Gabrie van Zanten is a virtualization consultant and runs the VMware blog at GabesVirtualWorld.com. Wouldn't it be nice to go back in time when something goes wrong? IT staff in virtual environments ...

Simply put, a virtual machine snapshot is a state that has been saved. The virtualization program stores the VM’s current state along with all of its data when you take a snapshot. This is very ...

VMware Workstation Pro, which used to cost around $250, is now available free of charge. The program outperforms Virtualbox in terms of features, setting options, hardware support, saving and managing ...

For the people that use VMware over NFS on a NetApp system, how do you handle consistent snapshots? And at what intervals? We are looking at a consistent snapshot every two hours for DR purposes but ...

Server virtualisation introduces a radically different approach to backing up data in the enterprise than simply using backup agents installed in the guest operating system and backing up VMs across ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--opvizor just launched a new product called “Snapwatcher” to discover any hidden, invalid or broken snapshots in VMware in order to free up more disk space. “81% of all VMware ...

Looking at people’s VMWare implementations, the most common problem I see is people who run on snapshots for an extended period of time. And by that I mean months. This can cause downtime issues for ...

VMware ESX uses datastores, or virtual machine file system volumes, to hold disk images and snapshots associated with a virtual machine in your business. These datastores are contained on logical unit ...

I've worked with VMware since its first available beta back in 1999. I knew when I saw it and saw what it did, that it would change the world. And it did. Fast forward to early 2009, which was a cool ...

Interest in microsegmentation is growing rapidly. Vendors are stepping forward to help enterprises update their infrastructure security to prevent catastrophic intrusions and data thefts. Here’s a ...