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P2V as a Part of Forensics

Recent VMware Communities forum discussions have brought Forensics to the fore once again. Even so it has made me think of using …

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VMware HA with ESX v3.5 Update 3

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VMware HA Fixed for SMB 2 node clusters

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3 Days of VMworld has left me exhausted and stuffed with new ideas, concepts, and tools!

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Blue Gears has Moved

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March 16, 2009, 12:45 PM — My Blue Gears posts have moved to just one location, http://www.astroarch.com/blog please join me there!

P2V as a Part of Forensics

Edward L. Haletky graduated from Purdue University in 1988 with a degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. Since then, he has worked with programming graphics and other lower-level libraries on various UNIX platforms. Edward has recently left Hewlett-Packard, where he worked in the Virtualization, Linux, and High-Performance Technical Computing teams. He owns AstroArch Consulting, Inc., providing virtualization, security, and network consulting and development and is an Analyst for The Virtualziation Practice. Edward is a Guru and moderator for the VMware Discussion Forums providing answers to security and configuration questions. He is the author of multiple books on Virtualization published by Prentice Hall.

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