What some folks (folks being Chris Wolf, Simon Bramfitt, Greg Stuart and Citrix's own Simon Crosby and Mark Templeton ) have to say about Citrix.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As a virtualization administrator, do you feel awkward building a physical server? 5 tips for making it less so. 
                    
			            - By Elias  Khnaser
- 05/01/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Which is more perilous: fleeing the Soviet Union before the fall of communism or starting up a cloud-computing business with no venture funding? Igor Papirov has survived both.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Your vSphere infrastructure needs monitoring, and that's where vCenter Operations comes in. Let's take a look at how to work with it.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    When your virtualization or cloud project sputters in efficiency, network automation can get that project some new life. 
                    
			            - By Steve  Garrison
- 04/21/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware Lab's ThinApped vSphere client allows running the client without installing it. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The typical IT gauges don't translate well for measuring virtualization efficiencies. You'll need to look at it from a different angle. 
                    
			            - By Andrew  Hillier
- 04/14/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    What VMware, Dell, NetApp and DataCore are doing to add support for tiered storage in their offerings. 
                    
			            - By Dave  Bartoletti
- 04/07/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For private clouds to become viable, organizations must embrace several steps to advance their private cloud strategies.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Storage is at the heart of the problems some companies have in deploying VDI. 
                    
			            - By Dave  Bartoletti
- 03/31/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Free Hyper-V needs a GUI. In the meantime, a third-party provider has filled in the gap. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    There's browsing the Web, and then there's kinda browsing the Web with vSphere. Here's a tool that removes the "kinda" part.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In this new column, Taneja Group lead virtualization analyst Dave Bartoletti will offer his personal insights and findings on all trends virtual and cloud. 
                    
			            - By Dave  Bartoletti
- 03/07/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Read the forgetful manual. It'll save you some pain later on when troubleshooting vSphere.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ellen Rubin's success with startups continues at CloudSwitch, a developer of a software appliance that enables companies to securely run applications in the cloud while remaining integrated with their datacenters.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The best way to learn anything is by doing it. You want to learn more about VMware vSphere? Build a lab.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In case you haven't heard, the messaging at VMware nowadays revolves around cloud computing.
                    
			            - By Rick  Vanover
- 03/01/2011
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Here are five random items that are worthy of comment.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Flings, SDKs, open source stuff ... there's more to free tools than ESXi and the vSphere client. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With VMware vSphere 4.1 update 1 now generally available, what do you need to know about it and how do you upgrade to it? Let's find out.