The VMware Hands on Labs Online Beta will go live after VMworld US, you can register for the public beta and Join the hands-on labs community. The VMware Hands-on Labs Online - Public Beta gives you access to Hands-on Labs developed by VMware, their partners and community members.
VMware will be opening their Public Beta for:
* Hands-on Labs in your browser – Explore the latest VMware products at your fingertip
* Access to the Public Beta platform using the latest VMware Cloud Infrastructure products
* If you would like to test out VMware's new portal please register to be on the list.
The Hands-on Labs Online portal will enter the Public Beta stage shortly and will steadily add users following VMworld. VMware is looking for brave volunteers to take labs, exercise the user interface and share your experiences.
VMworld 2012 Hands on Labs Overview<http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-20212>
VMware Hands on Labs Online – Beta<https://www.vmware.com/landing_pages/hands-on-labs-beta.html>
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Video - VMware Mirage
VMware Mirage conceptually splits the PC into layers, combining a centrally managed Base Image (OS and core applications) with two layers from the endpoint: user-installed applications and machine state, and end user data and settings. These three components form an individually managed, centrally-stored Centralized Virtual Desktop (CVD). CVDs are hardware-agnostic, and can be easily migrated from one desktop (physical or virtual) to another, creating a wide range of use cases. The VMware Mirage Client runs a local cache of this CVD directly on the endpoint (virtual or physical) hardware, using local compute resources to enable offline productivity and ensure predictable, native PC performance regardless of network connectivity.
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VMware Mirage's Distributed Desktop Virtualization architecture includes VMware Mirage Server in the data center to centralize desktop management, protection, and support; Mirage Client to create a local cache for optimal user experience at the endpoint, and advanced DDO technology to optimize bi-directional synchronization and fast desktop streaming over the WAN.More videos:
In-Place Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration using VMware Mirage<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfedbA552GI&feature=plcp> - Watch a Windows XP endpoint get upgraded in-place to Windows 7 with zero touch by IT, and without affecting user files or profiles, by using the VMware Mirage solution.
Single Image Management with VMware Mirage<http://youtu.be/zW58KS99Xfs> - See how VMware Mirage can solve your singe image management needs for physical laptops and desktops, and un-managed virtual machines.
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VMware Mirage's Distributed Desktop Virtualization architecture includes VMware Mirage Server in the data center to centralize desktop management, protection, and support; Mirage Client to create a local cache for optimal user experience at the endpoint, and advanced DDO technology to optimize bi-directional synchronization and fast desktop streaming over the WAN.More videos:
In-Place Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration using VMware Mirage<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfedbA552GI&feature=plcp> - Watch a Windows XP endpoint get upgraded in-place to Windows 7 with zero touch by IT, and without affecting user files or profiles, by using the VMware Mirage solution.
Single Image Management with VMware Mirage<http://youtu.be/zW58KS99Xfs> - See how VMware Mirage can solve your singe image management needs for physical laptops and desktops, and un-managed virtual machines.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Google Handwriting - really cool feature
At first I thought the idea of using handwriting to search google was a bit silly (Palm Pilot anyone) but now tht I have been using it for a full day I really love it. It isn't that it's faster than typing (with on me hand) but I find it way more accurate.
Check out Google Handwrite at:
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/search/handwritinginput/index.html
The one caveat is you have to be on googles homepage for this to work, just using the google search bar of chrome or safari won't do this for you (yet hopefully).... ! :)
Check out Google Handwrite at:
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/search/handwritinginput/index.html
The one caveat is you have to be on googles homepage for this to work, just using the google search bar of chrome or safari won't do this for you (yet hopefully).... ! :)
Can’t make it to VMworld this year? Sign-up for VMware NOW - Eric Sloof
Do you want to hear breaking VMware news as it happens? , a digital experience where you can watch a live stream of the Keynotes and then dive into the new demos and details. Live on August 27. Sign up >
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Please join VMware on August 27 for important announcements about VMware's cloud strategy and solutions. VMware NOW is THE digital experience that helps you explore how to transform your cloud infrastructure, with on-demand access to keynotes, new product overviews, demos and more.
