Accelerating Hybrid Cloud AI Workloads with VMware Cloud Foundation (Part 1)
[This 2 part blog series will explore deployment of full stack HCI infrastructure with acceleration technologies validated through a set of reference architectures built using VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Tanzu and Intel® Optane™ persistent memory, second generation Intel Xeon™ scalable […]
Introducing VMware Blockchain: The Enterprise-grade Blockchain Platform
VMware Blockchain is now available! Today, we announce the initial availability of VMware Blockchain. Building upon the heritage of VMware’s enterprise digital foundation for any app, on any device, and on any cloud, we now provide an enterprise-grade blockchain platform that meets the needs […]
vSAN 7 Update 1 – iSCSI now supports vSAN Stretched Clusters!
Previously iSCSI on vSAN was not supported. Why was this? Normally vSAN Stretched clusters implement a site locality construct to avoid unnecessary inter-site latency being added to the read IO path (They prefer all reads from the local site). The challenge came from the fact that the iSCSI […]
VMware vExpert 2021 Application
The annual vExpert program for 2021 will open its application once again. Application open: 21st Nov (US) Closing date: 8th January 2021 Results will be announced on: 11th February 2021 (US). […]
Install Kubernetes on VMware Photon in 15 min. or less!
I just recently found a super easy way to install and learn Kubernetes. It also happens to work on Photon OS so that means it works across VMware products and services like Fusion, vSphere and VMware Cloud on AWS, I tested it on all of them so you’re good to go!
Goodbye to VeloCloud, Hello VMware SD-WAN
For the last three years, VMware SD-WAN™ by VeloCloud® (and three years before that, pre-acquisition, VeloCloud) has been embraced not only by the greater VMware family but by thousands of customers and hundreds of partners worldwide. […]
How to build a customizable Raspberry Pi OS Virtual Appliance (OVA)?
After posting the instructions on how to install Raspberry Pi (rPI) OS into a Virtual Machine running on ESXi-Arm, I was already thinking about an easier consumption method that not only benefited VMware customers interested in running rPI OS as a VM but also the larger rPI OS development […]
VMware Cloud on AWS at re:Invent 2020
From fireside chats to product demos and tours, AWS re:Invent 2020 is guaranteed to deliver if you’re after the latest on VMware Cloud on AWS. As we countdown to this massive virtual event, here are our top picks for live and on-demand sessions.
Thick vs. Thin on vSAN 2020 Edition
Should you use Eager Zero Thick? For VMFS, maybe? but for vSAN probably not. Ok, I’ll agree I probably owe an explanation of why. A quick history lesson of the 3 kinds of VMDKs used on VMFS. thin: Space is not guaranteed, it’s consumed as the disk is written to. thick (Sometimes called Lazy […]
VMware Stuffs Security Into SmartNICs
VMware plans to run distributed firewalls in smartNICs in a move that will allow enterprises to attach security to sensitive applications.
NSX-T 3.1: Tunnel Endpoints | Inter TEP Communication | LAB2PROD
NSX-T | NSX-ALB | Software-Defined Data Centers | VMware Cloud Foundation (vCF) | – LAB2PROD
Why am I seeing HTTP communication status 404 error when configuring vSphere with Tanzu & how to fix?
One thing I love about the VMware Community is the constant sharing of knowledge and information on a regular basis. I always enjoy discovering new tricks and tidbits from the community, especially as it helps me refine my own knowledge and understanding of a given technology or solution. My good buddy Ariel Sanchez cc’ed me […]
Fault Tolerant Network Design for Application High Availability
Enterprises are growing increasingly dependent on modern distributed applications to innovate and respond quickly to new market challenges. As applications grow in significance, the end-user experience of the application has become a key differentiator for most businesses. Understanding what […]
Achieve Multi-Cloud Application Scalability for Modern Apps
The modern application is dynamic and highly adaptive to changes in demand. It lives across multiple clusters and clouds. And it is highly distributed with hundreds of microservices servicing the requirements of rapid feature releases, high resiliency, and on demand scalability. In such a […]
Network, It’s Time to Modernize!
The network is a critical component of any IT environment. When it works, it’s “normal” and few notice it. But the smallest glitch can have devastating business impacts. For over a decade, networking has been adapting to become more programmable, closer to applications, and easier to use.
SmartNIC – The Next Step in Networking
SmartNICs – The next step in networking. Join me in this deep dive of SmartNIC capabilities and features, and learn how VMware is ‘full steam ahead’ in incorporating the network software into these NICs — and making them a foundational part of the Virtual Cloud Network by integrating NSX.
Automating kubectl-vsphere login for vSphere with Tanzu
Before you can start deploying workloads to your vSphere with Tanzu Cluster, you need to first download the vSphere Plugin for Kubectl and then use that to login to your Supervisor Cluster which will generate a Kubernetes (K8s) context file that is stored in .kube/config. Here is an example […]
Achieving the VCDX Certification for Desktop and Mobility (Expert Talk: Communit…
In our fourth episode we discuss Achieving the VCDX Certification for Desktop and Mobility with Maarten Caus, Sr. EUC Consultant for ITQ, and Sean Massey, Staff Cloud Solutions Architect at VMware. In this episode we discuss: • The journey to achieving the VCDX for Desktop and Mobility • Tools […]
Learn about the Horizon Control Plane – Image Management
Many organizations leverage a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution in a hybrid or multi-cloud manner for today’s most urgent use cases, including work from home, business continuity, real-time bursting, disaster recovery and high availability.
AT&T wins cool SD-WAN network contract with multi-national refrigeration company
AT&T has reeled in an SD-WAN customer win with multi-national commercial refrigeration company Epta. The Italian-based company will replace its current IT environment, which includes various vendors and technologies, with AT&T’s SD-WAN-based network.
