FROM THE EDITORS VIRTUAL DESK
Hi everyone and welcome to this weeks VMware TAM Source Newsletter. This week we have a new TAM Blog which I wanted to let you all know about. I have chosen to include the entire blog posting this week as this is a really important posting by our TAM Practice Director, Andy Nederveld as it describes the key characteristics of why our TAM program is considered amongst the best in the industry. Please take some time to read this and I hope you find it enjoyable.
I also wanted to remind you that I will no longer be including KBs but rather just a link to the KBs which I would like to urge you to check weekly as well as discuss with your TAM to ensure you are fully up to date with any potential issues or updates that may be required in your environment.
I also want to give a shout out to a colleague who has just published a really great ebook that is now available. The book is called "vRealize Operations 6 Administrator's Companion: Performance Monitoring Capacity Planning Right-Sizing” by Jason Gaudreau. Take a look here: http://amzn.to/1d6bOef
Have a fantastic week everyone and enjoy this weeks newsletter.
Virtually Yours
Neil Isserow
Staff Technical Account Manager, Team Lead
San Francisco, CA
FEATURED BLOG!
Maximizing Your VMware Investment is Just the Beginning
By Andy Nederveld
Most of our TAM customers start out wanting to learn more about their VMware investment. And with over 400 highly skilled, experienced, and successful TAMs worldwide, that happens continuously. But down the road our customers report being surprised at how much they’ve learned about their own organization and processes. We’re never surprised to hear that, though, because the entire TAM Services program is designed to make you more successful; it has no other purpose.
The Making of a Trusted Partner
First, we choose wisely. Our TAMs embrace a spirit of service and enjoy delving into long-term relationships with customers. We’ve assembled a well-credentialed, diverse group of professionals. All have a strong technical foundation, including VCP certification. Most have 10 to 15 years of industry experience before even joining the TAM program, often as managers, directors, executives, or top architects from large companies. Many have advanced degrees.
In the Americas, we have about 200 TAMs, many of whom have been with us for nearly a decade. The average tenure is about three years and climbing, which is high for the industry especially given the growth of the TAM program. When customers get our TAM Service, they tend to keep it.
Process and Focus
Second, we use a deeply collaborative process with our customers to understand their technical priorities and desired business outcomes. TAMs ask a lot of questions. That’s important because it lets us become truly proactive—helping to refine and develop strategies and approaches based on what’s working with other customers. Ultimately, TAMs seek to provide an objective, third-party perspective that gives customers an opportunity to look at challenges in ways they never have before.
Results are Everything
Finally, TAMs are evaluated almost exclusively on customer satisfaction. The results from our latest customer survey are outstanding.
• Over 80% told us their TAM “enables collaboration and aligns planning discussions across my company's functional groups.”
When talking to customers, I frequently hear stories about how our TAMs helped them better understand and refine their own priorities, and even uncover redundant or misaligned initiatives which can distract from more critical efforts. That’s how we measure success.Learn more about VMware TAM Services by visiting www.vmware.com/consulting/technical-account-manager or calling us at 1-877-486-9273.
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VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 provides customers and partners with a proven solution, capable of hosting virtualized Microsoft applications at a consistent performance level along with constant availability. This solution has been designed, configured, and tested to be a Proof of Concept of the capabili...
Jun 16, 2015 5:06:00 AM
Imagine walking through a technology version of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, and it would look a lot like Dell’s collection of engineering labs. Thanks to my recent adventures as a Dell Enterprise Innovation Day participant, I spent the day sneaking a peak at Dell’s version of the next everla...
Jun 15, 2015 2:20:23 PM
http://media.blubrry.com/packetpushers/p/content.blubrry.com/packetpushers/Datanauts_001-Hyper_Convergence_with_Scott_D_Lowe.mp3 In a recent release of Tech Reckoning , John Troyer states that “ podcasts and newsletters in 2015 feel a lot to me like blogs in 2005 ” due to their personal and intim...
Jun 13, 2015 3:37:19 PM
The Rough Cuts service from Safari Books gives you exclusive access to an evolving manuscript that you can read online or download as a PDF and print. A Rough Cuts book is not fully edited or completely formatted, but you'll get access to new versions as they are created. This is the only complet...
