Are Your VMware Engineer Duties Spread TOO Thin?
Recently in an interview for a job, I was asked the question by a panel member why I had written a book on hiring VMware Engineers and Administrators. The …
3 Interview Prep Questions You Should Practice Answering
These non-technical interview prep questions may seem easy (or even unimportant for Virtualization Engineers or Admins), but you’d be surprised how many people blow an interview because they are not …
Free ESXi License Key (For Newbies)
In this important VMware for beginners post, I’ll provide a few links to help get you to get started… First is a link where ESXi can be downloaded… (Download …
Build A Custom Rack Server Cabinet for Your Home Lab
Do you want a server cabinet for your home lab? Here’s how to build a custom rack server cabinet on a small budget. This idea works perfectly for the …
Best In Class Hardware (Anything to Show for It?)
In all, I’ve probably been to 75 or more Cisco, HP, Dell, EMC, NetApp, and other Best in Class hardware vendor demos where they were pitching VMware solutions… …and …
Why Virtualization Fails: 3 Reasons We Don’t Talk About
Warning: This is a Touchy Topic! Bad (storage, server, and network) configs are a few examples of why virtualization fails but these are technical in nature and are often …