High availability services are important in any platform, and vCenter Server is no exception. As the main administrative and management tool of vSphere, it is a critical element that requires HA. vCenter Server HA (aka VCHA) delivers protection against software and hardware failures with excellent performance for common customer scenarios, as shown in this paper. […]

The post vCenter Server 6.5 High Availability Performance and Best Practices appeared first on VMware VROOM! Blog.

By Sean Harris Let&#rsquo;s examine a story I see often in my work with customers as part of the VMware Advisory Services team. The names and details have been changed to protect the innocent. Jessica, the new Head of IT Service Delivery at ABC Banking Corp, was frustrated with being told that the cost of […]

The post Quantifying the Business Impact of IT Agility appeared first on VMware Accelerate Advisory Services.

Greetings from the VMware Security Response Center! Today we released VMSA-2016-0021 which documents a Moderate severity issue in Vmware Identity Manager (vIDM) tracked by CVE-2016-5334. This issue is similar to a directory traversal (def: OWASP) but based on our analysis the only data you can access are files in the /SAAS/WEB-INF and /SAAS/META-INF directories. While […]

The post VMSA-2016-0021 and VMSA-2016-0022 appeared first on VMware Security & Compliance Blog.

While the cloud is revolutionary for enterprises, security issues are stalling migration. In our previous blog, we highlighted how vCloud Air Hybrid DMZ resolves those barriers. Essentially, the DMZ is a single connection point and security layer that extends security concepts from on-premises to the cloud. It also brings management consolidation, performance improvements, and cost […]

The post How Does A DMZ-Zone for Hybrid Clouds Actually Work? appeared first on VMware vCloud Blog.

vSphere Update Manager (VUM) is the patch management tool for VMware vSphere 6.5. IT administrators can use VUM to patch and upgrade ESXi hosts, VMware Tools, virtual hardware, and virtual appliances. In the vSphere 6.5 release, VUM has been integrated into the vCenter Server appliance (VCSA) for the Linux platform. The integration eliminates remote data […]

The post vSphere 6.5 Update Manager Performance and Best Practices appeared first on VMware VROOM! Blog.

By Pierre Moncassin andPeter Stokolosa Resistance to change can sideline any project. Customers who embark on the transformation journey towards VMware&#rsquo;s cloud platforms, increasingly often as a stepping stone towards DevOps, inevitably must confront the challenge of resistance to change, which manifests itself in many forms and behaviors. Fostering a change in mindset towards transformation […]

The post 3 Analogies for Cloud/DevOps Transformation That Can Turn Your Resisters into Champions appeared first on VMware Operations Transformation Services.

Version 4.0 of DbWrench is now available for download.

This release marks the switch from version 3 to version 4 of the product cycle. This release focused on the complete replacement of the editor code complete framework. We believe the new code complete framework is more compact and much more responsive. Also the look and styling for the database documentation has been improved.

It is our hope that these improvement will make DbWrench easier to use and make you more productive.

A free trial download of this latest version is available at www.dbwrench.com.

Thank you for your continued support of our product!

When we launched our Pascal architecture we introduced a bevy of technological advancements that were created to deliver a new level of presence and immersion for virtual reality. We packaged them up for the creators of VR games and experiences as our VRWorks Software Developers Kit (SDK). Today one of those technologies known as Lens […]

The post NVIDIA’s Lens Matched Shading Technology Takes Everest VR to New Heights appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.

Thank you for all the great feedback since we announced our partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on October 13! We have seen a lot of interest for VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC) from customers, partners, industry analysts, and social media. Following on from the announcement in San Francisco, we went on to Barcelona for

The post VMware Cloud on AWS at re:Invent appeared first on VMware vSphere Blog.

Datacenter Update sequence for vSphere 6.5 and its compatible VMware products (2147289) Date Published: 11/15/2016 VMware ESX Build-Nummern und Versionen von VMware ESXi/ESX (2147777) Date Published: 11/14/2016 VMware ESXi Managing TLS protocol configuration for vSphere 6.5 (2147469) Date Published: 11/17/2016 SCSI-3 persistent reservation keys lost due to Lost path redundancy to storage device (2147535) Date […]

The post New KB articles published for week ending 11/19/16 appeared first on KB Digest.

NASA’s efforts to find life in the far reaches of the universe draw significant attention. Less known is a recent agency program to prevent asteroids from ending life here on Earth. Three teams of researchers using GPU-powered deep learning spent the summer tackling asteroid-related challenges at NASA’s Frontier Development Lab, in partnership with the SETI […]

The post NASA Program Deploys Deep Learning to Ward Off Asteroid Attack appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.

Looking to automate NSX for vSphere? Unsure where to start? Look no further than PowerNSX. PowerNSXis a PowerShell module that abstracts the VMware NSX for vSphere API to a set...

The post PowerNSX: PowerShell cmdlets to automate NSX appeared first on The Network Virtualization Blog.

The rapid pace of change is bringing a sharper focus on the advantages of a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) and cloud-native applications. As an IT professional, you need to know how to prepare to embrace these emerging technologies.   On November 29, join Michael Haag, VMware&#rsquo;s Group Manager of Product Marketing, Storage & Availability for a

The post Planning for HCI and Cloud-Native Applications in the Evolving Data Center appeared first on Virtual Blocks.

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At the recent VMworld conferences in both Las Vegas and Barcelona, VMware announced new partnerships with IBM and Amazon Web Services, which provide additional ways for customers to extend to the public cloud with a VMware-based SDDC architecture. These new partnerships build on the hybrid cloud strategy that VMware has been delivering and continues to […]

The post The Role of vCloud Air in VMware&#rsquo;s Cloud Strategy appeared first on VMware vCloud Blog.

vRealize Network Insight and NSX - Better Together. Looking to solve the puzzling visibility gap across the virtual and physical networks? Trying to find the elusive answer to ensuring health and availability while also enhancing security and compliance? Need to deliver faster time to value? Follow these 3 steps to solve your virtual+physical network puzzle

The post vRealize Network Insight and NSX - New Infographic appeared first on VMware Cloud Management.

In case you missed my last post, I covered360 Degree Troubleshooting with vRealize Operations. In this post,I’ll answer a simple question, “What is vRealize Network Insight”? The simple answer to that question is… vRealize Network Insight (or vRNI) is VMware’s management and monitoring tool for the software-defined network (SDN) But there’s more that you need

The post David Davis on vRealize Operations – Post #33 – What is vRealize Network Insight (vRNI) ? appeared first on VMware Cloud Management.

Hardware-centric infrastructure is stuck in the past—and that&#rsquo;s a big problem in today&#rsquo;s fast-paced business world. Its siloed architecture keeps teams divided, slows provisioning, and limits visibility across organizations. Without the flexibility or speed to keep up with user needs and market demands, your business could fall behind. Virtualization has helped many organizations begin to

The post What is Better for Your Business - Traditional or Hyper-Converged Infrastructure? appeared first on Virtual Blocks.

Last month, we unveiled the latest version of our leading virtualization platform: vSphere 6.5. With increased simplicity and updates to security and our universal app platform, vSphere 6.5 is designed to help you address challenges of supporting existing and new apps and services, increasingly complex environments, and growing IT security threats. (Check out this vSphere […]

The post vSphere 6.5: Find Out What&#rsquo;s New On November 22 In Our Free Training Webcast appeared first on VMware Education and Certification Blog.