The VMware Vision Roadmap in 3 minutesThe VMware Vision Roadmap in 3 minutesJoin me on a three journey from Compute virtualization to desktop virtualization, SaaS & device proliferation to empowering people via Digital Workspaces. From there, we'll jump back into the private datacenter and talk about Software Defined Storage & Networking which formed a bridge... Continue Reading →

Instant Clone Microsoft Windows & VM Keystroke VMworld demo and code postedInstant Clone Microsoft Windows & VM Keystroke...Apologies for the delay in getting my VMworld 2018 demo and code posted online, I know a number of you have been asking about the Windows Instant Clone samples to get an idea on how to create your... Continue Reading →

NVMe Storage for DummiesNVMe Storage for DummiesThis ebook provides an overview of the storage landscape and how it's altered by the advent of NVMe technology. In particular, it examines how the NVMe interface reduces latency and enhances flash storage, to increase application performance by delivering data residing internally or across a data ceVMware Social Media... Continue Reading →

Dual Intel M.2 Optane 4801x in Supermicro E300-9DDual Intel M.2 Optane 4801x in Supermicro E300-9DFor those that have been following along, I have been testing the Supermicro E300-9D (SYS-E300-9D-8CN8TP) kit in my home lab which I have written about here. One of the last things I was looking into was storage expandability with this platform,... Continue Reading →

Can I use vSAN for both VMs and containers?Can I use vSAN for both VMs and containers?With containers, and Kubernetes in particular, becoming more prevalent as time goes on, we are seeing more questions revolving around their use with vSAN. We all know that vSAN can be used to host VM storage, iSCSI LUNs for... Continue Reading →

Backup and Restore Horizon View Configuration DataBackup and Restore Horizon View Configuration DataI am currently studying for the VCAP-DTM deploy accreditation and as such am going through the exam blueprint, which is a kind of a gospel for these exams.VMware Social Media Advocacy

vSAN Capacity Management and Monitoring Part 2vSAN Capacity Management and Monitoring Part 2This article picks up where Part 1 of this series left off. We will discuss the alarms and notifications in vSAN Health and vCenter Server that can be used to keep an eye on vSAN datastore capacity and usage trends. vSAN Health As... Continue Reading →

VMware Cloud on AWS Cloud Migration Deep DiveVMware Cloud on AWS Cloud Migration Deep DiveIn this webinar, you will learn how VMware Cloud on AWS helps simplify and accelerate the migration process. Not only will you see demos of different cloud migration scenarios in action, but you will also hear about customers' cloud migration experience... Continue Reading →

Extend your data center to the cloud with VMware Cloud on AWSExtend your data center to the cloud with...Learn how VMware Cloud on AWS simplifies the extension of VMware-based software-defined data centers (SDDC) to AWS running on next-generation Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) bare metal infrastructure. You will see demos of data center extension... Continue Reading →

Making Hybrid Cloud Real with VMware Cloud on AWSMaking Hybrid Cloud Real with VMware Cloud on AWSIn this webinar, IDC, VMware, and AWS have jointly discussed about what is hybrid cloud, customer’s needs, its use cases, challenges, and solutions. VMware Cloud on AWS delivers a highly scalable, secure and resilientservice that allows organizations to seamlessly... Continue Reading →