FROM THE EDITORS VIRTUAL DESK
Hi everyone, after the past few weeks of VMworld excitement we are now heading towards another VMworld in Europe as we do each year. We will be bringing you all of the news and updates over the coming weeks for this fantastic event. As a reminder here are some details from the recent VMworld in the US as well as the upcoming VMworld in Europe.
VMworld US:
- All sessions (Stream/download)
VMworld Europe:
- 5 - 8 NOVEMBER 2018, BARCELONA
- Content Catalog
In addition this week vSphere 5.5 exits its general support phase, please be aware of that and ensure that ay issues are discussed with you TAM and account team!
Virtually Yours
VMware TAM Team
Latest News | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Blog | Newsletter | Archive
-
TAM CUSTOMER WEBINARS
Recording Now Available: TAM Customer Webinar: vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 2.0
For those unable to attend TAM Customer Webinar live, a recording link is now available at:https://vmware.zoom.us/recording/share/nUI-yG3SGBKl9TyjGLZf-PzLq8KpZfYLtU1Bm6J2kE-wIumekTziMw?startTime=1537455615000.
Next Session
October 2018 – vRealize Network Insight
Date: Thursday, October 18th
Time: 11:00am EST/ 10:00am CST/ 8:00am PST
Duration: 1.5 Hour
Synopsis:
This session is to introduce you to vRealize Network Insight (vRNI) which is VMware’s network & security monitoring & operations platform for SDDC & Cloud. The vRNI product team members will be available to walk you through the product use cases, provide a product demo and answer product and roadmap related questions.
Guest speakers:
Umang Soni – Product Manager Network Insight, Cloud Management Business Unit
Sesh Sayani - Director, Product Management Network Insight, CMBU
Registration Link:
https://VMware.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LUPRAjDnSbiZNAbnb2zjFA
VMWARE LEARNING ZONE LIVE
TAM SDDC Delivery – Abstraction, Virtualization and Automation Oh My!
In the journey to building your Software Defined Datacenter, whether public or private, you are embarking on another virtualization journey. Along the way, you will eventually be a part of many discussions on Virtualization of Compute/Network/Storage. This process will include understanding abstraction of many of the underlying SDDC infrastructure. The processes you need to review and change all become a part of the larger picture – Automation! In this webcast, we will discuss areas to start reviewing if you are not already, what you can accomplish with Virtualization of the SDDC layers, and where to start with Automating it all!
Starts: 28 Sep 2018 11:00 PDT
Ends: 28 Sep 2018 12:05 PDT
Presenter Bio: Jodi Shely has over 15 years in IT experience. Jodi has been working with VMware Products, Partners and Community since 2006. Jodi Shely's current position is a Principal Technical Account Manager in the Office of the CTO Global Field. Jodi has been with VMware for over 6.5 years. She currently is a member of the Office of the CTO Global Field, CTO Ambassador Advisory Board, CTO Communications Global Field lead and a Principal Mentor. Her experience with VMware Products is well known throughout the global virtualization community. She has served as the Omaha VMUG Leader for over 4+ years and still on the steering committee; participated on the first Inaugural VMUG Board as a Director for 2 years. She is a part of the vExpert Community for 8+ years now, and still a strong advocate and evangelist at all VMUG’s and Regional VMUG’s actively. Jodi is married with two boys, an actor, a cancer survivor, and a crazy Weimaraner! Lastly, Jodi loves to be busy with Golf, Billiards and anything where the sun shines all year long!
REGISTER!
VMWARE EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Register now for instructor-led VMware Training
Two unique advantages of taking training through VMware Education Services is that the instructor is a designated expert in VMware solutions and the breadth of instructor-led sessions available – no matter where you a located. We offer four options for instructor-led training:
- Classroom Training is live, in-person training delivered in a classroom setting that supports leading VMware product offerings.
- vFlex Classroom lets you choose to attend the class session remotely or in person.
- Live Online Training is delivered in a convenient online format available from virtually anywhere.
- Private Trainingis a cost-effective option for training a large number of employees all at once where the curriculum and delivery can be tailored to your IT departmental needs and schedule.
To view and enroll in an upcoming instructor-led VMware training session, please visit our site for additional details.
NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS FROM VMWARE
Open Source Blog
- Diversity and Inclusion at Open Source Summit North America
By Aida Rivas I just returned from Open Source Summit in Vancouver, Canada, which brings developers, community and busin... - A Conversation About Why VMware Uses Open Source and How to Keep Our Community Growing
At the recent Open Source Summit in Vancouver, I had the pleasure of recording an interview with technology journalist S... - VMware-Go-KCL: Kinesis Client Library for Go
Amazon Kinesis enables real-time processing of streaming data at massive scale. Kinesis Streams is useful for rapidly mo... - Open vSwitch 2018 Fall Conference – Call for Papers
The fifth annual Open vSwitch Conference is fast approaching and it’s time to send us your presentation ideas. This year... - Meet Project Concord: An Open Source Decentralized Trust Infrastructure
By Guy Golan Gueta After more than two years of internal development, we are excited to introduce Project Concord—an ope...
Network Virtualization Blog
- Announcing general availability of VMware NSX-T Data Center 2.3.0
With this release, NSX-T 2.3 continues to enable VMware’s vision of delivering consistent, pervasive connectivity and in... - VMware NSX-T Data Center in Evaluation for Common Criteria EAL4+ Certification
VMware NSX-T Data Center 2.x is now under evaluation for Common Criteria certification at Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ ... - Virtual Cloud Network Deep Dive: Join us in Minneapolis and the Bay Area!
Business moves fast in today’s digital landscape. Applications, services, and data are becoming more distributed, while ... - Adaptive Micro-segmentation at Interfaith Medical Center
Christopher Frenz is the Associate Vice President of Infrastructure Security at Interfaith Medical Center (IMC) and has ... - Adaptive Micro-segmentation – Built-in Application Security from the Network to the Workload
A zero trust or least-privileged, security model has long been held as the best way to secure applications and data. At ...
vSphere Blog
- What does End of General Support mean?
On September 19th, vSphere 5.5 exited its general support phase and moved into something called “Technical Guidance”. In... - Upgrading Platform Services Controller and vCenter Server via the CLI Installer
The first topic we will cover in our Automating your vSphere Upgrade series is updating our core infrastructure. Upgradi... - Introduction to Automating Your vSphere Upgrade
When it comes to upgrading your vSphere environment you have two options when upgrading to vSphere 6.5 or vSphere 6.7. T... - vSphere Upgrade Series Part 4: Upgrading VMware Tools and VM Compatibility
Welcome back to the vSphere Upgrade Blog for the next piece of our Upgrade Journey. We began in Part 1 of this blog seri... - Just Two Weeks Left Before vSphere 5.5 Reaches End Of General Support (EOGS)
We would like to remind you that the End of General Support (EOGS) for vSphere 5.5 and vSAN 5.5 is September 19, 2018. ...
Cloud management Blog
- This Baby is Loaded! What’s New with vRealize Operations 7.0 Technical Overview
It has arrived, and we are officially in a new era with vRealize Operations 7.0 which brings advancements in Self-Drivin... - Pivotal Container Service analytics and monitoring with Wavefront: Use cases
Pivotal Container Service (PKS) comes with out of the box integration with Wavefront for monitoring and analytics of you... - Cloud Automation Services in Action
Just back from VMworld and want to learn more about VMware’s new cloud automation services? Register today to learn more... - VMware Network Insight 3.9 Enables Security and Visibility For The Virtual Cloud Network
Request a free 30-day trial for VMware Network Insight or learn more. Enabling the Virtual Cloud Network In today... - Packaging Changes for vRealize Configuration Manager
VMware is announcing that the current version of vRealize Operations, version 6.7, is the last release that will bundle ...
Cloud Native Blog
- Harbor version 1.6.0 is live!
Project Harbor has released version 1.6.0 with several new features such as Helm charts management, improved LDAP suppo... - Driving the DevOps Strategy for Your Company? Shift into High Gear with VMware at DevOps World | Jenkins World
By Susan Wu, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Cloud-Native Apps BU DevOps World | Jenkins World, the largest gathering ... - Simplifying Kubernetes Networking and Security with NSX-T Data Center
By Prasad Kalpurekkal, Art Fewell, and Alka Gupta VMware NSX-T Data Center helps simplify networking and security for ... - VKE Beta Now Offers Unlimited Use
by Emad Zand, Product Management Director, Cloud-Native Apps Since introducing the VMware Kubernetes Engine (VKE)... - Join us at Open Source Summit North America in Vancouver!
This year at Open Source Summit North America, VMware is sending a great number of excellent speakers to talk about succ...
