Prepare for Tomorrow’s Apps: Containers and…

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Prepare for Tomorrow’s Apps: Containers and…

Technology is shifting faster than ever before with the emergence of new data center architectures, thanks to HCI, and new application architectures, thanks to cloud-native apps and containers. IT departments are faced with addressing immediate day-to-day challenges but also looking ahead to how the…Read More


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Becoming a vSAN Specialist: Section 2 – vSAN…

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Becoming a vSAN Specialist: Section 2 – vSAN…

In this section, I will go over the following objectives found within the VMware vSAN Specialist Blueprint: Section 2 – vSAN Fundamentals Objective 2.1 – Provide a high-level description of vSAN Introduction to vSAN vSAN is an enterprise-class software storage solution built directly into the VMware platform. It runs on commodity hardware (x86) or vSAN Ready…Read More


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Top 5 Useful VMware ESXi CLI Commands

Top 5 Useful VMware ESXi CLI Commands

Top 5 Useful VMware ESXi CLI Commands

When working with VMware ESXi and vSphere, there is a time when you have to go into the CLI and fix problems, look for details which you don’t get through the UI or those details would be many clicks away. During those times you might appreciate to know and learn our selection of Top 5 Useful VMware […] Read the full post Top 5 Useful VMware ESXi CLI Commands at ESX Virtualization .


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vSpeaking Podcast Episode 71: Its Career Day

vSpeaking Podcast Episode 71: Its Career Day

vSpeaking Podcast Episode 71: Its Career Day

Trying to explain what I do for a living is always fun. If I say I work in IT the response usually is “Oh can you fix my computer”? If the person is more tech savvy and knows what VMware is, I usually get the response “Oh so you’re a programmer” News Flash: of the The post vSpeaking Podcast Episode 71: Its Career Day appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


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vRrealize Network Insight 3.7 – Network Insight…

vRrealize Network Insight 3.7 – Network Insight Service February 2018 New Releases

vRrealize Network Insight 3.7 – Network Insight…

The newest release of vRealize Network Insight and the Network Insight Service include a number of great new features. We are supporting several new scenarios for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers. Another new feature is Infoblox Grid Manager integration (coming soon to the Network Insight Service) to enrich physical NetFlow data. Network Insight provides better The post vRrealize Network Insight 3.7 – Network Insight Service February 2018 New Releases appeared first on VMware Cloud…Read More


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DMZ Design for VMware Unified Access Gateway…

DMZ Design for VMware Unified Access Gateway and the use of Multiple NICs – View a guide made for Horizon on #VMTN

DMZ Design for VMware Unified Access Gateway…

From version 2.9 the appliance is is now called Unified Access Gateway (UAG) instead of the old name of Access Point. It’s the same, just a different name.


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WhitePaper: NSX Distributed Firewalling Policy…

WhitePaper: NSX Distributed Firewalling Policy Rules Configuration Guide – View here on #VMTN

WhitePaper: NSX Distributed Firewalling Policy…

This document covers how one can create security policy rules in VMware NSX. This will cover the different options of configuring security rules.


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Feb 27 Webcast – Plan Your Data Center…

Feb 27 Webcast – Plan Your Data Center Transformation

Feb 27 Webcast – Plan Your Data Center…

A shift is happening in IT organizations. You are right at the center of this transformation, as traditional IT evolves into a digital enterprise. It’s your turn to learn why it’s important to continue evolving to a software-defined data center that extends to public cloud with automated deployment and management, and how you can adapt your organization’s existing infrastructure to meet the needs of tomorrow.


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New Look for VMware Digital Badges

New Look for VMware Digital Badges

New Look for VMware Digital Badges

VMware Digital Badges allow you to communicate your abilities and achievements easily, quickly, and directly through email, the web, or a variety of social media platforms. There are several types of badges, each one earned based on the type of activities required: Knowledge Skill Certification Milestone Specialist Co-Skilled Contributor To better differentiate between the types The post New Look for VMware Digital Badges appeared first on VMware Professional Services and Education Insights .


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Connect with VMware at ContainerWorld

Connect with VMware at ContainerWorld

Connect with VMware at ContainerWorld

The third-annual ContainerWorld, Feb. 26-28, is all about helping organizations drive business and technical agility with containers. Bringing the promise of cloud-native to the enterprise is the mission statement driving this year’s ContainerWorld. Around 750 software engineers, DevOps professionals and architects from financial services, insurance, e-commerce, telecommunications and media and entertainment are expected to converge The post Connect with VMware at ContainerWorld appeared…Read More


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Skyline – Proactive Recommendations for Issue…

Skyline – Proactive Recommendations for Issue Avoidance

Skyline – Proactive Recommendations for Issue…

VMware Skyline is a proactive support technology that listens for changes, events and patterns within your VMware environment. This information is then analyzed using a robust rules and machine learning engine. Once data analysis has completed, proactive recommendations are provided for each potential issue identified within your environment. These recommendations are based on VMware’s ever-growing […] The post Skyline – Proactive Recommendations for Issue Avoidance appeared first on Support…Read More


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[Feature Spotlight] Update Single App Mode Apps…

[Feature Spotlight] Update Single App Mode Apps in iOS 11.2

[Feature Spotlight] Update Single App Mode Apps…

Important Reminder: Time Updates Carefully Enterprise apps do not cache locally in Apple caching services. For apps providing digital signage or kiosk functionality, factor in the amount of time it takes to update the app. Consider business hours, connectivity speeds, app size, and if install commands might process in batches. Additional Resources The following links […] The post [Feature Spotlight] Update Single App Mode Apps in iOS 11.2 appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog .


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ActiveCluster and vMSC Implementation Guide

ActiveCluster and vMSC Implementation Guide

ActiveCluster and vMSC Implementation Guide

Quick post. I have published my ActiveCluster implementation guide for vSphere Metro Storage Cluster (vMSC). You can find it here: https://support.purestorage.com/Solutions/VMware/VMware_and_ActiveCluster_Solutions/Implementing_vSphere_Metro_Storage_Cluster_With_ActiveCluster ActiveCluster, if you are unfamiliar, is the Pure Storage FlashArray implementation of fully Active/Active replication. Meaning a volume can exist and take write simultaneously from two arrays. No additional hardware or…Read More


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Which policy changes can trigger a rebuild on…

Which policy changes can trigger a rebuild on vSAN?

Which policy changes can trigger a rebuild on…

Some time ago, I wrote about which policy changes can trigger a rebuild of an object. This came up again recently, as it was something that Duncan and I covered in our VMworld 2017 session on top 10 vSAN considerations. In the original post (which is over 3 years old now), I highlighted items like […] The post Which policy changes can trigger a rebuild on vSAN? appeared first on CormacHogan.com .


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5 Ways to Change Hostname of your ESXi host

5 Ways to Change Hostname of your ESXi host

5 Ways to Change Hostname of your ESXi host

This post is a quick recap of different ways to change a hostname of an ESXi host. There are different ways we work and different tools we use. Not every time we have the chance to use the tools we want, or we have an access directly to the server room or to the console. This […] Read the full post 5 Ways to Change Hostname of your ESXi host at ESX Virtualization .


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Extending vRealize Operations with…

Extending vRealize Operations with Collaboration Tools, RESTful APIs, and Webhook Shims – David Davis on vRealize Operations Post #50

Extending vRealize Operations with…

vRealize Operations doesn’t live or work on an island in the datacenter. Recently, I learned how vRealize Ops can integrate with any tools that support a RESTful API – which includes just about every modern collaboration tools in the world today. There are so many cool use cases for extending and integrating vROps with other


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