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VM automation strategies and benefits for sizable workloads
10 Jul 2019Before automating VMs, admins must consider several factors, such as workload size and cost efficiency. Otherwise, automated VMs can cause issues rather than yield benefits. Read More
VMware HCX improves VM mobility between vSphere clusters
21 Nov 2019VMware developed HCX to help customers move to VMware Cloud on AWS. HCX has since evolved as an offering and now enables VM and app migration between any two vSphere clusters. Read More
Azure Bastion brings convenience, security to VM management
14 Nov 2019This cloud service gets around the problem associated with jump servers and cloaks the identity of your VMs to avoid potential security issues. Read More
Top 10 VM backup tools for VMware and Hyper-V
25 Feb 2020Admins who rely on VMware and Hyper-V workloads might have trouble choosing the right backup tool for their VMs. Admins can use this article to better inform their purchasing decisions. Read More
Deploy a VM from a template with VMware PowerCLI
28 Dec 2018Quickly create and deploy VMs from templates using Packer or PowerCLI rather than doing so from scratch via installation media. This helpful how-to walks you through the steps. Read More
How resource contention affects VM storage performance
28 May 2019VM performance issues often occur when resource contention is present. Admins can check the number of IOPS requests and storage array connections to address any bottlenecks. Read More
Prepare for VM-to-cloud workload migration
05 Dec 2018Migrating VMs to the cloud can be relatively straightforward if you lay the groundwork to meet workload and vendor requirements. Follow these steps to prepare for the migration. Read More
Explore native and third-party VM automation tools' features
22 Jan 2020VMware and Microsoft offer native tools that provide VM automation capabilities, but admins should also look at third-party vendors, such as Chef, Puppet and SolarWinds. Read More
Use these PowerCLI vMotion cmdlets to automate VM migration
16 Sep 2019VMware vMotion moves VMs between hypervisors and storage devices to keep those VMs running. You can use PowerCLI to easily automate complex vMotion tasks. Read More
Use Microsoft SCVMM to clone a VM
29 Oct 2018There are some requirements you must meet to clone VMs with SCVMM, but the steps to clone an existing VM -- whether it's running, paused or shutdown -- are fairly simple. Read More