We recently had a case where a customers IS team who use VMware vCenter Protect to patch Microsoft servers with both Microsoft and 3rd-party patches had issues with Microsoft Update offering other admins updates to install during business … Read this post »
I know this is fairly well publicised, but having found it wasn’t the easiest of documentation to find, and even found many results just resulted in “it can’t be done” type answers/summaries I thought I’d pat myself on the back … Read this post »
The new update for VMware vCenter Protect™ (version 8.0.1)has new features and minor bug fixes; since the original product Shavlik was acquired by VMware many impressive additions and improvements have been made to the product.… Read this post »
George Gerchow – Director, VMware Center for Policy & Compliance – 6 June 2012: CP&C is pleased to announce the most anticipated content release to date in vCM, the VMware vSphere 5.0 hardening guidelines! As critical component of the vC … Read this post »
George Gerchow – Director, VMware Center for Policy & Compliance – 9 May 2012: As VMware continues to build Trusted Cloud solutions that help customers migrate tier one applications to our Cloud Infrastructure Suite (CIS), the Center for Policy & … Read this post »
In November 2012, Shavlik, a VMware Company, will End-of-Life versions 7.5, 7.6 and 7.8 by disabling the ability to update the XML data and so all customers are advised to upgrade to the latest version which can be found here… Read this post »
This has been one of my biggest complaint with vCOPS where the timeout on the vCOPS UI is very small. Finally, found a way to fix this issue from the VMware forums to increase the timeout.
MS have been notified of a vulnerability in Windows Update which can help the phenomenon known as ‘Flame’ spread. Windows Update is to be hardened.. This is described further in: http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2012/06/06/security-advisory-2718704-collision-attack-details-wu-update-rollout.aspx… Read this post »
VMware vCenter Protect Essentials, April 26, 2012: XML data version = 2.0.0.1784 Last modified on 26/04/2012.… Read this post »
Over the past 12 months, VMware has added a number of exciting products to their already impressive portfolio which seek to free end users and IT organisations from more than two decades of complex, device-centric computing and deliver a more … Read this post »
One of the attractive features in vCOPS is the ability to configure adapters and pull information from a desired resource and show it in the vCOPS interface. It is a component that connects to and collects data from a designated … Read this post »
I’ve been playing with VMware vCenter Operations management suite for a few days and first impression are that its slick, neat and intuitive. It visualises all the information in one place so you can quickly understand what the vCenter is … Read this post »
Satisnet Ltd are pleased to announce today that it has been awarded Enterprise-Level Partnership with VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure.… Read this post »
VMware have officially released the newly acquired Shavlik patch management software under its flagship. VMware vCenter Protect is now available for download!!… Read this post »
VMware Press Release – 3 November 2011
VMware have announced the availability of VMware vCenter Protect Essentials Plus. Formerly, Shavlik NetChk Protect, vCenter Protect Essentials Plus, simplifies your IT management needs. It is a complete on-premise management system designed … Read this post »