1. VMware vCloud Director and Enterprise Cloud
(Blog/Tech Blog)

The first announcement from VMworld this week was the debut of what we all called "Project Redwood". It has now been revealed as VMware vCloud Director and vCloud Datacenter. Do we call it the "Secure ...

2. Hey Security Guys, VMworld Is Hitting Your Playground
(Blog/Tech Blog)

... are all about securing the private cloud from end-to-end. vShield edge is designed as a classic firewall, but specifically designed for the edge of your virtual datacenter. It’s not made to replace your ...

3. vFabric Wasn't Even Mentioned
(Blog/Tech Blog)

... and down, horizontally, vertically, easily and economically A distributed virtual network isn't layer 2 , but takes care all the way to layer 7 it will help bridge the hybrid cloud. You want the ...

4. VMworld Schedule and Announcement
(Blog/Tech Blog)

...  Moscone West Alcove 3 The Cloud with Massimo Re Ferre 12:00 PM-1:00 PM SE8421 Moscone North Room ...

5. Xangati Releases a Top 10 Free Tool
(Blog/Tech Blog)

... applications can be created. More the 10 identities of course....   Give Xangati Free a try. Need help installing. Check out this video: http://d4vu5i9co7ynd.cloudfront.net/XESX%20Install.mp4 ...

6. Career Advice
(Blog/Tech Blog)

... But there is always the next step. Right now there is a huge push for the private cloud. VMware and other partners are pushing businesses to virtualize their most critical applications so they can have ...

7. The Migration From ESX to ESXi is Happening. Moving Configurations
(Blog/Tech Blog)

... built into ESXi. Having the native drivers will put their products on the vSphere 4.1 HCL. I know of too many "cloud backup" providers that have an agent installed on the Service Console. If you're not ...

8. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of 100% Virtualized
(Blog/Tech Blog)

... you can't reach it, but you won't stop going for it.   Virtualized workloads will play a key role when it's time to move on from the private and into the public cloud. I'm not saying the public cloud ...

9. Keep the VCP Distinguished
(Blog/Tech Blog)

... only virtualization but also networking, storage, compute as well as how applications interact and operate in this new cloud environment.    ...

10. Top 10 Free vSphere ESX Tools and Utilities
(Blog/Tech Blog)

... at a certain date, you can set an Expiration date on them (This would be a good concept for contract renewals of VMs if you are a cloud provider). Then running reports when needed to view Expired VMs. ...

11. Virtualization Products You Might Not Know About - Xsigo & Reflex Systems vTrust
(Blog/Tech Blog)

This has been an awesome week for me filled with virtualization from 8:00am Monday till 5:00pm Friday. I've given my cloud presentation once again, briefed on an announcement of a new free product (that ...

12. Entering the Cloud through Virtualization
(Blog/Tech Presentations)

... Systems major. This scope of this presentation is to give students an introduction to virtualization and cloud computing. It's not overly technical, but should give an understanding of how virtualization ...

13. A List of FREE VMware vSphere Tools
(Blog/Tech Blog)

... and vApps that are ready to run and optimized for VMware product platforms and the cloud. VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.1 Sizing Estimator - get the right answer to your question whether to install ...

14. About Me
(Web Content/About the Author)

Welcome to KendrickColeman.com! A technical blog focused on IT infrastructure written by Kendrick Coleman. I focus on virtualization and the evolution of the cloud, but I also like to dive into other areas ...

15. Engineer For Sale!
(Blog/Life Blog)

... With the upcoming release of vSphere 4, it's going to be a huge step into the private cloud. Keeping up on emerging technologies and being able to bring the next big thing into my environment is what I ...