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Please join VMware on August 27 for important announcements about VMware's cloud strategy and solutions. VMware NOW is THE digital experience that helps you explore how to transform your cloud infrastructure, with on-demand access to keynotes, new product overviews, demos and more.
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
The five hottest IT trends of 2012, so far
Takeaway: The IT world continues to sprint forward at an unrelenting pace and these are its five hottest trends so far in 2012, according to TechRepublic's Jason Hiner.
[Credit: iStockphoto/kizilkayaphotos]
Credit: iStockphoto/kizilkayaphotos
As part of what we do at TechRepublic we talk to a lot of CIOs who are planning budgets, IT professionals who are planning projects, and IT vendors who are selling products. That gives us a lot of valuable insights into which way the winds are blowing in IT. With that in mind, it's time to take a look at the IT trends that have the most momentum behind them so far in 2012.
Let's count them down.
5. The projectization of IT
Projects have always been a major part of IT, but in the past there was also a lot of IT resources dedicated to keeping the lights on and keeping the world running. Companies now take those operational aspects of IT for granted and want that existing infrastructure automated as much as possible and for as cheaply as possible. There's little glory or job security in keeping the company's existing systems on life support.
That's why outsourcing and the cloud are such hot commodities. They allow companies to offload IT operational costs and focus their IT staff on the next project to upgrade systems, streamline business processes, and launch new IT projects to transform the business. More than ever, IT is all about the projects. It's about the vendors that can help support IT projects (and there are infrastructure jobs for IT pros there). It's about the business analysts and project managers who can organize people and resources to pull off projects on time and on budget. It's about the CIOs who now base their budget and staffing decisions largely on projects rather than just the cost of keeping the server room running.
4. PC/Mobile convergence
Employees are more mobile than ever. There are a lot of factors driving that, from increased telecommuting to work/life balance where people leave early to pick up their kids and then work the rest of the afternoon from a cafe or the stands at the soccer field. There are also industries such as transportation and health care that have always had lots of non-desk employees and have had to shoe-horn computing solutions into their work environments.
The growing capabilities of smartphones and tablets are filling many of these needs as these mobile devices become more able to do the tasks of a full PC. Still, there are times when workers can be even more productive when working with a full keyboard and mouse. That's why we're beginning to see the rise of products like Motorola Webtop<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57417863-94/meet-googles-secret-weapon-for-fighting-apple-and-microsoft/> (a smartphone docking solution), Ubuntu for Android<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57424335-94/androids-new-ally-against-the-iphone-ubuntu/> (desktop OS embedded in a smartphone), and Microsoft Surface<http://www.microsoft.com/surface> (a tablet with a kickstand and keyboard cover). The lines between traditional PCs and mobile devices continue to blur.
3. Desktop thinning
Let's be honest. The proliferation of mobile devices and the Bring Your Own Device trend has created a lot of headaches and nightmare scenarios for the IT department. For companies that need stronger security and more control over the employee environment, one of the easiest answers to the problem is to move to solutions like desktop virtualization or terminal services from vendors like VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft.
That allows the IT department to create a standard environment with all the company apps that employees can access from a company PC, their home PC or laptop (over VPN), or even a tablet or smartphone. The environment looks and feels like a traditional PC but the apps and all the data remain on the company servers which is more secure and easier for the IT department to manage and troubleshoot. This technology has been around for years, as "thin clients." But there are three factors driving it forward in 2012: 1.) BYOD, 2.) mobile devices, and 3.) it lets companies delay PC upgrades since it pushes all of the heavy lifting to the servers. So companies still aren't going to thin clients in large numbers, but their desktop environments are getting a lot thinner.
2. Big Data
If "Cloud Computing" has been the overhyped and overused IT term of the last several years, the new buzz phrase of 2012 is "Big Data." Like Cloud, Big Data gets abused by marketers. The main thing you need to understand when it comes to Big Data is that it's about bringing together the "structured" internal data that your company has always used for its reports and mixing it with public "unstructured" data like social media streams and freely available government data (on traffic, agriculture, crime, etc.).