Jun 12, 2015 6:28:00 AM
I recently received a question from one of my readers who was looking to migrate from ESXi 4.1 to newer version and one of the challenges they faced was around their ESXi scripted installs, better known as ESXi Kickstart. Previously, they had relied on using a custom syslinux boot menu to be able...
Jun 11, 2015 4:26:34 PM
Virtual SAN already has a number of features and extensions for performance monitoring and real-time diagnostics and troubleshooting. In particular, there is VSAN Observer, which is included as part of the Ruby vSphere Console (RVC). Another new feature is the Health Check Plugin , which was rece...
Jun 11, 2015 1:05:24 PM
Advertise here with BSA This week I had the pleasure to talk to John Nicholson who works for one of our partners (Synchronet out of Houston). John has been involved with various Virtual SAN implementations and designs and I felt that it would make for an interesting conversation. John in my opini...
Jun 11, 2015 9:40:47 AM
VMware NSX with Horizon and App Volumes enables desktop IT to realize the efficiency and savings of a single pool of users combined with role-based security and real-time app delivery.
Jun 10, 2015 10:35:00 AM
This free eLearning course describes the key benefits of VMware User Environment Manager and how it can benefit an organization. Students will get an overview of the installation and configuration process as well as insight into the key elements of the user interface. At the end of this course,...
Jun 9, 2015 6:49:00 PM
After publishing my last article around the topic of Automating SSO Admin configurations using some simple LDAP commands which is applicable for both vSphere 5.5 and 6.0. It was pointed out to me by my buddy G. Blair Fritz who works over in our GSS Organization that another handy operation to sha...
Jun 9, 2015 5:04:38 PM
Earlier this month, I shared a post about my experiences with deploying VIO, VMware integrated OpenStack . One of the issues I highlighted was the fact that when I tried to create a network, it failed with a very unhelpful error message. The reason the network creation failed was due to a limitat...
Jun 9, 2015 1:19:03 PM
A couple of months back I ran into an issue while trying to upload a couple of files to VMware's internal OneCloud environment which uses vCloud Director. The issue that I encountered was that our OneCloud environment no longer supported basic username/password authentication, which I hoping to a...
Jun 8, 2015 5:25:15 PM
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On-Demand Webinars:
SDDC:
- NEW: On-Demand: vCenter Server (vSphere 6)
- NEW:On-Demand: vSphere Security (vSphere 6)
- NEW:On-Demand: Examining your Security Posture in the Software-Defined Data Center
- On-Demand: What’s New with vSphere and Operations Management 6
- On-Demand: New Video from HP Discover: VMware and HP’s Global Innovation Center
- On-Demand: VMware vForum Online Spring 2015
- On-Demand: The Software-Defined Data Center: the Future of IT
- On-Demand: A Practical Roadmap to Moving Beyond Server Virtualization
- On-Demand: Datacenter Refresh: Traditional vs Converged vs Hyper-Converged
- Every Wednesday, 3pm EST: VMware Communities Roundtable
- NEW: Install vSphere 6 video here.
- What’s new in vSphere 6 Security? Learn here about the new security features in vSphere 6, and also the vSphere Hardening Guide.
- Top 5 Tips when considering vCenter Architecture Design in vSphere v6.0 are here.
- NEW:On-Demand:Using vRealize Automation and NSX to Deploy and Secure Multi-tiered Applications
- On-Demand: Getting More Out of vRealize Automation: Cloud Business Management (vRealize Business)
- On-Demand: Getting More Out of vRealize Automation: Integrate with Anything
- On-Demand: Getting More Out of vRealize Automation: Introduction to Customization and Extending
- On-Demand: Getting More Out of vRealize Automation: 6.2 Installation and Configuration
- On-Demand: Getting More Out of vRealize Automation: No Scripting Required
- On-Demand: Log Insight Deep Dive
- On-Demand: Performance & Troubleshooting – Improving Quality of Service
- On-Demand: Operational Efficiency – Understanding Waste and Rightsizing your Environment
- On-Demand: vRealize Operations 6.0 Installation and the Migration from vCenter Operations v5.x
- On-Demand: What’s New in vRealize Operations 6.0
- On-Demand: vRealize Operations 6.0: Capacity Management and Planning
- On-Demand: Four Ways to Maximize the Value of VMware vRealize Operations Manager
- On-Demand: Take Virtualization to the Next Level with vSphere with Operations Management
- On-Demand: Take control of your vSphere environment with Operations Management
- VIDEOS: 50 new vRealize Operations 6 videos available on the vR Ops product website (on the Resources tab), covering Key Concepts, Use Cases, Installation, Analytics Badges, and How To & Tech Tips.