EUC Blog
- Bolstering Digital Workspace Security with Workspace ONE Trust Network
Four new partners – Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro and Zscaler – join support for Workspace ONE Trust Netw... - Two for Two! VMware Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Unified Endpoint Management Software 2018 Vendor Assessment
Seems like I was just blogging about VMware Workspace ONE’s recent accolade of being named a Leader in the IDC MarketSca... - Workspace ONE UEM 9.7 Is Live!
VMware Workspace ONE UEM 9.7 is available, with the following new management and security enhancements: Device traffic ... - Test the Next Generation of Products: Sign up for Beta Today!
Last month, we were thrilled to announce the newest addition to the Workspace ONE platform – Workspace ONE Intelli... - Malware, Spyware, Adware… What Threats Target Mobile Devices And How To Ware Them Off?
Part 1 of a 3-part series focused on application, network and device-level mobile threats. This blog focuses on applicat...
vCloud Foundation Blog
- VMware Cloud Foundation 3.0 Architecture Poster
I’m pleased to announce the release of the VMware Cloud Foundation 3.0 Architecture Poster VMware Cloud Foundation incl... - Introduction to VMware Cloud Foundation 3.0
Today at VMworld Las Vegas, we are excited to announce the launch of VMware Cloud Foundation 3.0. Fundamentally, VMware... - VMware Validated Design Announcements at VMworld 2018
Coinciding with VMworld 2018 we have several updates to the VMware Validated Designs (VVDs) that I’m happy to announce. ... - Cloud Foundation Takes on the Globe
We’ve already shown you how VMware Cloud Foundation—the simple, agile and secure hybrid cloud platform that offers integ... - 5 Must-Attend VMware Cloud Foundation Sessions at VMworld Las Vegas!
The VMworld 2018 Content Catalog is now live! If you have new cloud infrastructure projects kicking off in the second ha...
EXTERNAL NEWS FROM 3RD PARTY BLOGGERS
Virtually Ghetto
- Create vCenter Alarms for monitoring HCX migration events
With the Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) solution, customers can migrate workloads immediately or have them scheduled at a ... - vMotion across different VDS version between onPrem and VMC
For those of you who have attempted a vMotion (whether that is within a vCenter Server or between different vCenter Serv... - Getting started with the Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) APIs
VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) is the de facto VMware solution when it comes to Enterprise scale workload migration... - How to unregister Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) from your onPrem vCenter Server?
I recently had to redeploy my Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) setup on my onPrem vCenter Server as a newer version had been... - Getting started with the new NSX-T Policy API in VMC
Today, when you deploy a new SDDC on VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC), it is based on NSX-V by default, nothing ground breaking...
ESX Virtualization
- VMware Tools 10.3.2 Released Fixing PSOD of 10.3.0 and including AppDefense
A few months back VMware has released VMware tools version 10.3.0, but there was a bug causing PSOD for Windows OS and V... - VMware vSphere 6.7 U1 Announced
VMware has announced, during VMworld Las Vegas, a new major update to their flagship virtualization product, VMware vSph... - Nakivo Backup and Replication v 8.0 Released
Nakivo Backup and Replication v 8.0 Released. The product’s highlight is a Site Recovery feature allowing you to create ... - Vembu BRD Suite Essentials Announced
Vembu Technologies is a backup and replication software vendor which our readers know as we have released quite a few ar... - Runecast Analyzer 2.0 Released With New Historical Changes Interactive Chart
Runecast has just released a major release of their flagship product – Runecast Analyzer 2.0, which brings some interest...
Cormac Hogan
- New steps to use HyTrust KMIP with vSAN Encryption
I’m back in the lab this week, looking at some of the newer features around vSAN. As part of this, I needed vSAN E... - VMworld 2018 vSAN Roundup – Monday, Aug 27th
VMworld is now officially underway, and as usual, day 1 is full of new announcements. vSAN is no exception. There have b... - Vendors I plan to check out at #VMworld 2018
It’s here. VMworld 2018 is underway. I’ve just spent a great week in Nashville, a place I have wanted to vis... - Kubernetes on vSphere – Virtually Speaking Podcast Episode #86
I was delighted to be asked along to the latest Virtually Speaking podcast last week. I was invited to attend alongside ... - vSAN Stretched Cluster and Horizon View interop update
This question has come up a number of times in the past. However, there have been some updates that I personally was not...
