Tech and Other Stuff by Neil Koch

One of the best AWS guides out there

Came across the other day! Very well written Open Guide to AWS  Absolutely worth checking out. Support us Read more

AWS Amazon WorkSpaces review

Please note: This is an older article, given it’s from 2014. 100% out of date by now in 2024. AWS or Amazon Web Services in March this year released their new product called Amazon WorkSpaces. I thought I would give it a whirl to see how it goes. Amazon WorkSpaces is a fully managed Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) service which runs in ... Read more

vSphere Mobile Watchlist App released

VMware just released their vSphere Mobile Watchlist App for mobile devices. It’s a available via the iTunes store and Google’s Play store. It’s a great addition to older version of their vCMA tool which I have blogged about in the past here. The app includes the functionality to: Easily Create VM Watchlists View VM’s at a glance Sugges... Read more

CloudPhysics New Card Builder Launched!

CloudPhysics who I have blogged about in the past announced today their much awaited new feature, Card Builder. Recently I had the privilege to try out CloudPhysics new Card Builder. Picture a dynamic interface reporting tool that is intuitive and extremely flexible! All the features you need when putting together reports for vSphere Analytics! ... Read more

vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1 Offline Demo

Recently a client ask about seeing a demonstration of VMware vSphere Storage Appliance in action. I didn’t have a live production or development to demo this setup on however, luckily there is a offline demo tool available direct through VMware to assist with this task. Using the VSA 5.1 Offline Demo you can go through the process of setting up... Read more