Author Archives: Alex Galbraith

Free Microsoft 70-659 Server Virtualisation Exam at Prometric

Posted on 10th February 2012 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on Free Microsoft 70-659 Server Virtualisation Exam at Prometric

So I was doing a bit of a refresh on Hyper-V for a project I have upcoming later this year and I came across a superb offer from [..]

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VMware VCAP-DCD 4 Exam Prep Guide

Posted on 2nd February 2012 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on VMware VCAP-DCD 4 Exam Prep Guide

So I completed my VMware vSphere: Design Workshop [V4.x] last August, but just a week after that my second daughter was born. 6 months (and many dirty nappies) [..]

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VMware VCP-510 Exam Review

Posted on 1st February 2012 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on VMware VCP-510 Exam Review

So I took my exam today and passed with a reasonably respectable score of 428 (pass mark for VCP-510 is 300/500). So how was it? The exam itself [..]

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Safely Shrinking VMware Server / Workstation .vmdk Files

Posted on 23rd January 2012 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on Safely Shrinking VMware Server / Workstation .vmdk Files

If like me, you originally implemented some of your VMs in VMware Server (or Workstation) as thick provisioned, and have subsequently changed your mind, the process for converting [..]

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