New KB articles published for the week ending 19th January, 2019New KB articles published for the week ending...vCloud Availability for vCloud How to create a new virtual disk on the SDDC Manager Controller VM in VMware Cloud Foundation Date published: 1/13/2019 VMware Cloud Foundation 3.0 password update fails with message “Password update transaction X is... Continue Reading →

The VCP 2019 Certifications Are Here!The VCP 2019 Certifications Are Here!A couple of weeks ago I shared insight into our 2019 certification plans and timing. You can read that blog here. I’m happy to announce the new VCP 2019 certifications are now live! You can start earning them by passing any of the applicable exams,... Continue Reading →

Deploying NSX Data Center on the Cisco ACI Switch Fabric - On Demand WebcastDeploying NSX Data Center on the Cisco ACI...See what's possible with NSX Data Center– from disaster recovery planning and planned downtime for upgrades to increased workload mobility. Check out VMware's on demand webcast!VMware Social Media Advocacy

VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center (VVD for SDDC) 5.0VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined...On January 22nd, 2019, VMware released the VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) version 5.0. This latest update provides several significant upgrades to the bill of materials along with some minor tweaks to the architecture and offers a vastly... Continue Reading →

#StorageMinute: vSAN Space Reclamation#StorageMinute: vSAN Space ReclamationWelcome to the #StorageMinute series where we deliver key topics via bite-size content. In this edition, we’ll show you to how to maximize vSAN TCO by making space usage more efficient. How does it work? VMware vSAN 6.7U1 supports SCSI UNMAP/TRIM for space reclamation from guest Virtual machines. This... Continue Reading →

Storage vMotion between arrays of same vendorStorage vMotion between arrays of same vendorRecently I had to investigate an interesting behavior of ESXi hosts during Storage vMotion between two arrays of the same vendor - in this case HDS (G600 --> G700/F700). In this post I list observed symptoms and a very simple way to boost... Continue Reading →

Virtual Guided Labs: Getting Started with vSAN 6.7 [Feb. 5]Virtual Guided Labs: Getting Started with vSAN...Join VMware for a virtually guided hands-on demonstration of setting up, scaling, and deploying a vSAN environment. This session will cover vSAN 6.7 + key use cases for vSAN and HCI. Sign up now!VMware Social Media Advocacy

Announcing VMware PKS 1.3 with New Features and Azure SupportAnnouncing VMware PKS 1.3 with New Features and...The latest new release of VMware PKS is here. Version 1.3 of the enterprise-grade Kubernetes platform enters general availability today. The new release includes a number of new updates that improve the service’s capabilities to build and run modern... Continue Reading →

Raspberry Pi 3B+ and VMware Pulse 1.1Raspberry Pi 3B+ and VMware Pulse 1.1This is a guest post written by Parth Trivedi and Peter Keilty. IoT is an emerging topic and much has been written about all the exciting use cases around manufacturing, healthcare, smart cities. You can read some of VMware’s perspective here: Transform Your... Continue Reading →

VMware COO Talks Future of Cloud Computing at Davos 2019VMware COO Talks Future of Cloud Computing at...Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro and Julie Hyman speak to VMware COO Sanjay Poonen live at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.VMware Social Media Advocacy