Hey folks, Vladan here. If you've followed my blog for any length of time, you know I'm always keeping an eye on backup and ...

I’ve been poking around Linux distros for years, and every now and then one pops up that feels refreshingly different without ...

Broadcom has dropped the latest update for VMware ESXi 8.0, specifically Update 3i with build number 25205845. If you're running vSphere 8 environments, ...

Broadcom has just dropped the latest update for VMware Workstation Pro – version 25H2u1, build 25219725, released on February 27, 2026. If you're running ...

Hello everyone, Vladan here. If you've been following my blog over the years, you know I've spent countless hours breaking down virtualization platforms. I invested a lot of time into VMware because ...

Managing virtualization, servers, storage, and backups can be a real headache with scattered tools and endless dashboards. That's why I've been a fan of XorMon for years—it's the one-stop solution ...

I was tinkering in my lab recently, and installing (or trying to) Xen Orchestra, whcih is a VMware vCenter server alternative as a management of XCP-NG hypervisors. I have already reported about ...

Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.0 has just been released. The product was officially released in stable version 1.0 on December 4, 2025, following an alpha release in December 2024 and a beta phase in ...

As someone who has managed multiple on-premises Exchange environments over the years, I’ve dealt with my fair share of database corruption issues. Some are minor annoyances; others can disrupt ...

pfSense is one of the most powerful open-source firewalls and routers available. Running it inside VMware Workstation Pro 17 (the current 2025 version) is an excellent way to build a lab or even ...

Veeam has released their latest Windows version of their flagship software – Veeam Backup and Replication v13, as well as their Veeam Data Platform v13 with VeeamOne and Veeam Orchestrator etc. Users ...

As many SMBs and enterprises are escaping VMware or Hyper-V environments in to Open source virtual environments such as Proxmox VE, the backup vendors follows. That's why Nakivo keeps pushing Proxmox ...