- There is a new Health Monitoring tool for vRealize Suite deployments called vRealize Production Test. This is an add-on component to the vRealize Suite that ensures the operational status of vRealize Suite deployments from their initial deployment stages to ongoing Production Testing. Emphasis was placed on vRA and vR Ops. Get latest version 1.1 here. Read more about it here.
- On-Demand: 5 Ways Cloud Automation Drives Greater Cost and Operational Transparency – Led by Kevin Lees, VMware Principal Architect and Lead Architect for Global IT Operations Transformation.
- This infographic shows how automating private cloud infrastructure management can improve the efficiency of cloud operations, resource management, accelerated virtualization, and deliver enormous CapEx and OpEx savings.
- NEW:On-Demand:Using vRealize Automation and NSX to Deploy and Secure Multi-tiered Applications
- NEW: On-Demand: VMware NSX for Horizon (video series)
- On-Demand: Learn how NSX delivers a comprehensive security approach for Horizon environments
- On-Demand: Introduction to NSX
- On-Demand: VMware NSX – Technical Overview
- On-Demand: Listen to Martin Casado explain NSX and Microsegmentation
- On-Demand: A 3-minute summary of NSX and Microsegmentation
- On-Demand: NSX Distributed Firewall Deep Dive
- Every other Tuesday, 1pm EST: VMware NSX. Learn how VMware has applied the industry’s leading virtualization operating model to the network through this bi-weekly webinar.
- NEW:On-Demand: vSphere 6.0: All Things Storage! (led by Cormac Hogan)
- On-Demand: Lower Storage Costs with VMware Virtual SAN
- On-Demand: VMware Virtual Volumes and their Impact on the Datacenter
- On-Demand: Managing Storage Policies with VMware Virtual SAN
- On-Demand: What’s All the Buzz about Software-Defined Storage? (Learn about Virtual SAN 6 and vSphere Virtual Volumes)
- On-Demand: What’s New in Virtual SAN v6.0 – Seeing What’s New in Storage
- On-Demand: Overcoming Performance Limitations with Dell Flash Storage
- On-Demand: Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery in Action
- On-Demand: Technical Demo: What’s New with vCloud Air Disaster Recovery
- On-Demand: Not Your Grandfather’s Data Protection
- NEW: New Disaster Recovery Tutorial Series that covers various areas of how you might set up VMware vCloud Air Disaster Recovery here.
- NEW: 60% of businesses don’t have a DR plan in place. Learn why industry adoption is on the rise here.
- The VMware Feature Walk-Through site has content covering the vCloud Air Disaster Recovery Service. Watch it here. (Read more about this new vCloud Air DRaaS offering here.)
- NEW: On-Demand: IT Security does not have to End where the Public Cloud Begins
- On-Demand: Check out VMware and Fujitsu joint solutions that bring a “Hybrid IT” model to optimize the cloud and support innovation and growth.
- On-Demand: Build Development and Testing Environments on VMware vCloud Air
- On-Demand: Set Your Cloud Agenda with VMware vCloud Air
- On-Demand: Scale Your Mobile App Development on vCloud Air
- Learn about VMware’s “One Cloud. Any Application. Any Device” value proposition here.
- NEW: On-Demand: Business Mobility: Enabling Business Process Innovation with Mobile-First Strategies (hosted by CEO Pat Gelsinger and EVP Sanjay Poonen). In this announcement, these were highlighted:
- Further commitment to Apple and iOS support
- VMware Identity Manager - one–touch access to apps from any device.
