FROM THE EDITORS VIRTUAL DESK
Hi everyone, well it was a very busy week with al of the awesome VMware announcements. Here is a summary for you:
- VMware vSphere 6 - a new, major-version platform release with 650+ new features, and the foundation of our unified platform
- VMware vCloud Suite and vSphere with Operations Management have both been updated to vSphere 6, along with other updates to our management offerings
- Internally, VMware has been “dogfooding” vSphere 6 since last March, using early and iterative versions
- Virtual SAN 6 and vSphere Virtual Volumes, both representing the next major phase of VMware’s software defined storage strategy
- VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO) distribution - this is OpenStack on VMware, installable in a few clicks and fully supported by VMware
- A new technology preview that bridges the public and private cloud through the combination of VMware NSX network virtualization and VMware vCloud Air, enabling a single, - secure network domain which includes both private and public clouds
- An expanded agreement with Google to deliver greater enterprise access to public cloud services via VMware vCloud Air
We also announced the VMware vExperts for 2015. Congratulations to all who were nominated and I am sure you will hear more from the vExperts in 2015 in the TAM Source Newsletter each week, we thank them for their contribution - http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2015/02/vexpert-2014-announcement-2.html
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VMware Software Manager - Managing the Lifecycle of VMware's SDDC
Wednesday, February 25, 8:00 a.m. PST (Webex)
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Wednesday, February 25, 8:00 a.m. PST (Webex)
Join us for an interactive discussion on how VMware’s SDDC will be downloaded, installed, upgraded, and patched in the future. During this session, Bob Perugini, Senior Product Manager will share VMware’s Install and Update strategy, provide you with an early preview of the products, and participate in an active discussion on the user interface, features, functionality, and priorities.
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NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS FROM VMWARE
GENERAL NEWS
- Ghost – glibc gethostbyname* buffer overflow (http://blogs.vmware.com/kb/?p=6399)In case you missed it, on January 27th, 2015 a buffer overflow vulnerability in the glibc gethostbyname() function was disclosed. The issue is identified by CVE-2015-0235 and was given the name “Ghost.” The VMware Security Engineering, Communications, and Response group (vSECR) began investigating this issue immediately. The security blog at VMware released a blog post […]
- Top 20 Articles for January 2015 (http://blogs.vmware.com/kb/?p=6397)Here is our Top 20 KB list for January 2015. 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. 1. ESXi host cannot initiate vMotion or enable services and reports the error: Heap globalCartel-1 already at its maximum size.Cannot […]
- From Transforming the Enterprise to Serving the Nation (http://blogs.vmware.com/cio/?p=114)My Journey Continues By Tony Scott, CIO, VMware It has been 18 months since I joined VMware, and what an incredible journey it has been. I came to VMware because of its transformational potential, the leadership, the people and the location. I have been fortunate to have benefited on every front. VMware’s technology is truly […]
- VMware Weekly News Recap, Feb. 6, 2015 (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3620)VMware News It’s been a busy week for VMware! On Monday, at a live event in San Francisco, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger and CTO Ben Fathi introduced our latest innovations across virtual compute, networking and storage. The theme of the event – One Cloud, Any Application – speaks to our new products and services that help […]
- Don’t Miss the VMware Weather Report Today at 12:30 PT (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3609)Today from 12:30-1:30pm PT, VMware will be hosting a Twitter chat to discuss recent news and the major developments in enterprise technology this year. Tweet your questions to #VMchat before the event and then tune in live here: https://www.crowdchat.net/VMchat Participants will include: Oliver Roll (co-moderator), VP, Global Corporate Communications at VMware Matt Eastwood (co-moderator), Group Vice […]
- VMware vCloud Government Service Meets FedRAMP Requirements (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3615)Summary: VMware vCloud Government Service provided by Carpathia Achieves Provisional Authority to Operate through the U.S. Government’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) vCloud Government Service Now Generally Available Today, VMware announced that VMware vCloud® Government Service™ provided by Carpathia has achieved the Provisional Authority to Operate (ATO) through the U.S. Government’s Federal Risk […]
- An Open Letter to CIOs: Curating the New IT (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3604)By Joe Baguley, CTO of EMEA at VMware For a long time, many IT teams have been forced to function as the department of “no.” “Can we update to Exchange 2013?” “No.” “This project collaboration tool looks neat. Can we get it?” “Sounds great. Let’s circle back in nine months.” Even for a modestly sized […]
