Are you getting the most out of your VMware vSAN experience? Curious about how to effectively troubleshoot common issues? Have questions concerning design, requirements, or compatibility? Do you ever wish there was a one-stop shop where you could get all your questions answered, learn new things, and discover how to make best use of vSAN? […]

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For App Volumes 2.12, we have just published an update to the VMware App Volumes Deployment Considerations white paper. This paper includes information on the components and architecture of an App Volumes deployment, as well as how to plan for storage, scalability, performance, security, availability, and recoverability. This paper also helps you to understand mount on host, AppStack and writable-volume templates, AppStack and writable-volume storage groups, and writable-volume policies.

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Following the success of first pan-Asia Postgres event - pgDay Asia 2016 held in March 2016, we are pleased to announce pgDay Asia 2017 to be held in Singapore. The conference will be held along with FOSSASIA - one of the largest FOSS conference on the planet. pgDay Asia will be PostgreSQL conference series for all PostgreSQL enthusiasts in the Asia Pacific region.

For more details on FOSSASIA check FOSSASIA 2017 website

So, you will be able to enjoy one of the largest PostgreSQL conference in Asia and one of the largest FOSS conferences to meet new friends in Asia in the same week!

We would also like to open Call For Paper for pgDay Asia 2017. Some of the topics which can be used for submitting a talk are- 1. Migration projects 2. Performance troubleshooting and tuning 3. noSQL and geo-spatial features of Postgres 4. Unique use-case and customer stories 5. Postgres internals and their value for end users

For some examples you can refer to the papers which were presented at last year's event

Of course we are happy to receive proposal for talk on other PostgreSQL related topics as well.

To submit you proposal for presentation please go to this submission link

Dates

Friday, March 17th - Postgres Talks at pgDay Asia Saturday, March 18th - pgDay 2017 at FOSSASIA 2017

Venue

To be Announced

Important Dates

2016-12-16: Proposals acceptance begins 2017-01-16: Proposals acceptance ends 2017-01-20: Authors of accepted proposals contacted

If you need any additional information please contact our team at pgday-asia@googlegroups.com

Let's meet many PG and FOSS folks in Singapore!

This conference is organized by the PostgreSQL people from Asian communities (You can see the list on the web site). If you have any question, feel free to contact us on pgday-asia@googlegroups.com. The finances and local logistics for pgDay Asia 2016 are being handled by Ashnik Pte Ltd, Singapore this year.

As always, this event will not be possible without generous sponsorship and support from many different organizations. We will be soon sharing details of sponsorship opportunities at pgDay Asia 2017.

Registration for the FOSDEM PGDay 2017 in Brussels is now open.

FOSDEM PGDay 2017 is a one day, one track conference which is held as an extension to the PostgreSQL activities at FOSDEM. It takes place on Ferbruary 3rd in the Brussels Marriott hotel.

Registration for the FOSDEM PGDay 2017 is required. Registration for FOSDEM itself or the PostgreSQL Devroom at FOSDEM is not required.

More information on the event, venue and schedule as well as registration can be found here:

https://2017.fosdempgday.org/

Maybe you don’t live where it snows. Maybe you hate the cold. Maybe you realize playing with actual ice cannons is a little, you know, irresponsible. The new Winter Wonderland-themed mod for NVIDIA VR Funhouse, our free-to-play VR game, has just arrived to help. Available on the Steam Workshop page, Winter Wonderland includes all the […]

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Here is our Top 20 vRealize Automation (vRA) articles list for November 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. Certificate troubleshooting, supportability, and trust requirements for vRealize Automation 6.2 Directory sync in vRA 7.x fails with […]

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Here is our Top 20 Horizon View articles list for November 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.   Virtual machine application runs slower than expected in ESXi Cleaning up after an incomplete uninstallation on a […]

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In vSphere 6.5, Update Manager is embedded with the vCenter Server Appliance. Watch this demo to see how easy it is to upgrade a cluster of VMware ESXi hosts.

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It&#rsquo;s incredible the amount of mobile innovation and digital transformation we&#rsquo;ve witnessed in 2016. How will 2017 top it? I believe we&#rsquo;ll see these five business and IT trends: A new market will emerge called the digital workspace. Senior IT leaders will take on more digital innovation roles. IT will win workers over with better […]

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Each month the VMware Education Services teams expand the list of courses available to help you maximize your productivity and get the most out of your solutions. For more information about these or any of our other courses, or assistance developing a learning plan for yourself or your team, please contact the Education Specialist for […]

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With offerings in areas such as Unified Communications, Security & Networking, as well as Cloud & Managed Services, Peak UpTime has over 30 years of business experience when it comes to delivering seamless technology solutions. They provide customized cutting-edge solutions, with the personal attention of an agile partner who treats your business as their own. […]

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As we all wrap up the calendar year, we want to remind partners that Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) remains unchanged and will close on December 31, 2016. Thequarter close time is6 PM on Friday, December 30, 2016. Orders must be locked at 6:00 p.m. Cork local time (for international orders) and 6 PM PST (for […]

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Maybe you don’t live where it snows. Maybe you hate the cold. Maybe you realize playing with actual ice cannons is a little, you know, irresponsible. The new Winter Wonderland-themed mod for NVIDIA VR Funhouse, our free-to-play VR game, has just arrived to help. Available on the Steam Workshop page, Winter Wonderland includes all the […]

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Founded in 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university that emphasizes career education and experiential learning. In keeping with this tradition, RIT recently sponsored the National Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition, which gives teams of college students the chance to test their computing and cybersecurity skills in a mock environment.   The goal?

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By Jennifer DeWaele This is part of a blog series on VMware vRealize Operations Manager Editions. The series breaks down the key aspects and differentiators between the three vROps Editions (Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise), including the critical components of extensibility and customization. The primary source of extensibility in vRealize Operations comes from Blue Medora&#rsquo;s True

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Over the years VMware support has investigated numerous performance escalations of virtualized tier 1 applications. One of the more challenging aspects of this task is coordinating all the key performance monitoring metrics across the different technology layers from the application down to the hypervisor. This is where VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) with the Blue Medora […]

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The name of &#rsquo;VMware Virtual SAN™&#rdquo; is now &#rsquo;VMware vSAN™&#rdquo; and supports our strategy and roadmap plans. For usage guidelines, visit the vSAN Product Page and Trademark Guide.

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If you weren&#rsquo;t able to attend this year&#rsquo;s Partner Exchange, you can access all the presentations and replay the sessions. Hear directly from VMware Executives like Pat Gelsinger, Maurizio Carli, Raghu Raghuram, Ross Brown, Sumit Dhawan share VMware&#rsquo;s cloud strategy and the many opportunities for our partners to accelerate their customers&#rsquo; digital transformation.

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