FROM THE EDITORS VIRTUAL DESK
Hi everyone, welcome to the final newsletter for 2015. This is our 50th Newsletter meaning that we have not missed a single week this year delivering the best VMware related news to you. It has been a very exciting year with the launch of many VMware solutions such as vSphere 6 as well as the many Cloud Native Application (CNA) solutions. We also had VMworld in both the USA and Europe plus the many vForum's around the world ensuring that all of our customers and partners are completely up to date with the latest VMware solutions.
For the final newsletter of 2015 we have an excellent article by the Director of our US West TAM Program on expanded TAM offerings.
I wish all of you a peaceful and happy holiday season and I look forward to bringing your the TAM newsletter again in 2016 for the 8th year.
Virtually Yours
Neil Isserow
VMware Staff TAM, Team Lead and Newsletter Editor
San Francisco, CA
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Adding More Benefits for Our Valued Customers: 2015 TAM Service Enhancements
By Steve Kemp
Our global TAM community works relentlessly to improve TAM Services, and we work relentlessly to improve TAM Service excellence and provide even more value to you, our VMware TAM customers. As 2015 draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the value-added services and programs we’ve added this past year. The following is just a sampling of what we’ve put into play in 2015: [Continue Reading...]
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GENERAL NEWS
Know What Your Expertise is Worth
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Dec 18, 2015 3:45:52 PM
Here is a list of currently trending KBs for NSX for vSphere Netcpa issues in VMware NSX for vSphere 6.x (2137005) Symptoms: Virtual machines running on the same ESXi host fails to communicate with each other Virtual machine fails to communicate with the NSX Edge Gateway (ESG) Routing does not ap...
Dec 18, 2015 1:56:22 PM
When you see Fast Track in a course title, it means the course covers more content than will fit in a regular, weeklong, eight-hour-a-day class. We cover that extra content by extending the class hours per day beyond eight. That’s it. Fast Track classes are a very efficient way to consume trainin...
Dec 17, 2015 4:20:03 PM
Adding More Benefits for Our Valued Customers: 2015 TAM Service Enhancements
By Steve Kemp Our global TAM community works relentlessly to improve TAM Services, and we work relentlessly to improve TAM Service excellence and provide even more value to you, our VMware TAM customers. As 2015 draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the value-added services and pr...
Dec 17, 2015 3:52:05 PM
View desktop goes into Already Used state, or Agent Disabled state
In versions 4.6 through 5.0.x View desktops can also go into the Already Used state if a virtual machine is powered on in another ESXi host in the cluster in response to an HA event, or if it was shut down without reporting to the broker that the user had logged out. This is due to a security fea...
Dec 17, 2015 2:23:26 PM
Susie Flynn is a Program Manager based in Cambridge, MA. She has been with VMware since 2011 and contributes to a variety of programs in the Office of the CTO. Thanks to Susie for authoring this post! Borathons, two day hacking events, are somewhat of a tradition here at VMware. Hackathons ar...
Dec 17, 2015 2:00:51 PM
Extending the Cisco Certification Credit for Network Virtualization Certification
We spend a lot of time talking to our community of certification-holders about our programs, their structure and their future. One of the more common conversations we’ve had lately is around the “credit” that Cisco certification-holders get towards a VMware Network Virtualization Certification. C...
Dec 16, 2015 5:01:48 PM
VMware and the Internet of Things: Motivating the Three-Tier Architecture
This is the first CTO blog post on VMware and the Internet of Things (‘IoT’) that right now is placed at the top of the Gartner Hype Cycle. In this first post in this series, I’ll lay out the latest thinking on the high-level structure of an IoT Infrastructure we see beginning to be established. ...
Dec 16, 2015 3:04:52 PM
Virtual Volumes and Storage Policy-Based Management for Databases
In the first part of this series we provided a high level view of the benefits of using Virtual Volumes enabled storage for database operations. In the second part of this series we examined in more detail how Virtual Volumes can improve the backup and recovery capabilities for business critical ...
Dec 15, 2015 7:21:48 PM
DRS is not just about keeping VMs happy . DRS has many other operational benefits that keep your admins happy too. Let’s dive into the top ways that DRS makes the day in the life so much better for the vSphere admin. Host Maintenance Mode Maintenance windows are a part of life. vMotion has made t...
Dec 15, 2015 5:00:19 PM
2015 was an exciting year for the Flings program in many ways. First, our developers updated 14 Flings after listening to user feedback. Second, we released 19 new Flings (with two more slated to be released before the end of the year). And third, we set the record for downloaded Flings with 125,...
Dec 15, 2015 3:11:51 PM
PCoIP connections suddenly failing?
There is an issue which may occur when you install or upgrade your VMware Tools after having installed your View Agent. The set of VGA drivers shipped with VMware Tools might sometimes be incompatible with VMware View and PCoIP, whereas the VMware View Agent software contains a supported VGA driv...