The act of combining these two types of data can give you new insights into how your customers feel about your products versus your competitors (from the social media streams), it can help you anticipate changes in product demand, it can help you use government trending data to anticipate the growth or decline of markets, and more. That's why Big Data is such a big deal. But, don't be fooled. It's still in its infancy. There aren't a ton of great commercial tools yet that can help you harness Big Data. It takes the right IT pros who know how to work some data magic, and they are in high demand.
1. Cloud, cloud, and cloud
There are essentially three types of clouds — the full Internet cloud (some call it the "public cloud"), the private cloud (which looks a lot like a traditional data center, but with lots of virtualization), and the hybrid cloud (an integrated mix of public and private clouds). Make no mistake, all three types of clouds are thriving in 2012. The public cloud is the one that most people think of when they hear "cloud" and it's mostly about hosted apps like Salesforce.com<http://Salesforce.com> and Workday.com<http://Workday.com> as well as Internet-hosted infrastructure like Rackspace and Amazon AWS. But, we're increasingly seeing traditional IT players like Microsoft, IBM, and HP quietly become big players in the cloud as well.
The private cloud and the hybrid cloud are for larger companies and organizations that need stronger security or have legacy apps that are not easily moved or migrated to the cloud. Both of these types of cloud solutions are picking up steam, especially in companies that have already moved their easy stuff to the cloud and are now digging in and dealing with some of the big, expensive, entrenched stuff.
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Original Page: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/the-five-hottest-it-trends-of-2012-so-far/10751
[Credit: iStockphoto/kizilkayaphotos]
Credit: iStockphoto/kizilkayaphotos
As part of what we do at TechRepublic we talk to a lot of CIOs who are planning budgets, IT professionals who are planning projects, and IT vendors who are selling products. That gives us a lot of valuable insights into which way the winds are blowing in IT. With that in mind, it's time to take a look at the IT trends that have the most momentum behind them so far in 2012.
Let's count them down.
5. The projectization of IT
Projects have always been a major part of IT, but in the past there was also a lot of IT resources dedicated to keeping the lights on and keeping the world running. Companies now take those operational aspects of IT for granted and want that existing infrastructure automated as much as possible and for as cheaply as possible. There's little glory or job security in keeping the company's existing systems on life support.
That's why outsourcing and the cloud are such hot commodities. They allow companies to offload IT operational costs and focus their IT staff on the next project to upgrade systems, streamline business processes, and launch new IT projects to transform the business. More than ever, IT is all about the projects. It's about the vendors that can help support IT projects (and there are infrastructure jobs for IT pros there). It's about the business analysts and project managers who can organize people and resources to pull off projects on time and on budget. It's about the CIOs who now base their budget and staffing decisions largely on projects rather than just the cost of keeping the server room running.
4. PC/Mobile convergence
Employees are more mobile than ever. There are a lot of factors driving that, from increased telecommuting to work/life balance where people leave early to pick up their kids and then work the rest of the afternoon from a cafe or the stands at the soccer field. There are also industries such as transportation and health care that have always had lots of non-desk employees and have had to shoe-horn computing solutions into their work environments.
The growing capabilities of smartphones and tablets are filling many of these needs as these mobile devices become more able to do the tasks of a full PC. Still, there are times when workers can be even more productive when working with a full keyboard and mouse. That's why we're beginning to see the rise of products like Motorola Webtop<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57417863-94/meet-googles-secret-weapon-for-fighting-apple-and-microsoft/> (a smartphone docking solution), Ubuntu for Android<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57424335-94/androids-new-ally-against-the-iphone-ubuntu/> (desktop OS embedded in a smartphone), and Microsoft Surface<http://www.microsoft.com/surface> (a tablet with a kickstand and keyboard cover). The lines between traditional PCs and mobile devices continue to blur.
3. Desktop thinning
Let's be honest. The proliferation of mobile devices and the Bring Your Own Device trend has created a lot of headaches and nightmare scenarios for the IT department. For companies that need stronger security and more control over the employee environment, one of the easiest answers to the problem is to move to solutions like desktop virtualization or terminal services from vendors like VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft.