- EMC’s VSPEX BLUE Joins the VMware EVO:RAIL Family of Systems (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3585)By Mornay Van Der Walt, vice president, EVO: RAIL Group, VMware Today, we are happy to welcome EMC’s VSPEX BLUE to the VMware EVO:RAIL family of systems (read EMC’s announcement). Announced today at VMware Partner Exchange 2015 in San Francisco, VSPEX Blue is a radically simplified hyper-converged infrastructure appliance 100 percent powered by EMC and […]
- VMware Acquires Immidio (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3587)By Sumit Dhawan, senior vice president and general manager, desktop products, End-User Computing, VMware We are excited to announce that VMware has acquired Immidio, a privately held company that offers a user environment management (UEM) solution. The Immidio UEM solution provides a consistent and dynamic desktop experience that is independent of operating system, device and location. […]
- Unveiling One Cloud to Build, Run and Manage Any Application (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3583)By Mark Lohmeyer, vice president of vSphere product management and marketing, VMware Today at a live event in San Francisco, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger and CTO Ben Fathi introduced our latest innovations across virtual compute, networking and storage. (Read the press release). The theme of the event – One Cloud, Any Application – speaks to […]
- Top Posts from VMware Global Support Services (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=5235)Each month, we’ll share the top VMware Global Support Services (GSS) news, alerts, and announcements from our sister blog VMware Support Insider. Read on to find out what you might have missed last month. VMware Horizon (with View) Pilot GSS is continuing their pilot around the VMware Horizon (with View) product. The pilot kicked off last September […]
- VMware Certification Builds Knowledge and Credibility (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=5218)VMware is a recognized leader for delivering innovative software solutions that enable a software-defined enterprise. Organizations need IT professionals with the cloud and virtualization skills required to support these environments. VMware has introduced a new Certification roadmap that sets the standard for IT professionals. The new roadmap offers increased flexibility and career growth, and helps […]
- New VMware vSphere 6 Training Courses (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=5214)VMware vSphere® is the world’s leading server virtualization platform, and is the foundation of the Software-Defined Data Center. The new vSphere 6 builds on the success of prior versions of vSphere and extends your ability to virtualize scale-up and scale-out applications, redefine availability, and simplify your virtual data center. Gain more value from your investment […]
- One Platform, Any Application – and Getting There with Cloud-Native (http://blogs.vmware.com/cto/?p=3298)Today’s an exciting day for VMware as we hold our biggest launch ever for a plethora of new products. While Pat and Ben are unveiling all the new features, I wanted to give the Cloud-Native Apps perspective. As you guys know, our focus is on helping customers develop next-gen applications and operate them in production. It’s about helping our customers get applications to market faster. VMware’s recent product announcements provide key technology building blocks to realizing this goal. VMware’s…
- vSphere APIs for IO Filtering (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=16231)I’ve been fortunate to have one of our super sharp product line managers, Alex Jauch (twitter @ajauch), spend some time explaining to me one of the new enabling technologies of vSphere 6.0: VAIO. Let’s take a look at this really powerful capability and see what types of things it can enable and an overview of […]
- VMware’s 64-node All-Flash VSAN demo at PEX (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=16220)Another productive VMware Partner Exchange day for our partners and we had another great turnout at the Software-Defined Storage (SDS) Pavilion, where we demoed VDI boot storm on VMware’s 64-node All-Flash VSAN and we continue to have multiple ecosystem partners showcasing their joint solutions with Virtual SAN and Virtual Volumes. If you missed it, on […]
- The Software-Defined Storage Pavilion is open! (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=16200) PEX 2015 is off to a great start, and in case you missed it Software-Defined Storage (SDS) is key component of what VMware wants to show the partner community this year. We announced VMware Virtual SAN 6, the next generation of the radically simple hypervisor-converged storage software, and vSphere Virtual Volumes, a new integration […]
- vSphere 6.0 Hardening Guide – Overview of coming changes (https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=16181)The vSphere Hardening Guide provides guidance on how to securely deploy VMware vSphere in a production environment. The vSphere Hardening Guide also serves as a foundation upon which regulatory compliance objectives are built. These organizations map compliance guidelines with vSphere Hardening Guide guidelines. Hardening Guides are an industry recognized method of implementing stricter security to […]
