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How to Optimize Your VMware Costs in the New Broadcom Era

Introduction In one of the biggest tech acquisitions of 2022, Broadcom acquired VMware for a staggering $61 billion. This move has significant implications for VMware customers, as Broadcom plans to transition VMware’s licensing model from perpetual to subscription-based. While this shift may provide more flexibility, it also carries the potential for substantial cost increases. To navigate these changes and avoid unnecessary expenses, customers need to be proactive in optimizing their VMware licensing. That’s where our

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Udev Rules

House of Brick Senior Consultant Being a true computer nerd, periodically I feel the need to learn a new application or skill. Most recently, I

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External Oracle Tables

Jeff Klemme, Principal Architect Many times we come across scripts at client sites that load data from external files into the database. Too often we

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ESXi 5.5 Multi-Writer Bug

Jeff Stonacek, Principal Architect High availability is a common topic addressed by IT professionals worldwide. Real Application Clusters (RAC) is Oracle’s answer to delivering the

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Networking and Jumbo Frames

Mike Stone (@HoBMStone), CIO & Principal Architect In our travels helping customers design and tune systems for running Oracle workloads, we often recommend the use

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VMFS vs. RDM Part 1

Jim Hannan (@HoBHannan), Principal Architect Update: With vSphere 6 and the introduction of VVols, I thought it was time to write part 2 of this

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Configuring DD Boost

Jeff Stonacek, Principal Architect What is DD Boost? DD Boost is a Data Domain product specifically designed for database backup integration. In the case of

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