That allows the IT department to create a standard environment with all the company apps that employees can access from a company PC, their home PC or laptop (over VPN), or even a tablet or smartphone. The environment looks and feels like a traditional PC but the apps and all the data remain on the company servers which is more secure and easier for the IT department to manage and troubleshoot. This technology has been around for years, as "thin clients." But there are three factors driving it forward in 2012: 1.) BYOD, 2.) mobile devices, and 3.) it lets companies delay PC upgrades since it pushes all of the heavy lifting to the servers. So companies still aren't going to thin clients in large numbers, but their desktop environments are getting a lot thinner.
2. Big Data
If "Cloud Computing" has been the overhyped and overused IT term of the last several years, the new buzz phrase of 2012 is "Big Data." Like Cloud, Big Data gets abused by marketers. The main thing you need to understand when it comes to Big Data is that it's about bringing together the "structured" internal data that your company has always used for its reports and mixing it with public "unstructured" data like social media streams and freely available government data (on traffic, agriculture, crime, etc.).
The act of combining these two types of data can give you new insights into how your customers feel about your products versus your competitors (from the social media streams), it can help you anticipate changes in product demand, it can help you use government trending data to anticipate the growth or decline of markets, and more. That's why Big Data is such a big deal. But, don't be fooled. It's still in its infancy. There aren't a ton of great commercial tools yet that can help you harness Big Data. It takes the right IT pros who know how to work some data magic, and they are in high demand.
1. Cloud, cloud, and cloud
There are essentially three types of clouds — the full Internet cloud (some call it the "public cloud"), the private cloud (which looks a lot like a traditional data center, but with lots of virtualization), and the hybrid cloud (an integrated mix of public and private clouds). Make no mistake, all three types of clouds are thriving in 2012. The public cloud is the one that most people think of when they hear "cloud" and it's mostly about hosted apps like Salesforce.com<http://Salesforce.com> and Workday.com<http://Workday.com> as well as Internet-hosted infrastructure like Rackspace and Amazon AWS. But, we're increasingly seeing traditional IT players like Microsoft, IBM, and HP quietly become big players in the cloud as well.
The private cloud and the hybrid cloud are for larger companies and organizations that need stronger security or have legacy apps that are not easily moved or migrated to the cloud. Both of these types of cloud solutions are picking up steam, especially in companies that have already moved their easy stuff to the cloud and are now digging in and dealing with some of the big, expensive, entrenched stuff.
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Original Page: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/the-five-hottest-it-trends-of-2012-so-far/10751
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Cool Tool - USB Network Gate
USB Network Gate<http://www.net-usb.com/> is a solution which allows sharing any number of USB ports and devices on your computer over LAN/WAN/VLAN/VPN/Internet. Remote virtual machines can connect to your computer (server) and communicate with USB devices, plugged into shared remote ports, as if those devices were connected directly to virtual machines. All applications that work with remote USB devices won't see the difference and will treat them as local ones.As USB Network Gate for Windows/Linux shares USB ports, not devices themselves, you can plug any USB device into shared USB port, then unplug this device and plug in another one, and it will automatically appear at the remote virtual machine without any additional configuration.
Currently, 3 versions of the product are available: for Windows, Linux and Mac. Different combinations of server-client model can be applied, for example, client may have USB Network Gate installed on Linux, and server - on Windows, or vice versa.