- Announcing the VMware Software-Defined Storage Pavilion at PEX 2015 (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=16158)Following the exciting launch of VMware Virtual SAN 6 and vSphere Virtual Volumes, PEX 2015 will host the first Software-Defined Storage (SDS) Pavilion to showcase solutions by the partners in the SDS ecosystem. The SDS Pavilion is located on the 2nd floor of Moscone West. This week, Tuesday to Thursday, the SDS Pavilion will be featuring […]
- VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=16084)It is with great pleasure and joy that I like to announce the official launch of VMware Virtual SAN 6.0, one of VMware’s most innovative software-defined storage products and the best hypervisor-converged storage platform for virtual machines. Virtual SAN 6.0 delivers a vast variety of enhancements, new features to the as well as performance and scalability […]
- vSphere Virtual Volumes (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=16104)Today VMware announced the release of vSphere 6.0 and with this announcement comes the official release of vSphere Virtual Volumes. vSphere Virtual Volumes (VVOLs) is VMware’s new management & integration framework designed to deliver a more efficient operational model for external storage. vSphere Virtual Volumes implements the core tenants of the VMware SDS vision to […]
- Announcing vSphere 6: Virtualize Applications with Confidence (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=16060)Today, VMware announces vSphere 6, the latest release of the industry-leading virtualization platform, and the first major release of the flagship product in more than three years (read the press release). vSphere 6 is packed with 650-plus new features and innovations that will empower users to virtualize applications with confidence by delivering increased scale and […]
- vRealize Operations Management Pack for Virtual SAN Beta – Early Sign-up (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=16073)If you already heard the exciting news about VMware new offerings – vSphere 6, Virtual SAN 6 and vSphere Virtual Volumes – and thought it can’t get any better, we have a small surprise for you. Virtual SAN 6.0 includes a host of new features including high performance snapshots and clones, all flash Virtual SAN […]
- Building Service-based Cost Models to Accelerate Your IT Transformation (http://blogs.vmware.com/cloudops/?p=1396)By Khalid Hakim “Why is this so expensive?” As IT moves towards a service-based model, this is the refrain that IT financial managers often hear. It’s a difficult question to answer if you don’t have the data and structure that you need to clearly and accurately defend the numbers. Fighting this perception, and building trust […]
- Understanding View Disposable Disks (http://blogs.vmware.com/consulting/?p=2023)By Travis Wood, VCDX-97 When VMware introduced Linked-Clones in View 4.5 there was a new type of disk included called the Disposable Disk. The purpose of this disk was to redirect certain volatile files away from the OS Disk to help reduce linked-clone growth. I have read a lot of designs that utilize disposable disks but it […]
- MomentumSI Brings New DevOps and Cloud Professional Services to VMware (http://blogs.vmware.com/consulting/?p=2017)By now, it is common knowledge that VMware has evolved beyond server virtualization and is a leading Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and End-User Computing provider. To enable the transformational business outcomes that these technologies support, we have continued to invest in building the best Professional Services team in the industry. I am excited to share […]
- Monitoring vRealize Automation with vRealize Operations and vRealize Hyperic (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=5912)Have you ever deployed vRealize Automation? If so, then you know that it has a highly complex architecture, made up of dozens of individual components – and has historically been a bit of a hassle to properly monitor. That said, there’s good news for administrators who have both the vRealize Automation and the vRealize Operations […]
- Capacity Optimization and Scenario Modeling for the Virtual Infrastructure – vRealize Operations Tech Tips #9 (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=5880)In our last Tech Tips series blog post, we talked about Allocation vs Demand Based Capacity Modeling. So, now that you have a better understanding of the common capacity planning terms and the need to have both an allocation and a demand based modeling techniques, it’s time to take a look at how vRealize Operations helps […]
- Managing a Multi-Tenant Cloud with vRealize Automation (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=5942)by Rich Bourdeau In many cases, businesses set up private or hybrid clouds that can be shared by a number of groups within a company. However, in shared cloud environment, where multiple companies, divisions or independent groups are using a common infrastructure fabric, sometimes it is necessary to set up virtual private clouds where authentication, […]
