VMware ESXi 8 has dropped the compatibility with a lot of old CPU models, a...
One year ago, Broadcom killed the Free vSphere Hypervisor, but now, with th...
Veeam Backup & Replication 13, the next next major release, will be pro...
Like every hardware and software components, before apply a VMware vSphere...
The Veeam Managed Hardened Repository is a bootable ISO based on Rocky Linu...
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VMware ESXi partitions layout includes some old FAT partitions used for the...
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Reading Time: 2 minutesOne year ago, Broadcom killed the Free vSphere Hypervisor, but now, with the last VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3e, the free (and limited) version is back again! Broadcom makes again available the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (the entry-level and free hypervisor). To download the free ESXi, you still need to login in the Broadcom Support Portal, but now you don’t need anymore any license entitlement.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring those years post Broadcom acquisition of VMware, the VMware vSphere product has become more and more unfriendly for the SMB market. The product editions and pricing have totally changed: no more the Free vSphere Hypervisor, no more Essential and Essential+ bundles, no more perpetual licenses… Also download the products will become more “complicated”.
Reading Time: 5 minutesVeeam has just released a new build for Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.1.1139. You can check the installed build number in the Veeam Backup & Replication Console’s Main Menu (≡) under Help > About. The first reason of this release if to fix the CVE-2025-23120 issue: a vulnerability allowing remote code execution (RCE) by authenticated domain users. This issue is critical and has a CVSS v3.1 Score of 9.9!
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Veeam Hardened Repository ISO (VHRISO) is a Managed Hardened Repository delivered as bootable ISO with a Rocky Linux distribution preconfigured by Veeam. The idea is to dramatically simplify the provisioning experience while eliminating (or at least reducing) the need for any Linux expertise. But also have an OS pre-hardened out of the box with all advanced security settings already applied. This because immutability may be not enough if you configure your repository in a wrong way! Recommendations are based on Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) created and maintained by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for Rocky Linux. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the last A3 Communications Technology Live! in London, I’ve got the opportunity to meet FADU and know more about their product and their business model. FADU is a fabless semiconductor company innovating flash storage technology and supply chain, that is supplying eSSDcontrollers to multiple NAND partner. Actually three generations of controllers are in mass production :
Reading Time: 4 minutesVMware ESXi 8 has dropped the compatibility with a lot of old CPU models, as describiled in Broadcom’s article 318697 (CPU Support Deprecation and Discontinuation In vSphere Releases). The result if the following error message if you try to install ESXi 8 on a server with an unsupported CPU:
Reading Time: 3 minutesMicrosoft Windows Server 2025 has been released two months ago and has a lot of new features. But do you know Azure Arc can add more features and capabilitiers to your Windows Server? Azure Arc simplifies governance and management by delivering a consistent multicloud and on-premises management platform. Azure Arc provides a centralized, unified way to:
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