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Well, yet another project makes the front page of local media!
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Google Releases Open-Source ‘Chrome’ Browser
September 2, 2008 – 12:11 pm | No Comment

FROM PCMAG.COM:
Google announced Monday that it has been hard at work on an open-source browser known as Chrome, a beta version of which will be released in 100 countries on Tuesday.
New features will included “isolated” …

EXTREMELY URGENT PROBLEM WITH ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 – FIFTH UPDATE
August 14, 2008 – 10:37 am | No Comment

ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2

Dear VMware Customer,
We have re-issued the entire ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 release (ISOs, upgrade tar and zip files, and patch bundles). They are available for download at http://www.vmware.com/download/.
Please note this …

EXTREMELY URGENT PROBLEM WITH ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 – FOURTH UPDATE
August 14, 2008 – 9:08 am | No Comment

ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2

Dear VMware Customer,
This message is to inform you that we are experiencing a delay in releasing the new version of ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2. Our testing …

EXTREMELY URGENT PROBLEM WITH ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 – THIRD UPDATE
August 13, 2008 – 4:07 pm | No Comment

ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2

Dear VMware Customers,
We have released the express patches for the product expiration issue. Please go to http://www.vmware.com/go/esxexpresspatches for download and KB articles. Since our last customer email we have …

EXTREMELY URGENT PROBLEM WITH ESX 3.5 U2 and ESXi U2 – SECOND UPDATE
August 13, 2008 – 9:06 am | No Comment

ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2

Dear VMware Customers,
We have released the express patches for the product expiration issue. Please go to http://www.vmware.com/go/esxexpresspatches for more information.
Problem:
An issue has been discovered by many VMware customers and partners with …

VMWARE ESXI 3.5 Update 2
August 12, 2008 – 9:05 am | No Comment

Got this from VMWARE today:

ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2

Dear VMware Customers,
Please find the latest update about the product expiration issue. From this point on, we’ll provide an update every two hours. Thanks.
Problem:
An issue has been …

Review: Dell T105 Server
July 31, 2008 – 9:25 pm | No Comment

In early July 2008, I purchased a Dell T105 small business server to host some simple single-page webs.  It was my intention to use it as a web front end server for 12-18 months, then …

VMware does it again with ESXi Hypervisor
July 31, 2008 – 8:21 pm | No Comment

On July 29th, 2008, VMware introduced a free, bare-metal, (No host operating system required) virtualization server product.  It’s remarkebly robust and is super easy to install.
Get it here:  https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/login.php?eval=esxi&t=1
From VMware:

Features & Benefits
Virtualize processor, memory, storage …

Virtualizing WFE’s, or Web Front Ends
July 22, 2008 – 8:29 pm | No Comment

Think of a normal N-tier application running on a single Windows 2003 Small Business Server.  You likely have multiple servers/services providing support for the web application via ISA, Exchange, SQL Server, IIS, Active Directory, etc., …

Server Virtualization for Web Hosts – The Basics
June 16, 2008 – 2:27 pm | No Comment

A few comments to start the post:

Virtualization is here to stay, end of discussion
Web server virtualization is just as efficient as physical hosting
Microsoft’s Virtual PC Virtualization is WORTHLESS. End of discussion (The Server 2008 edition …