VMware Photon to Present ‘Kubernetes as a…

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VMware Photon to Present ‘Kubernetes as a…

Those still under the impression that VMware’s goals included propagating “vSphere Everywhere,” received yet another stark reminder Tuesday that the company’s infrastructure strategies run far deeper than selling its administrator platform. At the European edition of the VMworld 2016 conference in Barcelona, VMware Chief Technology Strategy Officer Guido Appenzeller officially declared any strategy in which public …Read More


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[SlideShare] 11 Spectacular Sights at VMworld…

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[SlideShare] 11 Spectacular Sights at VMworld…

2016 marked the biggest VMworld Europe, yet, and this year also marked the first time VMware co-located AirWatch Connect and VMworld in Europe. With more than 10,000 attendees, VMworld offered a great opportunity for us to share the latest innovations from our end-user computing (EUC) team and hear feedback to shape future product direction. There were […] The post [SlideShare] 11 Spectacular Sights at VMworld 2016 Europe appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog .


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EMC Unity – VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols)

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EMC Unity – VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols)

VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) are a new VMware object type that corresponds to a Virtual Machine (VM) disk, and its snapshots and fast-clones. There are different types of VVol objects, including Config-VVol, Data-VVol (equivalent to VMDK), Memory-VVol, and Swap-VVol. VMware vSphere 6.0 and later uses Storage Policy-Based Management (SPBM) to define application or VM-specific storage…Read More


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#VMworld 2016 Barcelona in 5 minutes (Video):…

#VMworld 2016 Barcelona in 5 minutes (Video): Personal Insights – vLenzker

#VMworld 2016 Barcelona in 5 minutes (Video):…

VMworld 2016 in Barcelona. Once again it was quiet a successful event for me. I had the chance and luck to extend my knowledge by chatting, discussing (and drinking) with and from all those great people during the conference.


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NSX Visio Diagramming Tool

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NSX Visio Diagramming Tool

At VMworld US and Europe this year, Nick Bradford and I presented on PowerNSX. PowerNSX provides a PowerShell module featuring a substantial number of cmdlets that cover the NSX API. Working in concert with PowerCLI it becomes possible to interact via a command line or programmatically with the NSX for vSphere API. One section Nick … Continue reading “NSX Visio Diagramming Tool”


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vSphere 6.5 what’s new – VVols

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vSphere 6.5 what’s new – VVols

Well I guess I can keep this one short, what is new for VVols? Replication. Yes, that is right… finally if you ask me. This is something I know many of my customers have been waiting for. I’ve seen various customers deploy VVols in production, but many were holding off because of the lack of […] ” vSphere 6.5 what’s new – VVols ” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.


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2017 VCDX Application & Defense Schedule

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2017 VCDX Application & Defense Schedule

Here it is – the new calendar with VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) application deadlines and defense dates for 2017! The calendar will have the most current information soon. Be sure to always confirm the deadline dates as you prepare to submit your application. The dates listed below apply for every region. Locations include the […] The post 2017 VCDX Application & Defense Schedule appeared first on VMware Education and Certification Blog .


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vSphere 6.5 – How VM’s are Secured using…

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vSphere 6.5 – How VM’s are Secured using…

vSphere 6.5 released with lot of new features that most of them were waiting for. vSphere 6.5, the latest version of its industry-leading virtualization platform. This new release of vSphere features a dramatically simplified experience, comprehensive built-in security, and a universal app platform for running any app. I agree with the feature sets, availability and […] The post vSphere 6.5 – How VM’s are Secured using vSphere 6.5 Security Features? appeared first on VMware Arena.


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Installing vRealize Network Insight

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Installing vRealize Network Insight

Network security has been at hot topic for years. In comes NSX along with micro-segmentation and one would think that security couldn’t be any hotter, but you’ll be wrong! Que vRealize Network Insight. This is the new black that everyone has been talking about and demoing. Who am I to not join in on the fun. If you want a short introduction to vRealize Network Insight please have a look at the article I did for Starwind. You got SDN, now what vRealize Network Insight architecture vRealize…Read More


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How to check the size of your Config & SEAT…

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How to check the size of your Config & SEAT…

After publishing my article on how to check the size of your vCenter Server’s Configuration and Stats, Events, Alarm & Tasks (SEAT) data for both a Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle based database, I had received a few requests for doing the same for the vPostgres database which the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) uses exclusively. Thanks […]


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Learn NSX – VMware NSX for vSphere

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Learn NSX – VMware NSX for vSphere

These are notes made during my study of VMware NSX for vSphere. Apologises if any of the detail is incorrect. Hopefully posts under “Learn NSX” help others to start learning about VMware NSX for vSphere.


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VSAN 6.2 Performance Degradation (Hybrid)

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VSAN 6.2 Performance Degradation (Hybrid)

In vSAN (not misspelled) 6.2, dedup and compression was introduced. These features; however, only apply to all-flash configurations and must not be set up on Hybrid environments. Some customers have experienced performance degradation on 6.2 Hybrid environments when compared to 6.0 or 6.1 performance. Read caching performance degradation can be observed for Hybrid Disk Groups on … Continue reading VSAN 6.2 Performance Degradation (Hybrid)


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VMware vRealize Network Insight ( vRNI ) 3.0-…

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VMware vRealize Network Insight ( vRNI ) 3.0-…

vRealize Network Insight ( vRNI ) is the newest addition to the range of products from VMware. vRealize Network Insight (vRNI) is a product for delivering intelligent operations for your software defined network environment (specially NSX). In short, it does what vRealize Operations does for your virtualized environment, but only to the SDN environment. With the help of this product you can optimize network performance and availability with visibility and analytics across virtual and physical networks. Provide planning and recommendations for implementing micro-segmentation security, plus operational views to quickly and confidently manage and scale VMware NSX deployment.


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