Leveraging Instant Clone in vSphere 6.7 for…

Leveraging Instant Clone in vSphere 6.7 for extremely fast Nested ESXi provisioning

Leveraging Instant Clone in vSphere 6.7 for…

The idea of “Instant Cloning” a Nested ESXi VM (running ESXi in a VM) is not a new concept. In fact, I had shared a solution back in 2015 using the private VMFork APIs. However, what has changed is the ease of consumption, primarily due to the re-architecture of Instant Clone in vSphere 6.7 (more details here and […]


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Understanding vSAN Encryption – KMS Server…

Understanding vSAN Encryption – KMS Server Accessibility

Understanding vSAN Encryption – KMS Server…

vSAN 6.6 introduced data at rest encryption as a new feature that provides another choice (in addition to VM Encryption introduced in vSphere 6.5) for customers to secure data in vSphere. Despite the fact that these technologies work a bit differently (per datastore for vSAN Encryption or per VM for VM Encryption) these technologies still The post Understanding vSAN Encryption – KMS Server Accessibility appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


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Introducing vSAN ReadyCare

Introducing vSAN ReadyCare

Introducing vSAN ReadyCare

Due to increasing IT operational complexity and stagnant budgets, organizations depend on their vendors to provide timely, innovative support. As part of VMware’s commitment to world class support, VMware recently introduced vSAN ReadyCare, which is an overall description of the significant vSAN support investments VMware has made across three key areas: innovative technology, efficient The post Introducing vSAN ReadyCare appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


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What is the VMware Virtual Cloud Network?

What is the VMware Virtual Cloud Network?

What is the VMware Virtual Cloud Network?

A couple of weeks ago, VMware launched the Virtual Cloud Network (VCN). It’s kind of obvious that this is a marketing term and not a specific product or service. However, it’s not all fluff and there is actually some good meat behind this announcement and… The post What is the VMware Virtual Cloud Network? appeared first on VMGuru .


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Workspace ONE Mobile Flows Technical Overview

Workspace ONE Mobile Flows Technical Overview

Workspace ONE Mobile Flows Technical Overview

[Enter Video Description] VMware End-User Computing (EUC) solutions empower the digital workspace by simplifying app & access management, unifying endpoint management & transforming Windows delivery. Follow the VMware EUC Blog to learn more: https://blogs.vmware.com/euc.


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Here They Are: VMware 2018 EUC Champions

Here They Are: VMware 2018 EUC Champions

Here They Are: VMware 2018 EUC Champions

EUC Experts Program Grows to Thirty-five Members We started the EUC Champions program in 2015 with one thing in mind: find the best minds in end-user computing and bring them together. Four years later, we’re excited to announce the program has grown to thirty-five outstanding citizens of the world. But, that’s not all. We’re also […] The post Here They Are: VMware 2018 EUC Champions appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog .


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ESXi on 7th Gen Intel NUC (Kaby Lake – Dawson…

ESXi on 7th Gen Intel NUC (Kaby Lake – Dawson Canyon)

ESXi on 7th Gen Intel NUC (Kaby Lake – Dawson…

Intel launched a commercial version of their 7th Gen NUCs. The new Dawson Canyon named NUCs are available with vPro technology which allows you to manage NUCs remotely. NUCs are not officially supported by VMware but they are very widespread in many … Read more »


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Understanding the vSAN Witness Host – Traffic…

Understanding the vSAN Witness Host – Traffic Tagging

Understanding the vSAN Witness Host – Traffic…

With 2 Node and Stretched Cluster vSAN, a vSAN Witness Host is used. This can be a physical vSphere host or a VMware provided virtual appliance. Using the vSAN Witness Appliance is easy, does not require any additional licensing, and has much of the configuration standardized (sizing, disks, tagged ports). A second VMkernel port (vmk1) The post Understanding the vSAN Witness Host – Traffic Tagging appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