Dec 14, 2015 7:08:20 PM
VMware NSX: Virtual Network Architecture for SAP HANA and Mission Critical Deployments
SAP HANA Network Design Considerations In keeping with the theme of moving the Software-Defined Data Center from concept to reality, I discussed in my previous blogs why VMware vSphere is the perfect platform to deploy cutting edged technologies like SAP HANA. This is because vSphere enables our ...
Dec 14, 2015 6:49:50 PM
Three Free eLearning Courses Released
VMware offers training on a variety of subjects, in different formats to fit your schedule and budget needs. Last month we add three new courses to our library of free self-paced eLearning offerings: Architecting Desktop Virtualization Solutions Fundamentals – This course describes the architectu...
Dec 14, 2015 4:30:37 PM
VCIX6 Certification Announcement: Part 3 of 3 (Exam Guides)
In this three-part blog series (see parts one and two ) I told you the news about the continuation of the VCAP brand for our advanced v6 certifications and the addition of the VCIX6 designation for those who earn both VCAP6 certifications (Design and Deploy). Now, I want to give you the informati...
Dec 14, 2015 4:02:36 PM
Why It’s Time to Build a Zero Trust Network
Network security, for a long time, has worked off of the old Russian maxim, “trust but verify.” Trust a user, but verify it’s them. However, today’s network landscape — where the Internet of Things, the Cloud, and more are introducing new vulnerabilities — makes the “verify” part of “trust but ve...
Dec 20, 2015 1:57:28 PM
vCloud: The Past Week in Review
Did you catch the most recent vCloud Air blogs? Now we make it easy to get up-to-speed with the latest information! See all the topics we talked about this week, all in one place. vCloud Air Disaster Recovery Advanced Concepts There is a lot your vCloud Air Disaster Recovery solution can do for y...
Dec 19, 2015 5:00:02 PM
New VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2015-0009
Today VMware has released the following new and updated security advisories: New VMSA-2015-0009 : VMware product updates address a critical deserialization vulnerability Updated VMSA-2015-0003.15 : VMware product updates address critical information disclosure issue in JRE VMSA-2015-0008.1 : VMwa...
Dec 18, 2015 11:02:16 PM
vCloud Air Disaster Recovery Advanced Concepts
A lot of the conversations people have about how to leverage cloud based Disaster Recovery focuses on the workloads that need to be protected. This makes sense as they need to make sure that the specific application will work when being run in a different location. However, sometimes critical inf...
Dec 18, 2015 5:00:08 PM
Storage I/O control for critical apps is a great idea
Recently, I have been asked this question: should we enable Storage I/O control on datastores used by our production databases considering it could prevent my VMs from consuming all the resources they need? The answer is yes, SIOC will not harm your performance, actually it can save you from a ve...
Dec 17, 2015 5:54:11 PM
VMware and Connectria Deliver a Seamless Cloud Experience for Lendmark Financial Services
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Covington, Georgia, Lendmark Financial Services is a consumer finance organization, specializing in providing a variety of personal loans, automobile loans, and retail merchant sales finance services. Operating over 182 stores in 13 states, Lendmark had a stra...
Dec 17, 2015 5:00:15 PM
By Cory Allen, RadhaKishna (RK) Dasari and Shannon Wilber Anyone who has previously worked with vRealize Automation 6.x or earlier versions of VMware Cloud Automation Center 5.x, understands historically just how challenging it can be to manage the overall planning, design, deployment and archite...
Dec 17, 2015 3:41:52 PM
Jumpstart DevOps with vCloud Air
Companies large and small are adopting DevOps to get faster delivery of new features and capabilities, while also getting faster resolution to problems that arise. Yet one of the more challenging aspects for new organizations adopting DevOps is setting up the tool chain to support Continuous Inte...
Dec 16, 2015 5:00:51 PM
vCloud Air vTech Talk: Top Questions and Answers in 2015
It’s been a busy year for the VMware vCloud® Air™ Community—with a lot of great questions posed and answered. Today we’re taking a look back at the vTech Talk videos that answered some of the most commonly asked questions in 2015. You can find all of these videos and more on our vTech Talk YouTub...
Dec 15, 2015 5:00:10 PM
Virtual Volumes and Storage Policy-Based Management for Databases
Virtual Volumes and Storage Policy-Based Management for Databases In the first part of this series we provided a high level view of the benefits of using Virtual Volumes enabled storage for database operations. In the second part of this series we examined in more detail how Virtual Volumes can i...
Dec 15, 2015 4:45:39 PM
The 5 Themes for Success in the Next Era of Hybrid Cloud
The oldest T-shirt in my collection bears the phrase “The Journey is the Destination”. It has been five years since I started working on cloud automation software for Private and Hybrid clouds, and while we have seen an increasing acceleration of technologies in play, operating models, consolidat...
