Author Archives: Alastair

 Most companies have and average of 2.4 online copies of their data plus backups. Could this be done more efficiently? All the details on the Podcast Blog at http://apacvirtual.com © 2012, Demitasse. All rights reserved. This post first appeared on … Continue reading →

As you will know from my past blog posts I have hooked up with HP’s social media people and been invited to a couple of blogger briefings.  These are a great way to get access to the inside information on … Continue reading →

The next vBeers in Auckland is scheduled for 16 May from 6pm at the Bluestore Room. Come along and talk with other virtualization people. All details at vBeers.org © 2012, Demitasse. All rights reserved. This post first appeared on the … Continue reading →

It is published, the project I have been working on for the last month or two is live.  What is the AutoLab? The AutoLab is a quick easy way to build a vSphere environment for testing and learning using a … Continue reading →

I have taken up an offer from Cody Bunch at ProfessionalVMware to start publishing my technical articles on his site.  In the future this blog will be much more focussed on things that are relevant to the APAC region, vBeers, … Continue reading →

This week’s session of the podcast will be all about the topic of building a lab for familiarizing yourself with vSphere and related products. All the details on the APAC Virtual blog © 2012, Demitasse. All rights reserved. This post … Continue reading →

I’m looking forward to a return to Wellington at the end of this month.  I’m scheduled to teach a vSphere 5.0 Install Configure Manage course which looks to have a few friends on it so should be fun. While I’m … Continue reading →

I am honoured to have been returned to VMware’s vExpert program this year.  The program recognises and rewards people who promote and evangelise VMware products above and beyond what is their day job.  For me it is my blogging and … Continue reading →

One of my little projects for the Easter break has been playing with the Windows 8 consumer preview.  I installed in on my netbook, an HP Mini-311 which has an Atom CPU, 2GB RAM and a 128GB SSD.  This is … Continue reading →

Today is the fifth birthday of this blog!  Around 150 posts have gone up here and it’s grown from nothing to around a hundred subscribers and hits a peak of 1500 page views per month.  The last couple of months … Continue reading →