- vRealize Code Stream – The Importance of Artifact Management in Release Automation (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=5933)by Rich Bourdeau One of the most critical aspects of being able to release software faster and more efficiently is to make sure everyone in the release delivery process is using the same software binaries. All the improvements in development and testing will be wasted if different groups are using different binary versions from different […]
- VSAN: Simplifying SDDC Storage operations with vRealize Operations Management Pack for Storage Devices (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=5887)In my last Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) operations blog, I wrote about simplifying virtual networking (VMware NSX) operations in SDDC using vRealize Operations NSX management pack. In this blog, I’ll cover the other key aspect of SDDC Operations – Storage (Including VSAN) You should definitely try the Management Pack for Storage Devices 6.0 if […]
- Avaya Announces Hybrid Engagement-as-a-Service on vCloud Air (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=4873)Last week, Avaya became the latest major industry player to choose VMware vCloud® AirTM as a platform for delivering secure, high-performing and resilient services to the enterprise. Avaya announced a powerful new service on vCloud Air that takes advantage of the core strengths of the hybrid cloud. The new solution, called Hybrid Engagement as a […]
- VMware vCloud Government Service Meets FedRAMP Requirements (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=4883)Today, VMware announced that VMware vCloud® Government Service™ provided by Carpathia has achieved the Provisional Authority to Operate (ATO) through the U.S. Government’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). vCloud Government Service – an infrastructure-as-a-service hybrid cloud – is based on the award-winning VMware vSphere® platform. As a result, government and defense agencies can […]
- More ISVs Join the vCloud Air Ecosystem (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=4871)VMware vCloud® AirTM continues to gain momentum in the marketplace with customers and ISVs alike. This week at the VMware Partner Exchange (PEX) in San Francisco, six new partners announced their support of the vCloud Air platform, while an existing ISV partner certified an additional solution for their vCloud Air-certified portfolio. These ISVs have joined […]
- Scaling Out Redis Performance with Docker on vSphere 6.0 (http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/?p=2110)by Davide Bergamasco In an earlier VROOM! post we discussed, among other things, the performance of the Redis in-memory key-value store in a Docker/vSphere environment. In that post we focused on a single instance of a Redis server subject to a more or less artificial workload with the goal of assessing the absolute performance of […]
DESKTOP
- Delivering the Promise of the Cloud: Desktop as a Service (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=7021)By Anthony Foster, senior technical marketing manager, Cloud and End-User Compute Solutions, EMC Today at VMware Partner Exchange 2015, (PEX), EMC and VMware said they have plans to offer a Desktop as a Service (DaaS) Reference Architecture (RA) that will be available soon. The “EMC Desktop as a Service with EMC XtremIO All-Flash Array for […]
- Understanding VMware Workspace Environment Management (WEM) And Welcoming Immidio! (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=7033)By Harry Labana, vice president, products, End-User Computing, VMware I’m thrilled with our announcement of the acquisition of Immidio and their user environment management (UEM) solution that provides a consistent and dynamic application and desktop experience across physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures. A hearty congratulations to the Immidio team and a warm welcome to the […]
- An Exciting New Chapter In the Journey (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=7025)By Rob Huisman, CEO of Immidio Today, I am excited to announce that Immidio will be joining the VMware family as part of the VMware End-User Computing team. This is the culmination of nearly 7 years of hard work and I’d like to take the opportunity to revisit how we got here. It was back […]
- Updates To VMware Horizon and EVO: Rail Raises the Bar in Delivering Performance, Simplicity and Reach for Virtualized Desktops and Applications (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=7019)By Erik Frieberg, vice president, marketing, End-User Computing, VMware As we look at how end-user computing has evolved over the course of 2014, a lot has changed. With several strategic VMware investments now in our rear-view mirror that offer innovative new solutions, our customers are already reaping the benefits of a transformed solution landscape as […]
- VMware Acquires Immidio To Offer Workspace Environment Management (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=7015)By Sumit Dhawan, senior vice president and general manager, desktop products, End-User Computing, VMware As our partners know by now, VMware always kicks-off the New Year with VMware Partner Exchange. Partners from all around the world come to the event to get an update on VMware’s business strategy, learn about new partner programs, meet with […]
