Using vSphere Auto Deploy to Netboot ESXi onto…

Using vSphere Auto Deploy to Netboot ESXi onto Apple Mac Hardware – via virtuallyGhetto

Using vSphere Auto Deploy to Netboot ESXi onto…

Last week I published an article that demonstrated for the first time on how to netboot an ESXi installation onto Apple Mac Hardware. As you can imagine, this was very exciting news for our VMware/Apple customers, who historically have not had this capability before. Customers can now automate and install ESXi over the network onto their Apple Mac Hardware just like you would for other non-Apple hardware.


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World’s Better Mobile Email: 7 Reasons to Give…

World’s Better Mobile Email: 7 Reasons to Give Your Workers VMware Boxer – via AirWatch Blog

World’s Better Mobile Email: 7 Reasons to Give…

In October 2015, we announced the acquisition of Boxer—a smarter, better mobile email app. A year and some change later, we took the best of the consumer-centric features and spun off a secure and enterprise-ready mobile email solution: VMware Boxer. Our teams remain committed to developing a best-in-class mobile experience across email, calendar and contacts, which is why it may be time to try it out for yourself.


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Understanding Storage Policy-Based Management

Understanding Storage Policy-Based Management – via Virtual Blocks

Understanding Storage Policy-Based Management

Last night while tearing our living room apart looking for the ROKU remote (that apparently grew legs and left our house forever) my daughter asked “why don’t you just download the ROKU remote control app to your phone?” Add that to the ever-growing list of ways I have now come to depend on my phone to do life.


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vSAN Stretched Cluster – Partition behavior…

vSAN Stretched Cluster – Partition behavior changes – via CormacHogan.com

vSAN Stretched Cluster – Partition behavior…

My good pal Paudie and I are back in full customer[0] mode these past few weeks, testing out lots of new and upcoming features in future release of vSAN. Our testing led us to building a new vSAN stretched cluster, with 5 nodes on the preferred site, 5 nodes on the secondary site, and of course the obligatory witness node.


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New Product Walkthrough – Hybrid vSphere SSL…

New Product Walkthrough – Hybrid vSphere SSL Certificate Replacement – via VMware vSphere Blog

New Product Walkthrough – Hybrid vSphere SSL…

The VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA) was first introduced in vSphere 6.0 to improve the lifecycle management of SSL Certificates. This post will explain a little bit about the VMCA and its capabilities while also making a recommendation on how to deploy certificates in your environment. Finally, a new click-by-click walkthrough has been created to serve as a guide as you are planning the certificate replacement process.


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Guest blog post: Divining the Data Center:…

Guest blog post: Divining the Data Center: What’s to Come for Cloud-Native in 2017 – via VMware UK Blog

Guest blog post: Divining the Data Center:…

The second installment in our 2017 Predictions by Kit Colbert, CTO of the Cloud Platform Business Unit at VMware, discusses five key cloud-native trends that are expected to boom in the coming year – tackling subjects such as container security solutions and the Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) open source cloud-native application platform.


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VMware User Environment Manager, Part 1:…

VMware User Environment Manager, Part 1: Easier, Faster Windows Logins with Mandatory Profiles – via VMware EUC Blog

VMware User Environment Manager, Part 1:…

It is no secret that Microsoft Windows profiles grow as end users use and customize their PCs. Granting users the ability to customize all components of the profile expedites this growth. Over time, this can lead to excessive Windows login times, causing lost productivity for end users and extra work for IT administrators. However, locking down the profile to prevent all changes leads to end-user frustration and complaints.


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How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLI [On…

How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLI [On Line] – ESX Virtualization

How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLI [On…

This is a follow-up learning post on a post we did recently, where we have upgraded an ESXi host via an ISO image. Today, we’ll learn how to upgrade ESXi 6.0 via Command line interface (CLI).


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VMware User Environment Manager, Part 2:…

VMware User Environment Manager, Part 2: Complementing Mandatory Profiles with VMware User Environment Manager

VMware User Environment Manager, Part 2:…

In Part 1 of this two-part blog-post series, we presented an overview of how to implement Microsoft mandatory profiles. In Part 2, we present specific examples of using VMware User Environment Manager to provide flexibility for end users, while controlling profile growth and keeping login times low.


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Drive Better Database Performance Across Amazon…

Drive Better Database Performance Across Amazon Solutions – via VMware Cloud Management Blog

Drive Better Database Performance Across Amazon…

From gaining insight into network utilization to having the capability to report on key components like CPU and storage, extending visibility beyond traditional metrics and reporting within your Amazon database solutions can drive better performance across instances, resulting in higher performance across your IT stack.


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