Scott's Weblog
- Running the gcloud CLI in a Docker Container
A few times over the last week or two I’ve had a need to use the gcloud command-line tool to access or interact wi... - Technology Short Take 104
Welcome to Technology Short Take 104! For many of my readers, VMworld 2018 in Las Vegas was “front and center&rdqu... - Kubernetes with Cilium and Containerd using Kubeadm
Now, if that isn’t a title jam-packed with buzzwords, I don’t know what is! In seriousness, though, I wanted... - Book Review: REST API Design Rulebook
REST API Design Rulebook (written by Mark Masse and published by O’Reilly Media; more details here) is an older bo... - Better XMind-GNOME Integration
In December of 2017 I wrote about how to install XMind 8 on Fedora 27, and at the time of that writing I hadn’t qu...
vSphere-land
- Happy Endday vSphere 5.5!
vSphere 5.5 was released almost 5 years ago to the day, Sept. 22nd 2013. Today VMware officially ended support for it an... - Why VMware VVols are Simpler, Smarter and Faster then traditional storage
Recently at VMworld in Vegas, Pete Flecha from VMware did a presentation on VVols at the HPE booth which highlights the ... - Nominations for the 2018 Top vBlog voting categories are now open!
Just like prior years in addition to the traditional voting I’m opening it up to allow voting in specific categories as ... - Everything you need to know about UNMAP in vSphere
As I watch the VMworld session recordings which are all publicly available I’ve been doing a write-up and summary ... - VMware VVols from a customer perspective
What do donuts and nuclear power plants have in common beyond the obvious answer? (hint: The Simpsons) They both are com...
NTPRO.NL
- Updated Technical White Paper - Architecting Microsoft SQL Server on VMware vSphere
This document provides best practice guidelines for designing and implementing SQL Server in virtual machine to run... - New Book - VCP6.5-DCV Exam Guide
This exam guide written by Andrea Mauro and Paolo Valsecchi with the technical review by Karel Novak , en... - New Course: VMware Cloud on AWS: Deploy and Manage
This three-day course teaches you skills for deploying and managing a VMware Cloud on AWS infrastructure. Through a... - VMware Horizon 7 v 7.6 Technical What's New Overview
... - New Technical White Paper - DRS Enhancements in vSphere 6.7
This paper describes the DRS enhancements in vSphere 6.7, which include new initial placement, host maintenance mod...
Virten.net
- 7th Gen NUC Remote Management with KVM using vPro AMT
Intel's latest 7th Gen Dawson Canyon NUCs are equipped with AMT vPro Technology. Intel AMT (Active Management Technology... - ESXi on 7th Gen Intel NUC (Kaby Lake - Dawson Canyon)
Intel launched a commercial version of their 7th Gen NUCs. The new Dawson Canyon named NUCs are available with vPro tech... - vCenter Service Appliance 6.7 Tips and Tricks
VMware is moving their vCenter Server from Windows to the Linux based Photon OS. The following tips and tricks might com... - Free ESXi 6.7 - How to Download and get License Keys
vSphere 6.7 has been released and as known from previous versions, VMware provides a free version of their Hypervisor ES... - VMware ESXi 6.7 - IO Devices not certified for upgrade
Beside Server Hardware, also double check if your IO Devices (eg. NIC, HBA,..) are supported when updating ESXi hosts fr...
vinfrastructure
- End of General Support for vSphere 5.5
Reading Time: 2 minutesVMware vSphere 5.5 is really close to its End of Support, that will mean no more updates and poss... - Win a AWS re:Invent ticket with Veeam
Reading Time: 1 minuteVeeam and N2WS are giving away the ultimate AWS re:Invent experience 2018 to THREE lucky winners! ... - OpenIO Summit 2018
Reading Time: 6 minutesOpenIO is a startup founded in 2015 by a team of 7 co-founders, experts in mail and data infrastr... - Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 for the SMB market
Reading Time: 3 minutesDell EMC has probably a storage portfolio too rich and with some overlaps, due to the EMC acquisi... - NSX Data Center for vSphere v6.4.3
Reading Time: 3 minutesJust a few weeks ago, VMware has released NSX Data Center for vSphere v6.4.2 and now it’s t...
DISCLAIMER
While I do my best to publish unbiased information specifically related to VMware solutions there is always the possibility of blog posts that are unrelated, competitive or potentially conflicting that may creep into the newsletter. I apologize for this in advance if I offend anyone and do my best to ensure this does not happen. Please get in touch if you feel any inappropriate material has been published. All information in this newsletter is copyright of the original author. If you are an author and wish to no longer be used in this newsletter please get in touch.
| © 2018 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. |