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• Inside a successful VMware View setup: VDI pros and cons

  Don Peterson oversaw his company's VMware View setup and manages the VDI environment. Here's how he did it and what he learned in the process.  Continue Reading

• Top 12 VMware tips of 2012: VMware ESXi, vSphere networking and more

  Year's end brings a break between major virtualization projects and a chance to catch up on the most popular VMware ESXi tips your peers are reading.  Continue Reading

• Expect more SMB virtualization and hypervisor choices in 2013

  In 2013, VMware shops will upgrade to vSphere 5.1 and vCloud suite, but Windows shops going virtual will have options. Plus, SMBs will virtualize.  Continue Reading

• VMware Hands-On Lab online portal's beta testers share experiences

  If you want to test out new VMware products without a home lab, consider joining the VMware Hands-On Lab online portal, now in public beta trials.  Continue Reading

• What server-savvy VMware admins need to know about virtualized storage

  With vSphere 5.1, VMware made the tool truly storage-protocol agnostic, but that's not enough for virtualization 2.0. Storage is still a bottleneck.  Continue Reading

• VMware VMDK shrink and storage thin provisioning 101

  How do you free up storage space in a virtualized IT environment? Get answers on VMware VMDK shrinks and thin provisioning of virtual machines.  Continue Reading

• Tackling a real-world VDI and vSphere 5.1 storage upgrade

  Dave Hughes, senior storage engineer, shares the storage impact of 95% virtualization, an upgrade to vSphere 5.1 and adopting VDI via View 5.1.  Continue Reading

• Real-life VMware virtualization pitfalls: Free chapter download

  In 'VMware vSphere 5 Building a Virtual Datacenter,' authors Eric Maillé and René-Francois Mennecier share data center virtualization pitfalls.  Continue Reading

• Q&A: Combat data center virtualization pitfalls with VMware tools

  EMC's Eric Maillé discusses virtualization pitfalls and recommended VMware tools for combating these issues, from early virtualization to the cloud.  Continue Reading

• Chapter excerpt: VMware vSphere design, planning and deployment guide

  'Managing and Optimizing VMware vSphere Deployments' brings IT admins from design blueprint through a vSphere deployment. Preview a chapter of the book.  Continue Reading

• Publishing Terminal Servers (TS) /Remote Desktop Services (RDS) - VMware View: Chapter 13

  Publishing Terminal Servers (TS) /Remote Desktop Services (RDS)  Continue Reading

• Two virtual machine management secrets of VMware Workstation 8

  With a little creativity, VMware Workstation 8 can be used to make quick decisions about virtual machine allocation and more.  Continue Reading

• VMware vSphere Web client excitement and other buzz from #VMworld

  VMworld didn't end when the last of the IT admins left the Moscone Center. Check out the twitter buzz around this year's recently completed show.  Continue Reading

• Looking back at Paul Maritz's tenure as VMware CEO

  Paul Maritz was VMware's CEO from 2008 until 2012, turning around the company's stock price and overseeing a period of high growth.  Continue Reading

• Expert recommendations for best VMware books

  If you're looking for some recommended reading , our experts have their top choices for the best VMware books.  Continue Reading