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The Six Questions to Ask Yourself about ITIL…

The Six Questions to Ask Yourself about ITIL Event Management The Six Questions to Ask Yourself about ITIL… When setting up an event management process, it is very important that a service provider is able to answer the following six questions. Failure to effectively answer these questions often results in an event management process that […]

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VMware – vSphere 6 Basics – Platform Services…

VMware – vSphere 6 Basics – Platform Services Controller VMware – vSphere 6 Basics – Platform Services… I’ve finally gotten some time to dig into the changes in vSphere 6 with regards to deployment options and architecture. I thought I’d do a few posts covering some key enhancements from VMware, paying particular attention to the […]

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VMware NSX and IBM SoftLayer Cookbook

VMware NSX and IBM SoftLayer Cookbook VMware NSX and IBM SoftLayer Cookbook A brief blog entry and a somewhat dated “cookbook” which is in the process of being updated, but I learnt of a great use case for NSX to support extensibility of SoftLayer deployments. When the updated cookbook is available, I will share…http://wpc.c320.edgecastcdn.net/00C320/VMware_at_SoftLayer_CookBook_NSX_v1.1.pdf VMware […]

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VMware releases vRealize Production Test

#VMware releases vRealize Production Test VMware releases vRealize Production Test Yesterday VMware released the vRealize Production Test which is an add-on tool to the vRealize Suite that you can use to monitor the production health of your vRealize Suite deployment from the initial deployment to the operational phase. By using vRealize Production Test, you can […]

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Log Insight Agent: Unavailable Remote Destination

Log Insight Agent: Unavailable Remote Destination Log Insight Agent: Unavailable Remote Destination The Log Insight agent functions similar to a syslog agent though is much more powerful. One question I often get asked is what happens if the remote destination the agent is configured to send events to is down? In this post, I will […]

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