- Growing industry support for ACE (App Configuration for Enterprise)
- Split-Billing solution with AT&T
- AirWatch integrated with NSX
- NEW: On-Demand: VMware NSX for Horizon (video series)
- NEW:On-Demand: Deliver High-Performance Graphically-Accelerated VDI
- NEW:On-Demand: Extend the Benefits of Workspace Environment Management to Virtual Desktops and Apps Using VMware App Volumes, UEM, vRealize Ops and More
- On-Demand: Learn how NSX delivers a comprehensive security approach for Horizon environments
- On-Demand: VMware Horizon: Transforming Desktop and Application Delivery and Management
- On-Demand: Accelerate Your Desktop Transformation Strategy: Six New Additions to Horizon 6
- NEW: Visit The Bridge by VMwarehere for the latest Business Mobility thought leadership content, including new interactive vertical story graphs showcasing Business Mobility Transformation in Education, Healthcare, Finance, Government, and Retail.
- NEW: Horizon has been placed in the Lead category of IDC’s latest report “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Virtual Client Computing Software 2015 Vendor Assessment” here, topping all vendors in both the strategies and capabilities categories.
- Have you heard about the new VMware User Environment Manager (UEM), which offers personalization and dynamic policy configuration across any virtual, physical, and cloud-based environment? Read more about it here.
- On-Demand: Webinar on Troubleshooting VMware vSphere [V5.5], covering SSL certificates, networking, storage, VMware vCenter SSO, and more. Read more about it here.
- Learn about how a TAM views Troubleshooting 101 for Server Ops here.
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- Pricing: here.
- PSO Credits: Use 22 PSO Credits to buy your ticket. FAQ’s are here. 10 ticket limit per organization. Credits must not expire before the end of VMworld.
- TAM Day: Sunday Aug 30th, 10am-6pm. These invitation-only, customer sessions will focus on the most timely and pressing business and technical issues. Select the TAM Day Package by entering TAM2015 in the promotion code section. Read more here. (Already > 70% full. Sign up now here if you think you’ll be going to VMworld this year to reserve your space before July 1st deadline for complementary reservations.)
- Training Discount: You can maximize savings on training classes by signing up for pre-conference training courses or discounted self-paced courses during VMworld registration. Get more details here. View more on PearsonVue’s site here.
- See last year’s sessions here.
Scheduled VMUG Webinar Events:Jun 23: Virtualization at the Speed of Flash (Pure Storage)Jul 2: What’s New in VMware vSphere 6: First Look and Upgrade Best Practices (Veeam)VMware Education:
- ALERT: Leap Second impact to VMware Products that will occur on June 30, 2015. KB 2115818.
- VMware’s Center for Policy and Compliance just released the VMware vSphere 6.0 Hardening Guide Compliance Toolkit in vCM here.
- EDUCATION: Get a free Apple Watch or 15% off your next VMware course here (for a specific list of classes).
- Learn about VMware’s Project Enzo here, redefining the economics, simplicity, and performance of virtual workspace services delivery.
- Learn more about the VMware Horizon for Linux Early Access Program here.
- New VMware Certified Associate (VCA) level certifications.
- VMware Certified Associate 6 – Data Center Virtualization (VCA6-DCV) - click here
- VMware Certified Associate 6 – Desktop and Mobility (VCA6-DTM) - click here
- VMware Certified Associate 6 – Cloud Management and Automation (VCA6-CMA) - click here
- VMware Certified Associate 6 – Hybrid Cloud (VCA6-HC) - click here
- VMware Certified Associate 6 – Network Virtualization (VCA6-NV) - click here
- New VCP 6 certifications. (Read about the new classes here. Watch this video to review program changes.)
- MORE FREE EDUCATION!
- High Level Overviews of VMware Solutions:
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- http://labs.hol.vmware.com/HOL/catalogs/
- (Search: vSphere 6, vCAC 6, vCO, etc..)
- Link to TONS of VMware vSphere v5.5 and 6.0 information in one spot:
VMware offers many ways to get trained in VMware products and solutions. These include Classroom, Live Online, Online self-paced, Lab Connect, On Demand, Instructional Videos, ViewPoint Webinar Series, VMware TV on YouTube, Partner University, Hands On Labs, The Learning Zone, SolutionTracks, Demos on Demand, Online Events, Local Events, Beta classes, VMworld, Partner Exchange, Partner Library, vBrownbag, and VMUGs. If you’d like to learn more about any of these, please reach out and let me know.
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