vExpert 2019 Second Half Applications are Now…

vExpert 2019 Second Half Applications are Now Open!

vExpert 2019 Second Half Applications are Now…

The wait is over and the second time to apply for vExpert 2019 is here! Applications will stay open from June 18th and will close on July 31st for a August 9th announcement. June 7th – Applications Open July 12th – Applications Close July 26th to August 9th – Award Results How to apply for The post vExpert 2019 Second Half Applications are Now Open! appeared first on VMware vExpert Blog.


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New Skyline Findings and Recommendations and…

New Skyline Findings and Recommendations and Support Log Bundle Upload Assurance

New Skyline Findings and Recommendations and…

We released numerous updates to Skyline on June 4th. These updates include new findings now available to Production Support customers, new Inventory details and additional checks to make sure you can upload a log bundle to VMware Global Support Services (GSS) during that critical moment when trying to resolve an issue that is impacting your The post New Skyline Findings and Recommendations and Support Log Bundle Upload Assurance appeared first on VMware Support Insider.


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vSpeaking Podcast Episode 117: Fire, Flood, Blood

vSpeaking Podcast Episode 117: Fire, Flood, Blood

vSpeaking Podcast Episode 117: Fire, Flood, Blood

Back by popular demand, its Fire, Flood Blood. In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast we welcome real datacenter admins to share their stories. 2:51 Kevin Tebear shares a great story about what to check before moving hosted Exchange to a new datacenter. 5:50 James Kilby and Craig Dalrymple both work in the service provider industry and The post vSpeaking Podcast Episode 117: Fire, Flood, Blood appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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NSX-T Infrastructure Deployment Using Ansible

NSX-T Infrastructure Deployment Using Ansible

NSX-T Infrastructure Deployment Using Ansible

VMware NSX-T Data Center 2.4 was a major release adding new functionality for virtualized network and security for public, private and hybrid clouds. The release includes a rich set of features including IPv6 support, context-aware firewall, network introspection features, a new intent-based networking user interface and many more. Along with these features, another important infrastructure The post NSX-T Infrastructure Deployment Using Ansible appeared first on Network Virtualization.


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Two More Ways to Get the Best Possible Guidance…

Two More Ways to Get the Best Possible Guidance to Pass Your Certification Exam

Two More Ways to Get the Best Possible Guidance…

Following the popularity of our previously released exam preps, the VMware Learning Zone has just released two additional new free programs to help learners prepare for certification exams. Now available with a Basic VLZ subscription (or higher), these include: VMware Horizon 7.7 Professional Exam Prep (2V0-51.19), which is a prerequisite for the VMware Certified Professional 7 – The post Two More Ways to Get the Best Possible Guidance to Pass Your Certification Exam appeared first on VMware…Read More


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Learn More About VMware Discovery Center

Learn More About VMware Discovery Center

Learn More About VMware Discovery Center

Based on the merit of design innovation, the Association of Briefing Program Managers (ABPM) recently recognized VMware Discovery Center with their World Class Center Award. Consider it for your next customer briefing. The post Learn More About VMware Discovery Center appeared first on Partner News.


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10 Things To Know About vSphere Certificate…

10 Things To Know About vSphere Certificate Management

10 Things To Know About vSphere Certificate…

With security and compliance on the minds of IT staff everywhere, vSphere certificate management is a huge topic. Decisions made can seriously affect the effort it takes to support a vSphere deployment, and often create vigorous discussions between CISO and information security staff, virtualization admins, and enterprise PKI/certificate authority admins. Here are ten things that The post 10 Things To Know About vSphere Certificate Management appeared first on VMware vSphere Blog.


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NSX-T 2.4 Baremetal Edge Cluster Deployment and…

NSX-T 2.4 Baremetal Edge Cluster Deployment and Configuration

NSX-T 2.4 Baremetal Edge Cluster Deployment and…

NSX-T Edges come in two form factors – VM & Baremetal both leveraging DPDK libraries, and each having it’s own use case requirements. In this article, we will walk through the deployment, configuration and post-validation of NSX-T 2.4 Baremetal Edge cluster. Before we proceed, make sure that the…Read More


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#vSANChat: VMware on AWS & Elastic vSAN

#vSANChat: VMware on AWS & Elastic vSAN

#vSANChat: VMware on AWS & Elastic vSAN

Another glorious vSAN Chat is under our belts! This month we dove into VMware on AWS! We brought in experts John Nicholson (featuring his dog Auto) and Glenn Sizemore. Catch up on the hour below! Q1: How is Elastic vSAN connected to #VMWonAWS and how do they complement one another? A1: It helps handle The post #vSANChat: VMware on AWS & Elastic vSAN appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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Modernizing storage infrastructure with vSAN…

Modernizing storage infrastructure with vSAN and VVols

Modernizing storage infrastructure with vSAN…

The simplicity of transitioning to modernized storage architecture with VMWare comes from the intuitive way of organizing and managing an otherwise complex, responsible, and wide matter. VVols and vSAN reduce the number of routine operations, save time, optimize management, and improve performance. Four factors that can make your business more efficient.