- NVIDIA and VMware Together Deliver Scalable Rich Graphics Applications for Remote Desktops (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=7011)By Shankar Iyer, vice president, product management, End-User Computing, VMware Last March at NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference, VMware and NVIDIA announced our collaboration in delivering more scalable, cost effective rich graphics applications to remote desktops. Today, we are happy to announce the results of our joint collaboration with the introduction of NVIDIA GRID vGPU to […]
- Enterprise mobility news recap: Feb 2-6 (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=34405)As we begin the month of February, mobility organizations are making exciting announcements and events are lining up. Ready, set, go! Tony Scott, CIO of VMWare, was tapped by President Obama to serve United States Chief Information Officer. A White House blog post outlines Scott’s objectives, which include securing Federal IT information, further integrating digital technology […]
- Nemertes Research ranks AirWatch top midmarket solutions for MDM and MAM (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=34378)AirWatch ranked first in two recent Nemertes Research reports: The 2014 PilotHouse Midmarket Mobility Summary Reports for Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile Application Management (MAM). PilotHouse Reports provide color-coded guidance to IT leaders making vendor decisions. According to Nemertes, vendors ranking in top “green” positions on the Lighthouse, “should be part of every evaluation […]
- AirWatch wins four Compass Intelligence Awards (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=34366)At its 2015 awards ceremony, the market research and consulting firm Compass Intelligence named AirWatch the winner of four awards in two categories. For the second year in a row, AirWatch won the awards for Mobile Device Management, Mobile App Management and Integrated Mobile Management. For the first time this year, AirWatch won the award […]
- Announcing the Connect Local spring 2015 tour (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=34324)Beginning in Boston, Mass., and Columbus, Ohio, on March 2, AirWatch Connect Local is kicking off another full-fledged tour across 26 North American cities. Registration is now open. Connect Local is a one-day event that gathers AirWatch customers and free trial users for an opportunity to learn more about the product, interact with AirWatch experts […]
- Video recap: Mobile technology takes center stage at BETT 2015 (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=34258)BETT 2015 welcomed more than 35,000 attendees and 750 exhibitors who showcased more than 2,000 products. The event gathered a wide variety of professionals in the market such as IT specialists, teachers and researchers. AirWatch’s Preston Winn attended the event, moderated a panel, and demonstrated the latest features of AirWatch Teacher Tools. In the following […]
PARTNER
- Continuous Learning on Your Schedule (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1599)The Learning Zone is a new cloud-based service that gives you and your customers a full year of unlimited, 24/7 access to official VMware video-based training on demand. VMware experts and instructors discuss solutions, provide instructions and tips, and give advice on a variety of advanced topics with high-value learning opportunities.
- Deliver One Cloud, Any Application with New Software-Defined Data Center Solutions (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1590)Earlier this week we announced new features and capabilities for our Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) solutions including expanded support for next generation applications, a new model for software-defined storage and the ability to choose an open-source infrastructure. Help your customer’s achieve key business outcomes with these new offerings. Learn more: Visit the Quarterly Partner Briefing […]
- Watch how Fast the VOA Program Closes Additional Business (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1596)Watch this powerful 5-minute whiteboard video (also available in Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Swedish) to learn how the vSphere Optimization Assessment (VOA) program can help you close additional business.
- Quarterly Partner Briefing Portal Launched (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1594)The Quarterly Partner Briefing portal is the forum for us to share with you the latest information on our upcoming product and solution launches, along with other important announcements and programs. This quarter’s briefing features videos with product launch news and updates around vSphere, Virtual SAN, vCloud Suite, vSphere with Operations Management, VMware Integrated OpenStack, […]
- Cloud Management Solutions Now Available (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1592)Download the playbook to learn how to sell VMware vRealize Operations 6.0, vRealize Operations for Horizon 6.0, vRealize Business Standard 6.0, and vRealize Business Advanced/Enterprise 8.2.
