NSX News You Can Use By Roger Fortier â February 21, 2017 â via VMware News and Updates
In this edition of News You Can Use, we look at coverage that highlights NSX-Tâs importance to the future of the data center, with articles in CRN, TechTarget and Enterprise Networking Planet that discuss the promise of the NSX-T platform about the potential of the trailblazing new product.
VMware Integrated OpenStack 3.1.0 is now GA â via VMware News and Updates
This release is based on the OpenStack Mitaka release and provides the following new features and enhancements:
[Video] Introduction to VMware vSAN
This short, animated video provides a quick introduction to VMware vSAN including use cases and a few of the key technical features and benefits.
Powershell for Network Engineers â via Network Inferno
The ever wonderful Ivan Pepelnjak over at ipspace.net asked me back in December to join him for a Webinar on PowerNSX. Given that he was hosting a two part series on âPowershell for Network Engineersâ this was pretty great.
Virtually Speaking Podcast â vSAN Customer Use Cases â via Yellow Bricks
As John Nicholson was traveling in and around New Zealand I was asked by Pete if I could co-host the Virtually Speaking Podcast again. It is always entertaining to join, Pete is such a natural when it comes to these things. I euuh, well I do my best to keep up with him :). Below you can find the latest episode on the topic of vSAN Customer Use Cases.
Find Virtual Machine Configuration File Path using Powercli â via Enterprise Daddy
Todayâs post is titled Find Virtual Machine Configuration File Path using Powercli. I was recently working with a customer whose task was to find out how to perform a sanity check of the datastores within the vSphere environment.
VMware â Configure vSphere Auto Deploy â via driftar’s Blog
The last few days and weeks i was preparing for my VCP6-DCV exam. Well, iâm still preparing for it, there is ahelluva stuff to learn and understand. One thing is vSphere Auto Deploy.
VMware â vSphere Update Manager in a DRS cluster (white paper) â via driftar’s Blog
This post covers a short white paper about how to use VMware vSphere Update Manager in a DRS cluster.
Extracting VIN (vSphere Infrastructure Navigator) information using PowerCLI & vROps REST API â via virtuallyGhetto
A request that I continue to receive from customers on a fairly regular basis is a way to extract the virtual machine application services and dependencies that is provided by vSphere Infrastructure Navigator (VIN) solution. Below is an example of what a VIN discovery might look like and in this case, it is actually mapping out the application and dependencies of itself.
Looking For A VMware Technical Paper Repository?
As an engineer, I tend to go looking for technical papers to provide information on requirements, install, and configuration information for solutions on a regular basis. In most cases, most of us go looking for them by searching Google. Well I was given this link by a co-worker which is a repository of technical papers for all of VMware solutions in one single place.
Mobile World Congress: Software is rewriting the rules for CSPs â via VMware Belgium Blog
With Mobile World Congress just around the corner, it is good time for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to reflect on a growing shift in the market and embrace new opportunities that a software defined approach is presenting to increase their value in the eyes of their customers.
EUC Layers: Display protocols and graphics â the stars look very different today â via Pascal’s Wereld
In my previous EUC Layer post I discussed the importance of putting insights on screens, in this post I want to discuss the EUC Layer of putting something on the screen of the end user.
Dell EMC VxRail Overview â via StorageReview.com
VxRail is part of Dell EMC’s hyper-converged infrastructure offerings, bringing together a streamlined hardware, operating system, and software stack for implementing VMware vSAN.
Technical Introduction to VMware NSX: Save Time Securely
In the first session of this two-part technical introduction to VMware NSX, we will discuss the technical benefits of network virtualization with NSX and the positive impact it has on speed, agility and security. In the second session, we will focus on security in virtualized networks using micro-segmentation â an approach that helps defend against breaches using fine-grained security and enforcement distributed to every application in the data center.
New products of the week 2.20.17 â via Network World
Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and VMware.
VMware: 10 Top Moments from VMwareâs EUC Insights 2017 Online Event â via DABCC.com
Thank you to everyone who joined our popular online event, EUC Insights 2017âAmericas! It was one of our most successful virtual conferences yet. And the best news? You can watch the product sessions, dive into best practices and take our Hands-On Labs at any time on demand! Just click here to get started.
Multiple production SAP HANA virtual machines on a single physical server on vSphere 6 â via Virtualize Business Critical Apps Blog
Last week we finished the Multi SAP HANA VM and NUMA Node Sharing (CPU socket sharing) tests with vSphere 6. Due to the good results, SAP granted full production level support for multiple SAP HANA systems deployed on a single SAP HANA certified server virtualized with vSphere 6.
VVols design and procurement considerations â via Yellow Bricks
Over the past couple of months I have had more and more discussions with customers and partners about VVols. It seems that Policy Based Management and the VVol granular capabilities are really starting to sink in, and more and more customers are starting to see the benefit of using vSphere as the management plane.
A closer look at the VSAN witness appliance â via CormacHogan.com
As part of the Virtual SAN 6.1 announcements at VMworld 2015, VMware announced two new, eagerly anticipated features. The first of these is VSAN stretched cluster, allowing you to protect your virtual machines across data centers, not just racks. And the second is 2-node VSAN, which will be an excellent solution for remote office/branch office (ROBO) configurations.
10 IT skills that employers need in 2017 â via CIO.com
Here are the IT skills that will be in high demand for 2017.