Dec 15, 2015 2:00:44 PM
VMware Portal Options for vCloud Director
We committed to our vCloud Air Network cloud provider ecosystem to update you on our go-forward strategy for a vCloud Director (VCD-SP) UI prior to the end of the year. Since we stopped development of vCD UI beyond vCD 5.5 and moved towards an API only strategy, we have received many requests fro...
Dec 14, 2015 1:00:33 PM
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New European End-user Privacy Law Headlines This Week’s Mobile News
Wish the top mobile news would magically appear in your inbox every Friday? Tell us where to send it in the upper right of your screen. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The European Union reached a final agreement this week on a new bill that will replace 28 existing digital-privacy laws. Not only are the restrict...
Dec 18, 2015 5:15:50 PM
StarMobile Shines as Example of the New Mobile Ecosystem
In our constantly evolving technology landscape, business mobility isn’t about finding one perfect platform to manage it all. Instead, strategic mobility requires integrations, open standards, simpler delivery, partnerships and a global mobile ecosystem. Enterprise mobility platform StarMobile hi...
Dec 17, 2015 7:10:54 PM
Go Paperless for Productivity with Enterprise App MightyMeeting
Is your company still pushing paper? MightyMeeting Founder Dmitri Tcherevik offers a solution to your printer-obsessed work culture: make the move to mobile. Using the company’s mobile collaboration and content sharing enterprise app, you can transform presentations into multimedia-rich, interact...
Dec 17, 2015 1:00:54 PM
Announcing the Virtual Printing Solutions with View in Horizon 6 White Paper
By Nancy Beckus, Writer and Editor, End-User-Computing Technical Marketing, VMware And Judy Wu, Senior Solution Engineer, VMware The ability to access printers from a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and from hosted application environments is crucial for today’s end users. Usually, each desk...
Dec 17, 2015 3:19:08 AM
Discover What’s New with VMware Horizon 6 Toolbox 2.0
By Shengbo Teng, Senior Member of the Technical Staff, VMware With contributions from Nan Wang, Staff Engineer , Technical Marketing and Enablement , VMware Sam Zhao, T echnical Marketing and Enablement Manager , VMware Peter Zhang, Solution Engineer, Technical Marketing and Enablement, VMware In...
Dec 17, 2015 3:10:52 AM
Your OOO Game Plan: Don’t Even Think About Work on Vacation
About half of Americans check email and work during vacation, according to studies . No way, not this year, not you. You’re on a mission to get through the holiday break without even thinking about what’s going on at the office. Well, vacation domination can be yours with a little planning before...
Dec 16, 2015 2:34:37 PM
5 Questions with the Socialcast App Team: Enterprise Collaboration at the Next Level
For our 10th enterprise app feature in the AirWatch Blog’s Appy Holidays series, we were delighted to sit down with Jens Koerner, director of product development for the popular business collaboration app, Socialcast. Here’s what Jens had to say about the power of collaboration in the enterprise,...
Dec 16, 2015 1:17:17 PM
New Release: VMware Horizon 6 App-Delivery Decision Maker
By Cindy Heyer Carroll, Technical Writer, End-User-Computing Technical Marketing and Enablement at VMware A new version of the VMware Horizon 6 App-Delivery Decision Maker has just been released. The Decision Maker provides guidance as you make application-delivery decisions for your enterprise. ...
Dec 16, 2015 1:12:14 AM
With VMware App Volumes in a Citrix XenDesktop Environment, Application Management Is a Snap!
By Debra Perrin Coltoff, Technical Writer, End-User-Computing Technical Marketing, VMware With special thanks to Stephane Asselin, Mark Ewert, Dean Flaming, and Jason Marshall for content assistance. Last summer my family spent a day visiting LEGOLAND Discovery Center in New York. We all loved it...
Dec 15, 2015 10:52:23 PM
Everbridge Q&A: Securing Critical Communication for Mobile
When business communication just isn’t fast enough, many organizations look to multimedia-rich mobile messaging to speed up workflows. And when the information exchanged requires the utmost security via mobile, those companies turn to the Everbridge unified critical communication suite. Vice Pres...
Dec 15, 2015 1:22:14 PM
What’s New in VMware Identity Manager, Cloud – November 2015 Release
By Vikas Jain, Director, Product Management, VMware Identity Manager , VMware This overview of new technology represents no commitment from VMware to deliver these features in any other generally available product or service. In our November release, we are excited to announce the following featu...
Dec 15, 2015 2:11:19 AM
5 Questions with Lua, a Leading Secure Mobile Messaging App for Businesses
In today’s Appy Holidays enterprise app feature, we’re excited to share our Q&A with Austin Lane, Chief Product Officer at AirWatch ACE partner app Lua. Austin discusses his insights into the biggest trends facing his customers in 2016, his favorite Lua features and the innovative ways people are...
Dec 14, 2015 2:04:03 PM
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