VMware Workstation 8 Licence Give Away

By David Owen,on April 30th,2012

Because I’m just so kind and generous,I’ve decided to give away my VMware Workstation 8 Licence I got for passing my VCP 5. I already have a Workstation licence and although I’m sure I could find a use for it I thought that someone out there might have a greater need for it than [...] . . . →Read More:VMware Workstation 8 Licence Give Away

vEXPERT 2012–I’m in,JUST

By David Owen,on April 23rd,2012

After allot of nail biting and bum shuffling I can announce I got into the 2012 vEXPERT program. It turns out that then the panel went to view my blog my hosting provider decided that it was a good idea to take it down. This resulted in an automatic deferral and with the volume of [...] . . . →Read More:vEXPERT 2012–I’m in,JUST

VCP-510 Success–Thoughts,Study Methods and Links

By David Owen,on March 23rd,2012

Happy to say I passed the VCP-510 today. I have to say the VCP exam has become harder since the VI3 days. The VI3 was the last time I took the VCP as skipped the vSphere 4.x as it wasn’t something I needed at the time. The broadness of the technical content that the VCP [...] . . . →Read More:VCP-510 Success–Thoughts,Study Methods and Links

Virtualisation Field Day –Round Up

By David Owen,on March 16th,2012

Well after a mental few weeks I have finally got the time to sit in front of the laptop and write up my VFD round up. I had planned to do a daily write up like Rodney Haywood but,like many of the other delegates,by the end of the day I was excused. The [...] . . . →Read More:Virtualisation Field Day –Round Up

VMware vExpert 2012 Applications

By David Owen,on February 16th,2012

Well the vExpert 2011 is coming to an end and the 2012 application process is about to get under way. There was a delay in the award of the 2011 vExperts so I still feel fresh to the whole program so it seems a little odd that the applications have come around again so soon,[...] . . . →Read More:VMware vExpert 2012 Applications

VCDX Mock Defence Session

By David Owen,on February 13th,2012

The guys over at VSPECIALIST have come up with a great idea to help people that are planning on going down the VCDX path. They are putting together a mock VCDX defence panel to help prospective VCDX panel attendees to hone there defence and presentations skills. The aim of the Defence Practice Event is to [...] . . . →Read More:VCDX Mock Defence Session

Cisco UCS –Replacing a Copper Twinax SFP+ Transceiver with an Optical SFP+ Transceiver

By David Owen,on February 13th,2012

I recently came across a customer that had limited space,power and cooling in there datacentre (very few who don’t right?) but wanted to put in a Vblock but to do so would need to split most of the UCS chassis across multiple racks and at opposing ends of the datahall. Traditionally,when I design [...] . . . →Read More:Cisco UCS –Replacing a Copper Twinax SFP+ Transceiver with an Optical SFP+ Transceiver

Virtualization Field Day 2 –Silicon Valley

By David Owen,on February 10th,2012

I’m honoured to have been selected to attend the Gestalt IT Virtualisation Field Day of in Silicon Valley. This is my first time to this event,so even though I have followed the Tech Field Days before,I am looking forward to getting my stuck into what will be a long but rewarding few days. [...] . . . →Read More:Virtualization Field Day 2 –Silicon Valley

London VMUG Meeting–26th of January 2012

By David Owen,on December 16th,2011

I’m often asked what virtualisation knowledge level people should have to attend one of the VMware user groups. The answer is ANYONE can attend,from just someone that has a interest in virtualisation and wants to broaden there knowledge to your seasoned virtualisation specialist. To be honest you will get something out of the day [...] . . . →Read More:London VMUG Meeting–26th of January 2012