Designing a modern VMware availability and disaster recovery strategy often feels like a forced choice between two competing priorities: achieving near-zero downtime or protecting workloads across long geographic distances. VMware Stretched Clusters are exceptionally effective at delivering continuous availability across…
Use this table to determine whether a stretched cluster is the right architectural choice for a given environment. How to Use This Matrix ✅ Decision Matrix Decision Area Question to Ask Stretched Cluster: YES When… Stretched Cluster: NO When… Business…
Storage Policy–Based Management (SPBM) is the backbone of how VMware vSAN delivers predictable, workload‑aligned outcomes. Instead of carving LUNs or managing fixed RAID groups the old-fashioned way, policies define the storage behavior of each VM and each VMDK—granular, dynamic, and…
Previously, I posted about the replication of two HCIs using array-based or vSphere-based replication. This article addresses a third way or an addition to the two previously mentioned options. Dell Recovery Point for VMs (RP4VMs) synchronizes virtual machines to destination…
As I mentioned in the last article, I will write a new article about a disaster-avoidant solution I am deploying where it makes sense. Disaster avoidance in this setting means that we have a platform that is able to absorb…
VMware SRM is integral to an organization’s overall enterprise architecture, specifically within the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery domain. It enables the implementation of a comprehensive disaster recovery strategy for virtualized environments, ensuring the availability and recoverability of critical business…