[image]With USB Network Gate for Windows/Linux you can:
* Share USB devices on the local PC (server) so that they become available for usage on the remote PC (client)
* Share any number of USB devices
* Freely unplug USB device and plug in another one into shared USB port on the server - the device will automatically appear on the client
* Give custom names to your USB devices (label them) to let clients easily identify them
* Create callback connection (connection with a client initiated from the server side) - OEM License
* Set authorization password and enable traffic encryption
* Change traffic encryption, authorization settings and custom names on the go for already shared devices (Linux version)
* Disable current connection from the server side
* Access remote shared USB devices from virtual machine, remote desktop or blade server
* Access remote shared USB devices via Wi-Fi
* Two types of connection with remote devices are available: "Connect" and "Connect once", the latter allowing client to establish one-time connection without attempts to restore it if broken
* See who currently occupies shared USB device from other clients' side
Features list:
* USB devices can be shared on the server and subsequently accessed remotely by clients over LAN/WAN/VLAN/VPN/Internet
* Any number of clients can connect to remote shared USB devices
* Server and Client are handy combined into a single application
* No need to change existing network configuration to share and access USB devices
* No system reboot is required after USB ports sharing/unsharing
* Possibility to specify TCP port which will be used in connection
* All actions performed by the program are monitored and logged into Activity log
* Special icons assigned to USB devices let you know their statuses (shared, authorization is used)
* USB v1.1 and v2.0 compatible. USB v3.0 support
* OHCI, UHCI and EHCI standards for USB are supported
* Fully compatible with Hyper-Threading Technology and multiprocessor platforms
* Works on virtual machines (VMware, VMware ESX Server, Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper-V support)
* Works in RDP session
http://www.net-usb.com/
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Original Page: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ntpronl/~3/I4i8jz7T2CM/2106-Cool-Tool-USB-Network-Gate.html
Currently, 3 versions of the product are available: for Windows, Linux and Mac. Different combinations of server-client model can be applied, for example, client may have USB Network Gate installed on Linux, and server - on Windows, or vice versa.
[image]With USB Network Gate for Windows/Linux you can:
* Share USB devices on the local PC (server) so that they become available for usage on the remote PC (client)
* Share any number of USB devices
* Freely unplug USB device and plug in another one into shared USB port on the server - the device will automatically appear on the client
* Give custom names to your USB devices (label them) to let clients easily identify them
* Create callback connection (connection with a client initiated from the server side) - OEM License
* Set authorization password and enable traffic encryption
* Change traffic encryption, authorization settings and custom names on the go for already shared devices (Linux version)
* Disable current connection from the server side
* Access remote shared USB devices from virtual machine, remote desktop or blade server
* Access remote shared USB devices via Wi-Fi
* Two types of connection with remote devices are available: "Connect" and "Connect once", the latter allowing client to establish one-time connection without attempts to restore it if broken
* See who currently occupies shared USB device from other clients' side
Features list:
* USB devices can be shared on the server and subsequently accessed remotely by clients over LAN/WAN/VLAN/VPN/Internet
* Any number of clients can connect to remote shared USB devices
* Server and Client are handy combined into a single application
* No need to change existing network configuration to share and access USB devices
* No system reboot is required after USB ports sharing/unsharing
* Possibility to specify TCP port which will be used in connection
* All actions performed by the program are monitored and logged into Activity log
* Special icons assigned to USB devices let you know their statuses (shared, authorization is used)
* USB v1.1 and v2.0 compatible. USB v3.0 support
* OHCI, UHCI and EHCI standards for USB are supported
* Fully compatible with Hyper-Threading Technology and multiprocessor platforms
* Works on virtual machines (VMware, VMware ESX Server, Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper-V support)
* Works in RDP session
http://www.net-usb.com/
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
VMware vSphere Design 101 with VCDX Scott Lowe - Eric Sloof
VMware vSphere Design 101 with VCDX Scott Lowe<http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/archives/2104-VMware-vSphere-Design-101-with-VCDX-Scott-Lowe.html>
In this on-demand webinar Scott provides you with an overview of the VMware vSphere design process and the complex decisions it involves. Scott also helps you get started with mastering design concepts by presenting a list of design resources for virtualization professionals. This free webinar covers:
* What is design and why you need it
* VMware vSphere design basics
* Common design misconceptions
* Is the VCAP-DCD certification right for you
http://www.trainsignal.com/Designing-VMware-Infrastructure.aspx
In this on-demand webinar Scott provides you with an overview of the VMware vSphere design process and the complex decisions it involves. Scott also helps you get started with mastering design concepts by presenting a list of design resources for virtualization professionals. This free webinar covers:
* What is design and why you need it
* VMware vSphere design basics
* Common design misconceptions
* Is the VCAP-DCD certification right for you
http://www.trainsignal.com/Designing-VMware-Infrastructure.aspx
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