Virtualization.
- February 26, 2026
The Case for Keeping Hyper-V in a Multi-Hypervisor Strategy
Everyone's talking about VMware alternatives after the Broadcom acquisition. But Hyper-V has quietly become a very solid option for certain workloads.
- May 9, 2016
Migrating from XenServer to VMware ESXi: The Practical Guide
At some point the XenServer environments I deployed for cost reasons hit a wall — either the organization’s needs grew beyond what XenServer’s ecosystem could support cleanly, or a …
- February 8, 2016
Starting with ESXi on Bare Metal: Hardware Selection for Small Business
The question I got asked most often when starting ESXi deployments for small and mid-size businesses: what hardware should we buy? The honest answer is “it depends,” but there are enough …
- March 31, 2015
XenServer vs VMware ESXi: A Practical Comparison for Small Business
I’ve deployed both XenServer and VMware ESXi for small-to-medium businesses, sometimes switching between them for the same client as their needs evolved. The right choice depends on several …
- February 10, 2015
Getting Started with XenServer 6.5: The VMware Alternative I Actually Liked
In 2015, I was working with a mid-size client who needed to virtualize roughly 20 servers on a budget that made VMware’s licensing difficult to justify. They’d looked at Hyper-V but …