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Relentless Availability powered by vSAN…

Relentless Availability powered by vSAN Stretched Clusters for VMware Cloud on AWS

Relentless Availability powered by vSAN…

Last March we publicly announced a preview of an upcoming feature being developed for the VMware Cloud on AWS Service; Stretched Clusters, and Multi-AZ SDDC Instances. Yesterday Emad Younis released an overview for this exciting new feature. Today I would like to explain the underlying technology behind this new type of VMC SDDC, but first, let’s explore The post Relentless Availability powered by vSAN Stretched Clusters for VMware Cloud on AWS appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


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Q1 FY19 – QLB vSAN 6.7 Technical Overview

Q1 FY19 – QLB vSAN 6.7 Technical Overview

Q1 FY19 – QLB vSAN 6.7 Technical Overview

What’s new with vSAN 6.7? Watch this technical overview to learn all the new features and enhancements of vSAN 6.7. Visit Partner Central to get the latest launch updates and information: https://vmware.my.salesforce.com/apex/page?name=launchbriefing


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Virtualized Persistent Memory with VMware…

Virtualized Persistent Memory with VMware vSphere 6.7 and HPE ProLiant Gen10 Servers

Virtualized Persistent Memory with VMware…

HPE and VMware have been delivering innovative solutions for our joint customers to further their virtualization and hybrid cloud journeys. Recently, we announced VMware Cloud Foundation support with HPE Synergy allowing customers to better build and operate their private cloud environments at scale. Today, I am glad to welcome Bret Gibbs from HPE to share The post Virtualized Persistent Memory with VMware vSphere 6.7 and HPE ProLiant Gen10 Servers appeared first on VMware Tech Alliance…Read More


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Workspace ONE: Balancing Enterprise-Grade…

Workspace ONE: Balancing Enterprise-Grade Security with a Consumer-Simple User Experience

Workspace ONE: Balancing Enterprise-Grade…

By Thirupati Panyala, Senior Director, R&D, Mobile Engineering, VMware Consumer industries are at the forefront of optimizing and delivering mobile apps. Personalized experiences, one-click navigation, and ease of access have resulted in an inundation of mobile apps for every aspect of our lives. Consumer app users are the same people who consume enterprise information for The post Workspace ONE: Balancing Enterprise-Grade Security with a Consumer-Simple User Experience appeared first on…Read More


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End-to-End Segmentation with NSX SD-WAN and NSX…

End-to-End Segmentation with NSX SD-WAN and NSX Data Center

End-to-End Segmentation with NSX SD-WAN and NSX…

As you may have read earlier this month, NSX Data Center and NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud are part of the expanded VMware NSX portfolio to enable virtual cloud networking. A Virtual Cloud Network provides end-to-end connectivity for applications and data, whether they reside in the data center, cloud or at the edge. I wanted to follow The post End-to-End Segmentation with NSX SD-WAN and NSX Data Center appeared first on Network Virtualization .


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Dying Home Lab – Feedback Welcome

Dying Home Lab – Feedback Welcome

Dying Home Lab – Feedback Welcome

The servers in my home lab are dying on a daily basis. After four years of active duty, I think they have the right to retire. So I need something else. But what? I can’t rent lab space as I work with unreleased ESXi code. I’ve been waiting for the Intel Xeon D 21xx Supermicro […] The post Dying Home Lab – Feedback Welcome appeared first on frankdenneman.nl .


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Integrating NSX-T and Pivotal Container…

Integrating NSX-T and Pivotal Container Services (PKS)

Integrating NSX-T and Pivotal Container…

If you’ve been following along my recent blog posts, you’ll have seen that I have been spending some time ramping up on NSX-T and Pivotal Container Services (PKS). My long term goal was to see how these two products integrate together and to figure out the various moving parts. As I was very unfamiliar with […] The post Integrating NSX-T and Pivotal Container Services (PKS) appeared first on CormacHogan.com .


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