You skipped Windows Vista, and now you really want to see if Windows 7 is worth the leap. Or maybe you may want to test SQL Server 2008 installed on Windows Server 2008 for your PDM system. For many IT professionals today, the solution of choice for these challenges is virtualization. And if VMware is your virtualization brand of choice, you’ll be glad to know that VMware Workstation 7 is available, with some new features just for those of us in the CAD and 3D arenas. Continue Reading
You skipped Windows Vista, and now you really want to see if Windows 7 is worth the leap. Or maybe you may want to test SQL Server 2008 installed on Windows Server 2008 for your PDM system. For many IT professionals today, the solution of choice for these challenges is virtualization. And if VMware is your virtualization brand of choice, you’ll be glad to know that VMware Workstation 7 is available, with some new features just for those of us in the CAD and 3D arenas. Continue Reading
Virtualization has many benefits, and we at Razorleaf are big advocates of the technology. Internally, we leverage workstation virtualization products, and several of our clients make use of different server virtualization products. What about the VM player products out on the market today? Let’s take a look at the value that those products could deliver in your environment. Continue Reading
It’s not uncommon for large organizations to have embraced virtualization, both in the testing environment and for production use. Many vendors have offerings that make it easier for smaller organizations, or individuals, to take advantage of virtualization too. In fact, all the major vendors offer free or personal versions of their flagship products. And you know a software technology has gone mainstream when both Microsoft (with Hyper-V) and Oracle (with VirtualBox) have offerings in the space. Continue Reading

Early in January 2010, ARAS released Service Pack 6 for version 9.1 of their Innovator product, making it available to subscription holders. In addition to resolving a number of issues, Service Pack 6 added support for Windows 7 clients to their compatibility list. Continue Reading
For the past few years, the FileMon file access monitor and RegMon registry access monitor from Microsoft’s Sysinternals Team have been very
powerful utilities for troubleshooting performance and system error issues. These tools, however, are no longer available. They have been replaced by a new, unified Process Monitor.
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For the past few years, the FileMon file access monitor and RegMon registry access monitor from Microsoft’s Sysinternals Team have been very
powerful utilities for troubleshooting performance and system error issues. These tools, however, are no longer available. They have been replaced by a new, unified Process Monitor.
Continue Reading