Disk snapshots are one of the best data-protection mechanisms available in the data center today. Whether it’s a SAN-based snapshot technology or one built into your file system or operating system, ...

Gabrie van Zanten is a virtualization consultant and runs the VMware blog at GabesVirtualWorld.com. Wouldn't it be nice to go back in time when something goes wrong? IT staff in virtual environments ...

Server virtualisation introduces a radically different approach to backing up data in the enterprise than simply using backup agents installed in the guest operating system and backing up VMs across ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--opvizor just launched a new product called “Snapwatcher” to discover any hidden, invalid or broken snapshots in VMware in order to free up more disk space. “81% of all VMware ...

I have an odd problem that started quite some time ago (I believe it was after we migrated to 4.1 from 3.5) where when a VMware snapshot is taken of certain VMs the VM itself slows to a crawl, the ...

When it comes to a VMware deployment, it’s all in the prep work. The more upfront work an IT staff does, the more likely it will deliver a scalable, redundant virtual architecture that will grow with ...

At work, our department just spent a ton on an ESX cluster, I don't have the specs but I can get those. In our intro to the cluster, the admin said that snapshots were discouraged. That was very ...