New VCSA Release 6.5 U1d(7312210) | virtual graveyardNew VCSA Release 6.5 U1d(7312210)VMware released a new update for the Windows based vCenter Server as well as for the Appliance 6.5. His new version is called 6.5.0.13000 Build 7312210 and is instantly available. You can download alle needed files here: https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch#search How to update the Appliance? Look... Continue Reading →

VMware Announces the 2017 Systems Research Award RecipientVMware Announces the 2017 Systems Research...VMware is pleased to announce the 2017 recipient of the early career Systems Research Award: Tim Kraska, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Brown University, who will be joining MIT in the spring as an Associate Professor. Professor Kraska’s university will receive a... Continue Reading →

VMware NSX Cloud: Centrally Manage Security Policies Across Multiple CloudsVMware NSX Cloud: Centrally Manage Security...NSX Cloud helps businesses achieve operational consistency and compliance in a multi-cloud world. IT can centrally create and manage security policies across multiple cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, and GCP), and developers can easily insert those security policies into existing application... Continue Reading →

You Can’t Trust Microsoft’s Azure TCO CalculatorYou Can’t Trust Microsoft’s Azure TCO CalculatorLast month, Microsoft posted an online “Azure TCO Calculator” that supposedly compares the cost of on-premises infrastructure, based on VMware vSphere, with the cost of running the same workloads in the Azure public cloud. Here at VMware, we pay a lot of attention... Continue Reading →

vSAN in the Cloud – Lightboard TutorialvSAN in the Cloud – Lightboard TutorialIn this video, we explain the benefits of deploying vSAN in your cloud – private, multi-tenant or hybrid – and discuss into architectural recommendations and best practices.VMware Social Media Advocacy

Pivotal Container Service - A walk thruPivotal Container Service - A walk thruPaul Dul of VMware walks us through the architecture and components of Pivotal Container Service (PKS). He starts by showing where PKS fits under the Pivotal Cloud Foundry umbrella and how it stands alongside Pivotal Application Service and Pivotal Function Service. As Paul... Continue Reading →

vSpeaking Podcast Episode 64: VMUG ConfessionsvSpeaking Podcast Episode 64: VMUG ConfessionsWith over 200 local groups and 100,000 members worldwide, VMUG is one of the best ways to learn, share and network with other members of the IT Community. This week on the Virtually Speaking Podcast VMUG CEO Brad Tompkins joins Pete and John to share... Continue Reading →

New VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2017-0021New VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2017-0021Today VMware has released the following new security advisory: “VMSA-2017-0021 – VMware ESXi, vCenter Server Appliance, Workstation and Fusion updates address multiple security vulnerabilities” This documents the remediation of four Important severity issues (CVE-2017-4933, CVE-2017-4940, CVE-2017-4941, and CVE-2017-4943). These issues affect VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion... Continue Reading →