Bare metal restore with Veeam from a recovery partition is a method to avoid using USB media by installing the Veeam Recovery ...

Hey everyone, Vladan here from ESX Virtualization. Over the years, I've tested and written about dozens of backup solutions ...

Over the years on this blog, I’ve documented dozens of Veeam upgrades, migrations, and best practices — from early versions ...

If you have been running Windows 11 for any length of time, you already know the story. The OS arrives packed with telemetry, pre-installed apps you will never use, aggressive advertising, and a ...

If you’re a virtualization enthusiast like me, you’ve probably spent the last couple of years watching VMware customers scramble for alternatives after the Broadcom acquisition turned licensing into a ...

If you manage Windows machines—whether in a small business environment, home lab, or as part of your daily IT consulting work – you know how frustrating it can be when something breaks after a bad ...

Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) continues to set the pace in enterprise data resilience. With v13 having landed in November 2025 as a major architectural shift, Q1 2026 has delivered important ...

If you’ve been reading ESX Virtualization since the VMware 3.x days (yeah, 2008–2024 archive still holds up), you know I’ve always had a soft spot for backup solutions that actually deliver real value ...

Hey folks, Vladan here from ESX Virtualization. If you’ve been following my blog since way back in 2008 (yeah, we’re that old-school), you know I love diving into lightweight, no-nonsense tools that ...

Excellent stepping stone to advanced certifications — VCP-VVF gives you the core vSphere Foundation foundation. From there it's a natural progression to the more comprehensive VCP-VCF Administrator ...

Hey folks, Vladan here. If you've followed my blog for any length of time, you know I'm always keeping an eye on backup and recovery solutions that make life easier for virtualization admins — ...

Hello everyone, Vladan here. If you've been following my blog over the years, you know I've spent countless hours breaking down virtualization platforms. I invested a lot of time into VMware because ...