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Simplifying EKS Deployments and Management

Simplifying EKS Deployments and Management

Simplifying EKS Deployments and Management

Know your Kubernetes and containers? In our newest blog, learn more about Kubernetes, why they’re becoming more mainstream and the ‘mainstay’ in many organizations, and how to deploy them in your containerized application. Deploying applications into the cloud is the norm. Majority of these applications are landing on AWS, GCP or Azure. In addition, more The post Simplifying EKS Deployments and Management appeared first on VMware Cloud Community.


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Kubernetes Storage on vSphere 101 – Deployments…

Kubernetes Storage on vSphere 101 – Deployments and ReplicaSets

Kubernetes Storage on vSphere 101 – Deployments…

In my previous 101 posts on Kubernetes Storage on vSphere, we saw how to create “static” persistent volumes (PVs) by mapping an existing virtual machine disk (VMDK) directly into a persistent volume (PV) manifest YAML file. We also saw that we could dynamically instantiate PVs through the use of a StorageClass. We saw how a […] The post Kubernetes Storage on vSphere 101 – Deployments and ReplicaSets appeared first on CormacHogan.com.


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10 Reasons to Upgrade to vSAN 6.7

10 Reasons to Upgrade to vSAN 6.7

10 Reasons to Upgrade to vSAN 6.7

Newer versions of software usually bring a combination of new features, bug fixes, and “under-the-hood” improvements. VMware vSAN 6.7 is no exception. Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) environments running older versions of vSAN such as 6.0, 6.2, and 6.5 will benefit from these enhancements after upgrading to the latest version. This article covers 10 reasons to The post 10 Reasons to Upgrade to vSAN 6.7 appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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Writing Performant Tagging Code: Tips and…

Writing Performant Tagging Code: Tips and Tricks for PowerCLI

Writing Performant Tagging Code: Tips and…

vSphere 5.1 introduced an inventory tagging feature that has been available in all later versions of vSphere, including vSphere 6.7. Tags let datacenter administrators organize different vSphere objects like datastores, virtual machines, hosts, and so on. This makes it easier to sort and search for objects that share a tag, among other things. For example, […] The post Writing Performant Tagging Code: Tips and Tricks for PowerCLI appeared first on VMware VROOM! Blog.


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How to Select Project Maintainers for Long-Term…

How to Select Project Maintainers for Long-Term Success

How to Select Project Maintainers for Long-Term…

By Alexandre Courouble The sustainability of open source projects often relies on a single person: the maintainer. Maintainers are often the only people with commit access to the source code, meaning they are responsible for the future of the project. For projects with a single maintainer, this could represent an important security issue. As industries The post How to Select Project Maintainers for Long-Term Success appeared first on VMware Open Source Blog.


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Machine Learning on VMware: Training a Model…

Machine Learning on VMware: Training a Model with H2O.ai Tools, Inference using a REST Server and Kubernetes

Machine Learning on VMware: Training a Model…

In this article, we explore the tools and process for (1) training a machine learning model on a given dataset using the H2O Driverless AI (DAI) tool, and (2) deploying a trained model, as part of a scoring pipeline, to a REST server for use by business applications. All of the infrastructure requirements for this The post Machine Learning on VMware: Training a Model with H2O.ai Tools, Inference using a REST Server and Kubernetes appeared first on Virtualize Applications.


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Using Subscriptions to Distribute VM Templates…

Using Subscriptions to Distribute VM Templates to a Subscriber

Using Subscriptions to Distribute VM Templates…

This video shows you how to use the HTML5-based vSphere Client to create a subscription for a local library and use the subscription to distribute the VM templates in the library across vCenter Server instances. Unlike regular subscribed libraries, subscriptions give the administrator of the local library control over the distribution of content.


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Playing around with the Distributed Firewall on…

Playing around with the Distributed Firewall on VMware Cloud on AWS

Playing around with the Distributed Firewall on…

With the introduction of NSX-T within VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC), the networking architecture for VMC changed and various new features were introduced to the platform. One of the new features that…Read More


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VMware User Environment Manager 9.2 -…

VMware User Environment Manager 9.2 – Publisher-Based Application Blocking & Privilege Elevation

VMware User Environment Manager 9.2 -…

User Environment Manager 9.2 added the ability to use a software publisher’s certificate to configure application blocking or privilege-elevation rules. This enables the IT administrator to allow all applications or elevate privileges for all applications from a software publisher. This video provides the details and a demo of how this works.


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