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	<title>David Davis, Virtualization Blogger</title>
	<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis</link>
	<description>Written by David Davis, VCP, the intention of this blog is to share with readers the most relevant and important information, news, tips and tweaks for all aspects of Virtualization, focusing on Microsoft Hyper-V. VMware, and Citrix. We will discuss topics such as high availability, migration, performance, recovery, product add-ons, and more. We will also cover practical information to help with administration and management of your virtualization infrastructure.</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>7 Awesome Things you can do with Hyper-V</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/28/7-awesome-things-you-can-do-with-hyper-v/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Davis</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Hyper-V How-To</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[My friends over at Train Signal just posted a new article that I think all the Virtualization Admin's would be interested in! Checkout:
 7 Awesome Things you can do with Hyper-V. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/28/7-awesome-things-you-can-do-with-hyper-v/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>VIDEO - vSphere in a Box - Running VMware ESXi 4 inside Workstation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/28/video-vsphere-in-a-box-running-vmware-esxi-4-inside-workstation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Davis</dc:creator>
		
	<category>VMware ESX How-To</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[I am working on my new Train Signal VMware vSphere training course. It will soon be released but, until then, click on the video below to watch an 18 minute demo that shows how to run VMware ESX 4 / vSphere inside VMware Workstation.
This is a great way to test and learn about VMware ESX 4 / vSphere and, best of all, using evaluations, you can do it all at no cost for 60 days.

. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/28/video-vsphere-in-a-box-running-vmware-esxi-4-inside-workstation/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>VMware&#8217;s vSphere vCenter Linked Mode is awesome!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/28/vmwares-vsphere-linked-mode-is-awesome/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/28/vmwares-vsphere-linked-mode-is-awesome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Davis</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>VMware ESX How-To</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[vSphere has a ton of new features, without doubt. In my opinion, one of the features that doesn't get a lot of press is the new vCenter Linked Mode. No, this isn't important for small companies but it could be a huge feature for any company that has multiple virtual infrastructures requiring multiple vCenter servers.
That's because with the new linked mode, you can manage multiple vCenter servers from a single vSphere Client. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/28/vmwares-vsphere-linked-mode-is-awesome/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Disappointed with Oracle killing Virtual Iron</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/28/disappointed-with-oracle-killing-virtual-iron/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/28/disappointed-with-oracle-killing-virtual-iron/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Davis</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[I admit it, I'm not a Virtual Iron user but I did attend a seminar on it and I was impressed with what they were offering and the low cost that they were offering it for.

When I read the story about how Oracle bought, then killed Virtual Iron's product line, I was disappointed (see VirtualizationReview.com - Oracle Kills Virtual Iron). It was a good product, why kill it? It served a purpose to thousands of SMBs. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/28/disappointed-with-oracle-killing-virtual-iron/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>What does Hyper9 offer you?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/25/what-does-hyper9-offer-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/25/what-does-hyper9-offer-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Davis</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>3rd Party Tools</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[Likely you saw my blog post about how you can Manage VMware and Hyper-V with your iPhone or Blackberry using Hyper9's VMM. However, Hyper9's core business is not mobile management, it is their Hyper9 flagship product.



Their hyper9 tool collects information on your virtual infrastructure and provides "higher intelligence" (as they call it). <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/25/what-does-hyper9-offer-you/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>New &#38; Improved - Virtualization EcoShell makes Admin&#8217;s life easier</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/24/new-improved-virtualization-ecoshell-makes-admins-life-easier/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/24/new-improved-virtualization-ecoshell-makes-admins-life-easier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Davis</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>3rd Party Tools</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[Back in April, I blogged about the Virtualization Ecoshell. Recently, I received an email from Vizioncore about the Ecoshell and this prompted me to checkout their website. I discovered that they have a new beta release out and they now have a ton of resources available. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/24/new-improved-virtualization-ecoshell-makes-admins-life-easier/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Top 10 VMware products to try in 2009</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/23/top-10-vmware-products-to-try-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/23/top-10-vmware-products-to-try-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Davis</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[VMware's vSphere has been around for a month now and, the more I use it, the more I realize that there are so many major changes and big new features to try out and learn about.

Just so that virtualization admins have a quick list of features to try out in vSphere, I put together a top 10 list (kinda like those David Letterman top 10 lists).

Checkout my article covering the Top 10 VMware Products to Try in 2009 !. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/23/top-10-vmware-products-to-try-in-2009/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Manage VMware and Hyper-V with your iPhone or Blackberry</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/20/manage-vmware-and-hyper-v-with-your-iphone-or-blackberry/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/20/manage-vmware-and-hyper-v-with-your-iphone-or-blackberry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Davis</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>3rd Party Tools</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[This month, Hyper9 launched VMM into general availability, out of beta. What this means to you is that you can now purchase their VMM (Virtualization Mobile Manager) to allow you to use your iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile device, or Google Android phone to manager VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, and Citrix XenServer. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/20/manage-vmware-and-hyper-v-with-your-iphone-or-blackberry/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>TripWire launches new VMware Management Tool - vWire</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/18/tripwire-launches-new-vmware-management-tool-vwire/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/18/tripwire-launches-new-vmware-management-tool-vwire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Davis</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>3rd Party Tools</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[In the past I have written about two of TripWire's free tools - OpsCheck and ConfigCheck.

(see How can the free vWire OpsCheck help with your VMotion Configuration?
and Assessing VMware ESX server security with TripWire ConfigCheck)

Now, TripWire has launched a new, more complete management t. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/18/tripwire-launches-new-vmware-management-tool-vwire/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>2X Releases First ‘Open’ Virtualisation Platform Connection Broker</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/11/2x-releases-first-%e2%80%98open%e2%80%99-virtualisation-platform-connection-broker/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/11/2x-releases-first-%e2%80%98open%e2%80%99-virtualisation-platform-connection-broker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Davis</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[New 2X VirtualDesktopServer helps businesses make the most of their chosen virtualisation platforms 

With so many competing virtualisation platforms in the market, for any organisation, making the right decision to take advantage of this latest technology is critical. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/davis/2009/06/11/2x-releases-first-%e2%80%98open%e2%80%99-virtualisation-platform-connection-broker/">more...</a>]]></description>

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