Extreme Performance Series 2023 – Oracle Cloud VMware Solution vs On Prem Perfor…
Mark Achtemichuk talks with Bob Goldsand and Todd Muirhead about the performance work done for a recently published paper on Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS). Working with partners Oracle, AMD, and Deloitte a series of performance tests with Oracle and SQL Server databases were run on AMD […]
VMware Announces VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram hold an energizing conversation about the impact of VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA, a collaboration to realize Private AI architecture in the enterprise.
VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager
You’re running Aria Operations and would like visibility into Site Recovery Manager (SRM), we have a management pack for you! The latest available is the VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.7, release notes can be found here. Downloads can be found here. […]
vSAN hyperconverged clusterconfiguration alarm ‘Host compliance check for hyperc…
I worked with a customer today to add 2 more nodes to their VMware vSAN Streched Cluster. Which worked for now, but we got a warning under the cluster summary: […]
On-Demand session URLs for VMware Explore US 2023
VMware Explore 2023 has officially concluded! Thank you to all the customers, partners and colleagues that I had a chance to connect with during the conference. While I was not able to attend as many breakout sessions as I had planned, all sessions are recorded and are available in VMware […]
Configuring webhook notifications in VMware Data Services Manager v1.5 (Video)
A very short video to accompany the blog post I made on the subject of webhooks earlier this week. This video shows how to create a slack app with webhooks enabled. It then shows how to configure VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) v1.5 to send notifications via slack when there is a status […]
VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas – Video Library – On-demand sessions recording
The VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas – Video Library recordings for all on-demand sessions is now available!
VMware Explore 2023 – Recap! – Virtual Bytes
Lets Recap! VMware Explore event was an absolute blast! We immersed ourselves in the fun-filled adventures of a multi cloud universe, diving headfirst into tons of Artificial Intelligence content and exploring the endless possibilities of multi-cloud technology. From mind-boggling demos to […]
VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 2 New Features and Download
Explore VMware vSphere 8 Update 2 new features, including advanced GPU management, new VM hardware version, and seamless DevOps with Tanzu
VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas | Day 2 Recap
Day two of the event lived up to the hype, building upon the energy and enthusiasm of yesterday. The multi-cloud universe is being thoroughly explored from different perspectives, angles, and lenses. Here is a quick recap of day two in case you missed anything. Day two […]
Performance Improvements with the Express Storage Architecture in vSAN 8 U2
Everything you wanted to know about performance improvements made to the Express Storage Architecture in vSAN 8 U2 can be found here!
Using NVIDIA’s AI/ML Frameworks for Generative AI on VMware vSphere
In this article we capture the key technologies from NVIDIA and VMware that together form a solid basis for your machine learning, large language model and generative AI developments. Together the two companies’ technologies can handle large model training, model fine-tuning and model deployment for inference in production. We delve into a set of frameworks for all the above from NVIDIA. Those frameworks and serving platforms depend on robust and scalable infrastructure to drive them. VMware…Read More
Extreme Performance Series 2023 – Oracle Performance with vVols and Guest OS IO Improvements
Mark Achtemichuk talks Sudhir Balasubramanian about Oracle performance when using vVols and how some improvements in Guest OS to storage subsystem result in IO improvements. Links to additional resources – Oracle on vSphere One Stop Shop – Links to All Things Oracle and vSphere – https://blogs.vmware.com/apps/2017/01/oracle-vmware-collateral-one-stop-shop.html VMware Explore 2023 – https://www.vmware.com/explore/us.html Extreme Performance Series 2023 – https://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2023/08/extreme-performance-video-blog-series-2023.html
Extreme Performance Series 2023 – Getting Host Power Management Settings Right
Todd Muirhead talks with Valentin Bondzio about how to get the host power management settings configurated to allow for the best performance while still controlling power usage. Links to additional resources – No Risk Host Power Management – https://via.vmw.com/no-risk-hpm VMware Explore 2023 – https://www.vmware.com/explore/us.html Extreme Performance Series 2023 – https://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2023/08/extreme-performance-video-blog-series-2023.html
VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas | Day 3 Recap
VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas was a huge success, thanks to the support and participation of our customers, partners and peers. Day three was packed with informative sessions, hands-on labs, and expert speakers, providing attendees with insights into our latest product releases and our […]
What’s New for VMware Tanzu Transformer at VMware Explore 2023
Figure 1. Tuesday’s August 22, 2023, Solution Keynote session where VMware SVP and GM Purnima Padmanabhan introduced the new VMware Tanzu Transformer name. Today, we are excited to share significant enhancements to VMware Tanzu Transformer (formerly VMware Aria Migration). We are expanding our multi-cloud capabilities, including adding additional support for AWS and introducing simplified workflows … Continued The post What’s New for VMware Tanzu Transformer at VMware Explore 2023 appeared…Read More
VMware Skyline Advisor Pro Proactive Findings – August 2023 Edition
VMware Skyline Advisor Pro releases new proactive Findings every month. Findings are prioritized by trending issues in VMware Technical Support, issues raised through post escalation review, security vulnerabilities, issues raised from VMware engineering, and nominated by customers. […]
What’s New for VMware Aria Operations for Networks at VMware Explore Las Vegas
Figure 1. Earlier this week, on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, during the Solution Keynote session, Accelerate Application Delivery for Continuous Innovation, VMware’s SVP and GM, Purnima Padmanabhan, showed a slide with highlights from VMware Aria, including the VMware Aria Operations for […]
Announcing the launch of Generative AI with VMware and NVIDIA | Breakroom Chats …
Introduction to the vSphere Breakroom Chat Series In this series, we share vlogs with industry-recognized experts from VMware and VMware partners & customers. These vlogs are concise, like meeting in a breakroom and having a quick conversation to get great information in a short amount of time.
Innovation on Full Display at VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas
The technology landscape has grown exponentially over the last decade. New technologies have appeared and multiplied as industries juggle traditional workloads on premises, modernizing workloads using public cloud services, and protecting from ransomware attacks. What I’ve seen in my […]
