Reliable Network Connectivity in Hyper-Converged EnvironmentsReliable Network Connectivity in...VMware vSAN has had a profound impact on the design, operation, and optimization of the modern data center. The shift to hyper-converged infrastructures (HCI) not only changes how data centers are designed, it naturally shifts importance from the discrete elements that make up the architecture. By eliminating... Continue Reading →

vDS now comes bundled with NSX for vSphere - Contribute to conversation for vSphere 6.2.1 on #VMTNvDS comes bundled with NSX for vSphere -...I have set up vSphere environment with standard license, and NSX for vSphere with Enterprise license. But I cannot use vDS. Have anyone tried vSphere standard license with NSX?VMware Social Media Advocacy

Configuring a Proxy in Photon OS | vswitchzeroConfiguring a Proxy in Photon OSI've been playing around recently with VMware's new Photon OS platform. Thanks to it's incredibly small footprint and virtualization-specific tuning, it looks like an excellent building block for a custom appliance I'm hoping to build. To keep the appliance as small as possible,... Continue Reading →

vSpeaking Podcast Episode 72: Customer POCSvSpeaking Podcast Episode 72: Customer POCSA Proof of Concept (or POC) project is a common approach used by companies to assess the viability of a software product for solving a particular business need. So what does it take to conduct a successful POC? This week on the Virtually Speaking Podcast... Continue Reading →

VMware Takes NFV to the Edge | Light ReadingVMware Takes NFV to the EdgeVMware is looking to help service providers push apps out to the edge, where they're needed for analytics, data connection, IoT and other use cases.VMware Social Media Advocacy

VMware Capacity Reporting Part IV: VVol Capacity ReportingVMware Capacity Reporting Part IV: VVol...Storage capacity reporting seems like a pretty straight forward topic. How much storage am I using? But when you introduce the concept of multiple levels of thin provisioning AND data reduction into it, all usage is not equal (does it compress well? does... Continue Reading →

NSX Layer 2 VPN: Deploying for datacentre migrationsNSX Layer 2 VPN: Deploying for datacentre...In my previous post, NSX Layer 2 VPN: Migrating workloads between Datacentres, I described the process and theory behind using an NSX Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) to migrate workloads from a soon-to-be-retired VLAN backed datacentre, to an NSX Managed logical switch backed... Continue Reading →

Why Organizations Are Moving from Traditional Architecture to Hyper-Converged Infrastructure InfographicWhy Organizations Are Moving from Traditional...Hyper-Converged Infrastructure converges compute, storage, and management resources onto a single industry‐standard x86 server, forming a seamless, software‐defined environment well suited to today’s IT challenges. It’s simple to use and manage, does not require specialists, and is far more cost-effective... Continue Reading →