vNews is still going but with a new presenter!  Mike has moved on but things are still ticking at base camp!

The Direct download is just below:

http://www.stumchugh.com/Media/vNewsAugust2012.mp3

RSS link below:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/vNewsPodcast

iTunes Link

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/stu-mchughs-virtualisation/id555945270

See below for show notes and links:

vSphere 5 versus Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V:management
http://up2v.nl/2012/08/14/vsphere-5-versus-windows-server-2012-hyper-vmanagement/
Posted on August 14, 2012 by Marcel van den Berg

Citrix Honored as One of the Top 25 Companies for Work-Life Balance in 2012
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. » 8/10/2012 » To view the full list, please visit Glassdoor.com

On the Move: Citrix Announces Expansion in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina
Citrix Data Sharing Product Group Plans to Double in Size Over Next Five Years, Needs New Facilities to Accommodate Growth
SANTA CLARA, Calif. » 7/30/2012 »

Citrix adds MDX Technology to CloudGateway for Enterprise Mobility
New Citrix CloudGateway 2 Adds Native Support for iOS, Android and HTML5 Apps, and Integration with Citrix ShareFile
SANTA CLARA » 7/31/2012 »

Boomerang Update with View Client Functionality
Posted on August 16, 2012 by VMTN
http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2012/08/boomerang-update-with-view-client-functionality.html

From the Bloggers Bench: How SMBs Can Fit the Purchase of a Shared Storage Device into Their Budget – VMware vSphere Storage Appliance
Posted on August 15, 2012 by VMware SMB    – Jeff Eberhard

http://blogs.vmware.com/smb/2012/08/smbsharedstoragedevice.html

Virtualizing Enterprise Applications With Confidence – Edwin_Yuen 14 Aug 2012 3:40 PM

http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2012/08/14/virtualizing-enterprise-applications-with-confidence.aspx

We have our winners for the DidYouKnow2012.com “Did You Know about Windows Server 2012” Partner Contest
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team 12 Jul 2012 12:00 PM
http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2012/07/12/we-have-our-winners-for-the-didyouknow2012-com-did-you-know-about-windows-server-2012-partner-contest.aspx

VMworld 2012
San Francisco – Moscone Center – 26th Aug – 30th Aug
Barcelona – Gran Via – 9th Oct – 11th Oct
VMware TV – http://www.youtube.com/vmworldtv
VMware NOW – Eric Sloof NTPRO.NL – The last of the independent bloggers!
http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/archives/2115-Cant-make-it-to-VMworld-this-year-Sign-up-for-VMware-NOW.html

Cloud Physics – It’s Alive !

August 17, 2012 Alan Renouf

http://www.virtu-al.net/2012/08/17/cloud-physics-its-alive/

VMware Horizon Mobile: surprisingly not dead *and* not terrible!
August 15 2012 Jack Madden on BrianMadden.com
http://www.consumerizeit.com/blogs/consumerization/archive/2012/08/15/wmware-horizon-mobile-is-still-around.aspx

VMware Releases vCenter Server 5.0 Update 1b
August 17 – VMBlogs.com
http://vmblog.com/archive/2012/08/17/vmware-releases-vcenter-server-5-0-update-1b.aspx

Learning Tree International Introduces a New Course — Troubleshooting VMware vSphere: Hands-On – August 16 – VMBlogs.com
http://vmblog.com/archive/2012/08/16/learning-tree-international-introduces-a-new-course-troubleshooting-vmware-vsphere-hands-on.aspx

VMware vSphere Design 101 with VCDX Scott Lowe August 12 – Eric Sloof

http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/index.php?serendipity%5Baction%5D=search&serendipity%5BsearchTerm%5D=VCDX

Microsoft Announces Virtual Machine Converter Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client Beta
August 17 – VMBlogs
http://vmblog.com/archive/2012/08/17/microsoft-announces-virtual-machine-converter-plug-in-for-vmware-vsphere-client-beta.aspx

Microsoft has announced that a new beta version of its Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client version 1.0 is now available on Microsoft Connect.
VMware Kills vRAM Licensing, Will Focus On vSphere Cloud Bundles
By Kevin McLaughlin,     CRN, August 20, 2012    2:15 PM ET
http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/240005840/vmware-kills-vram-licensing-will-focus-on-vsphere-cloud-bundles.htm