These are my links for July 23rd through August 18th:
- Behold a Buzzword is Born: High Recoverability | The Nubby SysAdmin - Wesley has another great post on high availability, or in this case, high recoverability (his new buzzword).
- ISC Diary | Ping is Bad (Sometimes) - ISC folks giving a good explanation as to why PING isn't always the best metric.
- List of Free PowerShell eBooks - A collection of free PowerShell books.
- Official: Revisions to VMware vSphere 5 Licensing — The Lone Sysadmin - Bob Plankers discusses VMWare's change of heart on their licensing plans.
- VMware Scale Up vs. Scale Out: The Big Picture — The Lone Sysadmin - Bob Plankers has another great post on VMWare pricing, and host planning. He factors in all kinds of external factors when planning out hosting VMs, and has a nice spreadsheet to give you a guide.