So, you’ve got an old Google Appliance kicking around? Maybe from an expired Google Enterprise Partner Program (GEP) agreement? Why not turn it into an ESX server. Once your license has expired, you’ll want to do is check with Google and make sure they don’t want the hardware back (they never do, but best to […]

Last week I was trying to repurpose an old Google Appliance for a development ESX server. Since the Google appliance was essentially a Dell PowerEdge 2950 it had dual 2.33 GHz Xeons, 16Gb memory and six 250Gb drives. Unfortunately the system didn’t come with a CD drive so the next easiest installation was going to […]

According to Yahoo Finance, VMWare are releasing an open source client named “VMware View Open Client”. VMware’s vClient Initiative is to deliver universal clients, desktops that follow users whilst providing a rich personalized experience that is secure, cost-effective and easy for IT to manage. VMware View Open Client is licensed under the LGPL v 2.1 […]