VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 u2 has been released!

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 u2 (update 2) New features include:  High Ethernet Link Speed: ESXi 6.0 Update 2 supports 25 G and 50 G ethernet link speeds. VMware Host Client: The VMware Host Client is a HTML5 client that is used to connect to and manage single ESXi hosts without a vCenter Server. vSphere APIs…

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Microsoft SQL now runs on Linux!

Scott Guthrie- Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise Group, Microsoft recently announced Microsoft SQL that runs on Linux. Microsoft SQL 2016, available later on this year, will be able to run on Linux as well as an Azure SQL cloud service. According to Microsoft, the benefits include: Groundbreaking security encryption capabilities that enable data to…

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CTOBOB Technology Podcast 017 – CASL Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation

CTOBOB TECHNOLOGY PODCAST talks about CASL Canada’s new Anti-Spam Legislation with Peter Clausi CTOBOB TECHNOLOGY PODCAST Host: Bob Pellerin Guest: Peter Clausi, , B.A., J.D. Topic: BYOD

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Don’t miss the VMware event Feb 9, 2016!

Be the first to hear the latest news about how VMware’s One Cloud, Any Application, Any Device™ architecture for IT is helping enable the digital enterprise from mobile devices to the data center and the cloud. This two-part online event will inspire, motivate, and deliver the elements you need to move your IT agenda forward…

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VMware VSphere vCenter 6.0 Appliance Installation Adventures

It took a long while longer than expected to get back to doing a serious lab trial. We wiped everything and put evaluation versions of version 6 update 1. Here are some observations.

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VMware vSphere Client 6 is very slow and hangs with Windows 10

Issue: VMware vSphere Client 6 takes a long time to open and hangs when trying to connect to the vCenter or directly to an ESXi host. Reported on Windows 10. Description: We encountered this problem after updating our machines to windows 10 and our lab server to vmware vSphere 6. The client installed but took…

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