

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Citrix XenServer beta Manages VM Lifecycle

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Cameron Sturdevant

The Citrix XenServer 6 beta 2 Self Service Manager (SSM) is a virtual appliance that enables IT managers to provide a catalog of pre-defined virual machines to users. Multiple tenants can be set up in in the Self Service Manager … Continue reading →

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‘Lion’ Launches with a Roar, But Leaves Us Flat

Posted on July 27, 2011 by P. J. Connolly

The new release of Apple’s desktop operating system is certainly a leap ahead for the Mac platform in many ways. Mac OS X “Lion”–release 10.7–provides a better security architecture, new data encryption options and introduces user interface paradigms that foreshadow … Continue reading →

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WhatsUp Gold Gets Virtual

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Cameron Sturdevant

I just wrapped up a review of WhatsUp Gold version 15. What a trip down memory. I reviewed WhatsUp Gold version 6 in 2001 and version 8 in 2003. This latest version does a good job of integrating physical and virtual … Continue reading →

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On deck, Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold Version 15

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Cameron Sturdevant

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 4.0 I just finished testing the SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 4.0 but that won’t be the end of my look at the virtualization management landscape. Next up, I’ll be looking at Ipswitch Inc.’s WhatsUp Gold version 15, as … Continue reading →

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Dolly Drive Doesn’t Replace Time Machine, Yet

Posted on June 21, 2011 by P. J. Connolly

Cirrus Thinking’s Dolly Drive is a simple-to-use backup tool that allows Mac users to replace locally-attached devices that use the Time Machine feature of Mac OS X with cloud-based backups. It, in essence, bolts onto the Time Machine infrastructure and … Continue reading →

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