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Aaron Schneider, President of Helixstorm, presented at a Murrieta City Hall news conference yesterday. Titled “The Best Kept Secrets in the Country,” the event was held to highlight the technology that is expanding in the local region. According to the Murrieta Patch, over 80 leaders in local business attended the conference. A full report of […]

Hey all, After searching the internet for a bit, I wasn’t able to find a true and tried “perfect” way of connecting to vSphere API using PHP5/SOAP. Continuing my research, reading known issue guides from VMware, and scouring the web, I was finally able to connect with the script I wrote below. This basic login […]

Companies have a lot of data- it’s just a fact. These include financial records, customer information, purchase history, employee information, business files, and the information that your business functions on every day. What a lot of people don’t realize, however, is that your data is vulnerable to loss if it’s confined to a single computer […]

We’re excited to announce that Helixstorm, a leading provider of virtualization and cloud computing solutions, was named to CRN’s 2012 annual Next-Gen 250 list. CRN annually identifies the top 250 solution providers that are on the cutting edge of technology and business model shifts. These organizations are notably driven by their focus on markets such […]

This post will be a bit more detailed, but for I’d figure I’d save everyone a HUGE HEADACHE. cupsaddsmb made me want to put a bullet in my head for over a day, so hopefully this packaged /usr/share/cups/drivers folder will save you the TIME (AND PAIN)! Here you go! Move the drivers.tar.gz to /usr/share/cups and […]

Being the linux user that I am – me not having a start menu and having to navigate through the horrendous metro interface is SUPER annoying. Thankfully, VMware has saved the day. Do the following steps: 1) Install VMware Workstation 2) Curse Microsoft and install Windows 8 (Cursing is mandatory) 3) Install VMware Tools AS […]

Here at Helixstorm, we spend a lot of time telling customers how great virtual desktops are. And with good reason: they significantly reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for your company computers, can be easily managed from one central location, and are incredibly flexible because you can access them with a lot of different devices. […]