VMware News, Views, and How-To's from vExpert Josh Townsend
My awesome wife and terrific in-laws got me one of those nifty new Yoga 13 IdeaPad's by Lenovo (Lenovo Yoga 13 IdeaPad Ultrabook 13.3" Touch-Screen Convertible Laptop) for my birthday/Christmas (one of the benefits of having your birthday 3 days … [Continue reading] about How to Upgrade Memory and Storage on the Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13
It's been a long time since I published an article in my Storage Basics series - the series has been some of the top content on my site to date. I sat for a beta version of the VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Desktop Design (VCAP-DTD) test … [Continue reading] about Storage Basics – Part IX: Alternate IOPS Formula
I've been working on writing up a complete guide for optimizing VMware View desktops. In my research I've come across some conflicting information on using the 'No GUI Boot' and 'Base Video' boot optimizations found in the Microsoft System … [Continue reading] about Conflicting Guidance on No GUI Boot and Base Video settings for VMware View Desktops
I ran into an environment today where a group policy object (GPO) was configured at the domain level that set security logs to be archived to the C: drive when full. The need for the policy abated, then the policy was removed. But, the setting to … [Continue reading] about Cleanup Archived Event Logs with PowerShell
I've been working on a VMware View Optimization and Best Practices whitepaper for Clearpath. The document isn't quite ready for publication yet, but I wanted to share a section that I've been working on as I've had several people ask me about this … [Continue reading] about Optimize Microsoft Office and Outlook in VDI Environments
