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CA ARCserve Backup - Voted VirtualizationAdmin.com Readers' Choice Award Winner - Backup & Recovery
CA ARCserve Backup was selected the winner in the Backup & Recovery category of the VirtualizationAdmin.com Readers' Choice Awards. Veeam Backup & Replication and Altaro Hyper-V Backup were runner-up and second runner-up respectively.

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Volume and File System Considerations for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
This article lists some of the more noteworthy storage improvements and general considerations that should be taken into account when implementing Windows Server 2012 and/or Hyper-V.

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Disaster recovery options for the RD Connection Broker 2012 (HA)
In this article the author discusses RD Connection Broker 2012 recovery options and scenarios.

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My new home lab - Prepping for the rest of the year (Part 1)
In this article, I’ll outline for you two labs that I’m building and what they look like, along with my reasoning for going the particular route that I went.

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A few VDI tips 30 April 2013
VDI is still hard work. This technology had carried with it major challenges that must be overcome. Here are a few tips.

How to convert Physical Machines to Virtual Machines? 22 May 2013 Nirmal Sharma
The tip explains two ways to convert a Physical Computer to Virtual Machine.
Certificate Propagation service crashes upon RDS disconnect 22 May 2013 Freek Berson
This tip is about an issue with Smart Cards used to authenticate against a RD Session Host Server running Windows Server 2008 R2
The flexibility of VDI in Windows Server 2012 16 May 2013 Freek Berson
This tip is about a good read on a comparison on VDI in Windows Server 2012 and VMware view and opinion on this.

Top 5 Things You Need in a Virtualization Management Solution 11 Dec. 2012 SolarWinds
This white paper reviews the top five areas to consider when choosing a virtualization management solution and explores the reasons behind using management solutions that are designed specifically for virtualization.
Title: Hyper-V™ vs. vSphere™: Understanding the Differences 11 Dec. 2012 SolarWinds
An outline of the differences between the two by examining key features of both and exposing feature gaps that may exist between them.
Six Recommendations to Ensure Your VM Backup is Recoverable 1 Oct. 2012 Veeam
Are you using the right tools to back up your virtual machines? Your tools should guarantee VM backups are recoverable across all the types of data they might contain. Help assure your recoverability with the six recommended action items discussed in this whitepaper.