- Daring to Thrive & Succeeding—Day 3 of Partner Exchange 2015 (http://blogs.vmware.com/partner/?p=2372)The last day of Partner Exchange 2015 is sadly upon us, but what a fantastic event it has been. We Dared You to Thrive as we unveiled some new launches, acquisitions and partnerships, and thrive you did. Last night’s Partner Appreciation party was packed with individuals from around the globe, all working towards a common goal. […]
- The Journey to the Cloud- Day 2 of Partner Exchange 2015 (http://blogs.vmware.com/partner/?p=2362)Day two of Partner Exchange 2015 has come and gone quicker than we could say “One Cloud, Any App”. Ben Fathi, VMware’s CTO, kicked off this morning’s General Session Keynote by discussing “Technology Direction: Disruptions and Opportunities”. He jumped right in to some of today’s industry trends to lay the groundwork for what IT is […]
- Bridging Partnerships- Day 1 of Partner Exchange 2015 (http://blogs.vmware.com/partner/?p=2348)The day has finally come where over 4,000 VMware partners and executives, in over 80 countries around the globe, gather together and Dare to Thrive in this ever growing and evolving high tech industry. General Session Highlights Day 1 of Partner Exchange 2015 began with a General Session keynote led by VMware President and COO, […]
- Melt Away Rigid Structures with New Software-Defined Data Center Solutions (http://blogs.vmware.com/partner/?p=2344)If there is one thing your customers have in common, it’s a liquid business. At VMware, we refer to a liquid business as an environment that is dynamic and fluid –where old, rigid structures are continuously melting away. For example being able to work without physically being at work or being able to buy your […]
- VMware: your trusted partner to support journey of your application to the cloud (http://blogs.vmware.com/tap/?p=992)As customers look for the flexibility to run critical workloads on premise, in the cloud, or moving seamlessly between these environments, traditional software vendors are under pressure to enable this capability for their customers. However, this requires changes in how software is developed, delivered and sold to customers. To retain customers, as well as enter […]
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- vSphere 6.0 Link-O-Rama (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5392)Your complete guide to all the essential vSphere 6.0 links from all over the VMware universe. Bookmark this page and keep checking back as it will continue to grow as new links are added everyday. Introducing VMware vSphere 6 – The Foundation for Hybrid Cloud (VMware News Release) VMware Launches New Generation of Enterprise Storage … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- What’s New with VSAN in vSphere 6 (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5360)VSAN in vSphere 6 reminds me of Steve Austin, the Bionic Man: “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better…stronger…faster.” The version of VSAN goes from 1.0 in vSphere 5.5, to … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- Summary of What’s New in vSphere 6 (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5329)vSphere 6 is the newest major release of vSphere since vSphere 5.5 and with any major release it comes packed with lots of new and enhanced features along with increased scalability. While the vSphere 6 release is very storage focused with big improvements to VSAN and the launch of the VVOLs architecture there are still … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- VMware vSphere 6 : What’s New – Multi-CPU Fault Tolerance (FT) (http://techhead.co/?p=8253)One of things holding many companies back from moving their tier 1 business critical applications across to VMware’s vSphere virtualized platform has been its inability to provide fault tolerance (FT) for virtual machines (VMs) running more than one virtual CPU (vCPU), which is a requirement for many applications, particularly those of the tier 1 variety. Up until […] The post VMware vSphere 6 : What’s New – Multi-CPU Fault Tolerance (FT) appeared first on TechHead and was written by Simon…
- VMware vSphere 6 : What’s New – Maximums (http://techhead.co/?p=8241) VMware vSphere 6 has finally been announced! Yes, that’s right folks, after a 3+ year wait since the last major vSphere release, VMware have announced vSphere 6 which will be publically available sometime in Q1 of this year (2015). This is an evolutionary update to the widely adopted vSphere product, with over 650 new […] The post VMware vSphere 6 : What’s New – Maximums appeared first on TechHead and was written by Simon Seagrave . Why not take a look at my other related posts?: VMware…
- VMware Online Launch Event – February 2015 (http://techhead.co/?p=8224)Just a quick post to make you aware that VMware have an extra-special online launch event happening on Friday 2nd 2015. VMware aren’t giving away any details around what the online launch event will entail, though it wouldn’t be hard to guess what it will likely be about – I’ll let you come to your […] The post VMware Online Launch Event – February 2015 appeared first on TechHead and was written by Simon Seagrave . Why not take a look at my other related posts?: VMware 12th July Live Online…
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