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Vladan Seget
Vladan Seget
IT and Virtualization Consultant. Vladan is the founder, and executive editor of the ESX Virtualization Blog at vladan.fr. He is a VMware VCAP-DCA and VCAP-DCD, and has been a vExpert from 2009 to 2023.
Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • November 10, 2022

vSphere 8.0 Tips to Create a VMware Golden Image for Your Windows 11 and Use a PVSCSI Controller

Windows 11 2H22 includes several new elements that make its installation into vSphere 8 and then the creation of a VMware Golden Image much easier. Before that, the OS missed some drivers that required more juggling to make things work. Now, it includes the VMware PVSCSI and VMXNET3 drivers and other stuff to fix previous issues.
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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • November 1, 2022

VMware vSAN 8.0 Express Storage Architecture (ESA) Efficiency and Performance

vSphere 8 introduces VMware vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA), focused on efficiency, performance, and less CPU usage. The new configuration has been optimized for NVMe-based TLC flash devices, abandoning cache layers and disk groups. VMware will privilege the deployments of vSAN as ESA, moving forward.
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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • October 20, 2022

How to Test and Run Amazon AWS Applications Locally Without Connecting to a Remote Cloud Provider

LocalStack is a free cloud service emulator that you can deploy locally. It runs in a single container and, emulating Amazon Web Services (AWS), allows you to test applications or play around with workflow without having to commit to paying for actual cloud services. It’s a great solution for cloud-based testing and learning.
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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • October 11, 2022

VMware Virtual Hardware 20 details in vSphere 8

vSphere 8 brings an abundance of cool new features. Among them, VMware Virtual Hardware Version 20 is even more efficient: newer CPU cores support, more VM count, ESXi instance on Smart NICs, higher VM density, up to 8 vGPU devices support, aware migration, NUMA nodes exposed in vSphere Client, and many many more!
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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • September 22, 2022

New VMware Multi Cloud Management Solution Called Aria

Recently, at VMware EXPLORE 2022, the virtualization vendor announced a new product called VMware Aria. The new service is a multi-cloud management solution. It allows you to centralize multi-cloud operation in one console that has a single view for deployment, management, automation and cost management of your cloud-based environment.
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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • August 30, 2022

VMware vSphere 8 Announced – The Details

Moving forward with its ecosystem, VMware EXPLORE has just announced the coming of vSphere 8 later this year. As per usual, there are all kinds of changes coming. This time, however, more focus is placed on management and lifecycle simplification and unification. Changes will affect services like VMware Tanzu, ESXi, vCenter Recovery, and others.
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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • August 4, 2022

Windows 11 22H2 Test Installation and new features

Windows 11 22H2, aka Sun Valley 2, is the latest release of the Windows 11 Operating System (OS). Bringing new promising features, it provides the users with lots of possibilities that are definitely worth looking at.
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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • July 12, 2022

How to use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit to deploy Windows 11 within your organization

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is one of the tools you can use to install the vendor’s operating systems, including Windows Server, Windows 10 and 11. You will be able to personalize the deployment configuration and then carry it out over your business’ network. Once you’ve worked on the desired setup, the rest is straightforward.
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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • June 28, 2022

How to use Cockpit to Manage Linux Server with Ease

Cockpit graphical user interface (GUI) provides all the basic configs for Linux server management without the need for text-based commands. Working in an enterprise, for an admin, will most likely mean working in a heterogeneous IT environment. Frequently, Windows services will be primary, so managing a Linux server can be a bit of a drag for someone who’s not too well-versed in it.
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