In VMware vSphere, there are an infinite number of ways to accomplish almost anything. Many architects and administrators tend to do things “their” way, from location they install ESXi to, to the way they access a virtual machine in vCenter. When it comes to making VMware vSphere networking design choices, the same holds true. VMware …
#VMworld 2017 Las Vegas is officially over. As always, it was great to put all the Twitter handles to faces of people that I’ve known for a while! Unfortunately, I was struck down by the vFlu on Sunday afternoon (which was probably due to ride in the tin germ can to get to Las Vegas). …
At the Tuesday VMworld keynote, VMware announced the launch of Pivotal Contaier Service, also known as PKS. Let’s take a closer look at what this offering is. The Players PKS is a partnership between VMware, Piovotal, and Google Cloud. They seek to provide customers with a Kubernetes-based container environment with a familiar VMware-based experience. The …
As technologists, security is a part of our daily lives. If it isn’t it should be. After all, just look at the recent Ransomware outbreaks that have crossed the news headlines. Now, let’s grossly simplify how some security software works. Many times, when we’re using a security product, it has a definition database. This database, …
One of the most exciting annoucments at VMworld 2017 on Monday morning was the availability of VMware Cloud on AWS. So what do I get with VMware Cloud on AWS anyway? Each host features: 2 CPUs with 36 cores (and hyperthreading) 512 GB of RAM 14 TB of local flash storage Minimum of 4 host …
VMworld 2017 is finally here! I arrived yesterday and attended my first VCDX Town Hall meeting, which is something I have been looking forward to for a long time. It was great to finally meet so many other VCDXs in person after all this time. This afternoon, I’ll be hanging out in the VM village …