Author Archives: Alex Galbraith

HOWTO: Process for Upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication 7 to 8

Posted on 1st March 2015 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on HOWTO: Process for Upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication 7 to 8

As a VMware vExpert we are kindly provided free licenses for Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam One. I have been using Veeam B&R for the last year and [..]

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And now for something completely different… British Gas Hive Smart Thermostat Review

Posted on 22nd February 2015 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on And now for something completely different… British Gas Hive Smart Thermostat Review

Having recently had the Hive smart thermostat system installed in our house by British Gas, I’ve been asked by a handful of people subsequently as to whether it [..]

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NanoLab – Part 7 – VMware vSphere 6 on Intel NUC

Posted on 31st January 2015 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on NanoLab – Part 7 – VMware vSphere 6 on Intel NUC

Just one quick bit of good news relating to the recent vSphere 6 announcements… during the beta I tested the Intel 82579V adapter which comes as standard in [..]

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HP Discover Europe 2014 – Day 2 Roundup

Posted on 3rd December 2014 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on HP Discover Europe 2014 – Day 2 Roundup

Day 2 started early with the first sessions beginning around 8.30am. I won’t bore you with the details of my day, but I will go through three really [..]

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