Achieving VCP5-DCV certification is a good way to distinguish yourself from others in the virtualization community. It’s also a great way to validate your technical capabilities as you look to advance your career. But that’s not all.
Read moreIT professionals should strive to learn the proper meanings of terms used in the IT virtualization vocabulary and ensure that they and their colleagues share the same definitions. It is mainly vendor-agnostic, but here are some vendor-specific terms, product names, and feature names used by VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft.
Read moreOne of the most important steps in mastering a new technology is learning the associated terminology or vocabulary. In the IT field, this can be a very challenging step, as much of the terminology is often used inconsistently. Here we will define the terms associated with IT virtualization. It is mainly vendor-agnostic, but it does provide some vendor-specific terms, product names, and feature names used by VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft.
Read moreOne of the most important steps in mastering a new technology is learning the associated terminology or vocabulary. In the Information Technology (IT) field, this can be a very challenging step, as much of the terminology is often used inconsistently. Here we will definite terms associated with IT virtualization. It is mainly vendor-agnostic, but it does provide some vendor-specific terms, product names, and feature names used by VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft.
Read moreAn assessment revealed that in a company’s current physical environment, the total RAM usage of the Windows servers during times of peak demand was 128 GB, which was 67% of the total RAM capacity of 192 GB. This led to a decision to allow 150% RAM over commitment for the Windows VMs. After analyzing the existing servers and planning for growth for three years, the predicted total configured RAM for all VMs was 450 GB. But, to allow 150% over commitment, only 67% of the estimated, or 300 GB, was procured for direct use by VMs. More RAM was actually purchased to allow overhead and spare capacity for ESXi downtimes, but only 300 GB was planned for direct VM usage.
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