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Upgrading Windows vCenter 5.5 to 6.0 In-Place: Issues and Fixes – via VIRTUALIZATION IS LIFE!
Yes that’s not a typo…this post is focusing on upgrading Windows vCenter 5.5 to 6.0 via an in-place upgrade. There is the option to use the vSphere 6.0 Update2M build with the included Migrate to VCSA tool to achieve this and move away from Windows, but I thought it was worth documenting my experiences with a mature vCenter that’s at version 5.5 Update 2 and upgrade that to 6.0 Update 2.
VMware, Facebook Threaten Cisco’s Legacy Business – via Investopedia
VMware’s NSX product and Facebook’s Open Compute Project gain traction at Cisco’s expense.
Tech Today: Intel, VMware Rising, Juniper Sinks, Wait for Microsoft Discount?
Here are some things going on today in your world of tech
Building a vSphere 6.5 Home Lab
So you decided to build your own home lab. Now what? Building a VMware home lab is one of the best ways to learn about VMware – check out this guide.
VMware 2016 Q4 – Results – Earnings Call Slides – VMware News and Updates
Presentation Slides from the 2016 Q4 Earnings Call: http://seekingalpha.com/article/4040341-vmware-inc-2016-q4-results-earnings-call-slides http://seekingalpha.com/pr/16725174-vmware-reports-fourth-quarter-full-year-2016-results
VMware’s Hybrid Cloud Plans Pay Off – Light Reading
VMware’s bet on hybrid cloud computing is starting to pay off dividends for the company, with CEO Pat Gelsinger noting that “the strategy is contributing to our success.”
The Last Mile – Helping Accelerate NSX Adoption through Solution Providers
VMware NSX is a network virtualization platform with use cases encompassing security, automation and application continuity. This allows the solution to address the needs of the business today as well as in the future, as new projects and use cases are explored.
Data Privacy in 2017: From Project to Priority – via VMware AirWatch Blog
I remember the first time my personal data was hacked.
The 30 Best Workplaces in Technology – via Fortune
The best workplaces in technology based on surveys from 42,000 workers.
Exam Experience – VCAP6-DTM design GA – vBrain.info
After I failed the beta of the VCAP6-DTM design exam (3V0-652) with 219 point and the rescoring with 255 I thought I need to do it again to restore my honor. I took the exam on January 19th, 2017. Most of you reading this are familiar with this kind of exam so I will keep the introduction short.
VCAP6-DCV Design Exam Experience – via vJenner Blog
For the last few months i’ve been on a bit of VCAP journey completing the deploy VCAP for DCV, NV and DTM tracks. Now it was time to try my hand on the design exams, first up DCV. There are some good resources out there for this exam which I will mention, if you are looking to sit this exam hopefully my list and experience can add to what you have already.
Top 12 posts from vSphere-land in 2016 – via vSphere-land
2017 is upon us and I thought out of the 100+ posts that I published in 2016 I would highlight some of my favorite ones. I know picking the favorites of things that are near and dear to your heart is often challenging but I managed to whittled the list down to 12. So without further ado and in no particular order here are my top 12 favorite posts from 2016:
VMware CEO is Pumped about AWS Partnership and Telco Market – via SDxCentral
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger was enthusiastic today about the company’s AWS partnership, in its fourth quarter 2016 earnings call.
Two of Cisco’s biggest competitors quietly kicked it in the teeth this week – via Yahoo Finance
While the tech world was stunned by Cisco’s surprise $3.7 billion purchase of AppDynamics this week right before AppDynamics was to go public, that’s only part of the recent drama around Cisco.
Deliver the next generation workspace in your organisation – via VMware UK Blog
Join us for EUC Insights 2017 on March 7th, where YOU choose what you want to see and learn in our virtual environment: register here.
VMware vSphere sizing – via opvizor
Markus Kraus @vMarkus_K wrote a Power CLI script to simplify VMware vSphere Sizing. OpBot integrates it now! Thanks Markus!
New whitepaper available in vCAT-SP: Identifying and Calculating the Operational Savings of a VMware vSAN Solution
Smaller vCenter Log Bundles through dmp file cleanup – via Virtual Chris
After upgrading one of my vCenters to 6.0u1 (and subsequently to 6.0u2), I noticed that the vCenter log bundles progressively grew larger and larger. So large that I could no longer upload them to sftpsite.vmware.com through the browser. I had to upload the logs via FTP (which would often timeout).
