As you know, VMware Workstation or Fusion VMs runs on your desktop, but you don't really have a native solution from VMware to backup those VMs while they are running. You can either do a snapshot from time to time to save a point of restore manually, but you don't really...

pfSense is one of the most powerful open-source firewalls and routers available. Running it inside VMware Workstation Pro 17 (the current 2025 version) is an excellent way to build a lab or even protect a small home/office network without dedicating physical hardware. This post is detailed so if you're advanced...

VMware has just released 3 new VCAPs. Yes, those VMware Certified Advanced Professional. If you're not certified at all, or planning to, you should first chose one of the five base certifications for VCF and VVF. We have detailed all this in our blog post – 5 New VMware Certifications for...

Latest patches from VMware/Broadcom has been released for your vSphere 8 infrastructure. Mainly bug fixes, but there are also some new features that are definitely worth to update (you have to patch to fix bug fixes anyways). One of them is a fact that when you upgrading the vCenter Server...

Many of us are on the lookout for quick-win optimizations that deliver fast and meaningful results. Below is a weekend-friendly set of tweaks designed for those running Proxmox in home labs. Implementing these can enhance performance, stability, and even extend the lifespan of your hardware. Before you start a word...

Introduction Networking is one of the most critical components of any virtualized environment. In VMware ESXi, virtual machines (VMs) rely on virtual switches to communicate with each other and the external network. One of the most fundamental networking constructs in ESXi is the Virtual Standard Switch (vSS). In this guide,...

VMware vSphere Replication is a software solution designed for backup and recovery of data in virtualized infrastructures using VMware vSphere. The tool allows users to replicate virtual machines (VMs) from one site to another online, with low latency, automatically, and without the need for complex and expensive storage equipment. VMware vSphere...

Nutanix offers various official training courses, boot camps, and certifications focused on modernizing data centers through hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and cloud platforms, which inherently lead to "slimming" or simplifying data center operations.  Available Training Options Nutanix provides training through different delivery methods:  Online Self-paced: A flexible option to learn at your own pace....

In VMware environments, using NFS storage is one of the simplest ways to provide shared storage for ESXi hosts. When combined with a VMware Distributed Switch (VDS), it offers better network management, traffic isolation, and scalability across multiple ESXi hosts. This tutorial will guide you through configuring Windows Server 2022...

Virtualization has become the core of modern datacenters, and VMware vSphere remains the industry leader for enterprise-grade virtualization management. One of the most powerful and widely used features in the VMware ecosystem is vMotion—a technology that allows you to migrate running virtual machines between ESXi hosts without shutting them down,...