VMware TAM Source Newsletter 8.18

FROM THE EDITORS VIRTUAL DESK

Hi everyone, welcome to this weeks VMware TAM Newsletter. One of the changes that occurred in the past week is the change with our NSX, Network Virtualization solution. We now offer the solution in Standard, Advanced and Enterprise editions. These are each designed to make it easier for organizations to choose and consume NSX using the edition that is right for them. There is information in the newsletter or please visit our NSX page for more information.

NSX Data Sheet:
https://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/nsx/VMware-NSX-Datasheet.pdf

I wish you a successful week ahead.

Virtually Yours

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TAM TWEETS OF THE WEEK (Editor: Daniel Mizrahi)

VMware at #Interop 2016 - sessions, booth, social media info bit.ly/24rSiSZpic.twitter.com/4eN73JNdXY
#VMware sessions, offerings and social media at #EMCworld 2016 bit.ly/1pT6VeXpic.twitter.com/njShRykEuZ
Dell-EMC Reveals Its New Name (via Fortune) bit.ly/24kA2uNpic.twitter.com/2CLfygsOhG
5 Free #VMware Flings for your Virtualization Toolbox (via vmblog.com) bit.ly/24wes6Cpic.twitter.com/RAp90tCAPN
#VMware KB articles published for week ending 4/30/16 bit.ly/24jPmYq

TAM BLOG (Editor: Kelly Dare)
TAM Customer Day US Registration is Now Open
By Victoria Phillips

Last year’s TAM Customer Day event was an enormous success with an amazing turnout. We have some exciting changes for 2016 and hope you can join us! TAM Customer Day will be held on Sunday, August 28, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Las Vegas.
https://blogs.vmware.com/tam/2016/05/tam-customer-day-us-registration-now-open.html

TAM FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING PLAN (Editor: Jodi Shely)
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GENERAL NEWS

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May 5, 2016 9:02:58 PM
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May 5, 2016 9:16:26 AM
Important KB updates for current NSX for vSphere users -May 2016 Edition
Our NSX support team would like all of our customers to know about important KB updates for current NSX for vSphere issues. Here’s what’s new and trending- Please take note of key updates to the following important End of General Support and End of Availability events: vCloud Networking and Secur...
May 4, 2016 5:17:08 PM
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May 4, 2016 4:42:34 PM
VMware NSX & Horizon 7 Troubleshooting Beta Classes in June
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May 4, 2016 4:23:21 PM
Load Balancing vSphere Clusters with DRS
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Q&A from our Virtual SAN Webinar
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May 2, 2016 2:44:55 PM
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May 2, 2016 2:02:46 PM
Top 20 vRealize Automation articles for April 2016
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May 2, 2016 1:57:03 PM
Top 20 vSAN articles for April 2016
Here is our Top 20 vSAN articles list for April 2016. This list is ranked by the number of times a VMware Support Request was resolved by following the steps in a published Knowledge Base article. Certification of Dell PERC H730 and FD332-PERC Controllers with VSAN 6.x Best practices for Virtual ...
May 2, 2016 1:50:06 PM
Top 20 vCenter articles for April 2016
Here is our Top 20 vCenter articles list for April 2016. This list is ranked by the number of times a VMware Support Request was resolved by following the steps in a published Knowledge Base article. Purging old data from the database used by VMware vCenter Server After upgrading an ESXi host to ...
May 2, 2016 1:41:52 PM
Top 20 NSX articles for April 2016
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May 2, 2016 1:24:50 PM
Top 20 ESXi articles for April 2016
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May 2, 2016 1:02:03 PM
DevOps Ready IT achieved at VMware IT
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May 9, 2016 11:00:27 AM
Adjusting vRealize Operations Root Logging Levels
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May 7, 2016 10:01:50 AM
Extend Your vSphere Workloads to the Public Cloud with vCloud Air
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May 6, 2016 3:54:49 PM
VMware NSX SociaLab is Coming to a City Near You!
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May 6, 2016 12:00:00 PM
vRealize Operations Tech Tip: Building Interactive Dashboards
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May 6, 2016 10:01:32 AM
Virtualization and VMware Virtual SAN … the Old Married Couple
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May 5, 2016 6:02:43 PM
vCloud Air Network Service Provider Spotlight: Node Africa
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May 5, 2016 4:16:48 PM
Log Insight 3.3: Query API
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May 5, 2016 10:00:48 AM
Another VMware Cloud in Action – How vCloud Gave Lumeta Agility at Scale
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May 4, 2016 4:00:15 PM
Log Insight 3.3: Authentication API
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May 4, 2016 10:45:38 AM
vTech Talk: vCloud Air’s Reserved Capacity Offerings
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May 3, 2016 2:10:08 PM
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May 2, 2016 3:57:20 PM
DevOps-Ready IT: Continuous Delivery of vRealize Automation Blueprints
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May 2, 2016 10:00:07 AM

END USER COMPUTING

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May 5, 2016 1:51:52 PM
The New Role of Gateways in Enterprise Mobility Management
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May 5, 2016 4:10:31 AM
See VMware AirWatch Content Locker in Action in 5 Fast GIFs
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May 4, 2016 12:06:01 PM
Driving Productivity in Retail Operations with Intelligent Digital Workspaces
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May 3, 2016 12:33:52 PM
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May 2, 2016 5:11:10 PM

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