In recent times, we have seen a great deal of value proposition around how Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) is becoming an ideal platform for hosting all types of workloads including desktop and application virtualization with Horizon 7. Certainly there are unique architectural HCI value propositions such as the collapsed stack providing an ease of initial deployment […]

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By Avanti Kenjalkar, product marketing manager for the Internet of Things at VMware Add a little edge to your VMworld schedule with Internet of Things demos and keynotes. Like me, I hope you are excited and ready for VMworld 2016, VMware’s premiere annual conference in Las Vegas,? Aug. 28–Sept. 1!In addition to the keynote addresses, […]

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As the growth and adoption of Virtual SAN continues to expand in enterprise data centers, the demand for designs and deployments across routed (L3) networks has increased. One of the fundamental components of the software-defined data center is Virtual SAN designs and deployments which must adhere to the same requirements and demands as the other

The post Virtual SAN Enterprise Network Design and Implementation with Brocade appeared first on Virtual Blocks.

The VMware Certification program has been working hard all summer on new exams. We’ve announced several over the past few weeks, and that streak continues with three more today! Two VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 Exams VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization Deployment (VCAP6-DCV Deploy) VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Network […]

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Chris Halstead is one of our most prolific Fling developers, with six released Flings, and two in the works! Chris is an End User Architect, and has been with VMware for a little over three years. During this time, he developed the following Flings: App Volumes Toolbox - This utility connects to App Volumes 2.x, […]

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Cloud adoption and complexities involved in managing public and private clouds continue to accelerate at a rapid pace. As a cloud administrator, you deal with a variety of different technologies and need to stay on top of your cloud management skills in order to stay competitive. VMworld 2016 US starts tomorrowand will be hosting several

The post Top Cross-Cloud Management Sessions at VMworld US 2016 appeared first on VMware Cloud Management.

Written in partnership with Pim van de Vis. As customers move towards a model of non-persistent VDI, they start to realize the benefits this approach has over persistent VDI. For one, non-persistent VDI allows IT to easily set up pools of desktops that can revert back to an original state after being used, instead of […]

The post VMware App Volumes & User Environment Manager: The Perfect Combination for Managing OST Files appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog.

Welcome to part 6 of the Micro-segmentation Defined– NSX Securing “Anywhere” blog series.Previous topics covered in this series include • Part I – Micro-segmentation Defined • Part II –...

The post Micro-segmentation Benchmark - NSX Securing “Anywhere” Part VI appeared first on The Network Virtualization Blog.

What’s a VMworld without bringing home some sweet, sweet swag? Take vCloud Air products for a test drive in a Hands-on Lab and you could leave with a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre Solo2 Wireless Headphones. Eager to get started? Here’s how the contest works: Attendees receive points for eligible Hands-on Labs taken at […]

The post Get Hands-On with vCloud Air at VMworld for Your Chance to Win appeared first on VMware Cloud Blog.

Yes, you read that right. Twenty virtual reality headsets. Wow. Of course, writing to me and asking for one won’t cut it; you have to work a little harder than that. We recently conducted a TechValidate survey, and it’s evident from the results that people love and would recommend VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion. So, […]

The post We’re Giving Away 20 Oculus Rift Headsets. Want One? appeared first on VMware Fusion Blog.

by Brian Horner, VMware End-User Computing (EUC) senior director of user experience This year at VMworld, you can make your impact on the VMware EUC products of the future. I will personally host a series of one-on-one design partnership workshops with a small set of customers. The goal is to identify and begin working directly […]

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Joining us at VMworld this week in Las Vegas? We’re excited to see you! Here on the ground as we set up, time seems to be moving extra slowly. The party’s about to start and the guests are on their way—but for now, we have to wait. (Talk to us Thursday as we wonder where […]

The post VMworld 2016 for TAMs: What to Know Before You Go appeared first on VMware TAM Blog.

WOW!!! I just learned about an incredible piece of information with regards to Virtual SAN and some record breaking performance. This is something that current and potential Virtual SAN customers should be able to love and appreciate. Intel continues to push the boundaries of Virtual SAN with their technologies and flash devices. Last year they

The post New Virtual SAN 6.2 Performance Record with Intel SSD P3520 Series appeared first on Virtual Blocks.

VMware vRealize Operations (a.k.a. vROPS) 6.3 became generally available (GA) this week on August 23rd and is now available on vmware.com. vRealize Operations is now accessible for customers of all sizes with the new vRealize Operations Standard per CPU SKU and fully extensible with comprehensive access to Blue Medora Management Packs. Check out the vRealize

The post vRealize Operations 6.3: What’s New, Hint it just got even better appeared first on VMware Cloud Management.

“Be Tomorrow” is the theme of VMworld 2016, kicking off Sunday in Las Vegas. NVIDIA GRID is fully aligned with that, delivering next-gen virtual workspaces to all workers, today. We’ll be featuring the NVIDIA GRID August 2016 release with GRID Monitoring and the new Tesla M10, which let enterprises simplify deployments of virtual applications, desktops […]

The post Virtualization for All at VMworld: NVIDIA GRID Brings Graphics Acceleration to Every User appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.

I’m very pleased to announce the launch of a new VMware web portal offering technical information about our storage and availability products. Storagehub.vmware.comoffers a powerful way to peruse publications, product information and operations information for Virtual SAN, Site Recovery Manager, vSphere Replication and Virtual Volumes. Core functionality includes: Easy to navigate online documents, e.g.operations guidesandFAQs

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  By: Kyle Wassink, Blue Medora   IT reporting is a common requirement in organizations, from simple one page overviews to comprehensive analysis and forecasting. Depending on how you create these reports, it can be a time consuming task that can be simplified. That’s where vRealize Operations can help with scheduled reports.   Creating a

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Heading to VMworld 2016 in Las Vegas? You won’t want to miss the news and announcements in the VMware End-User Computing (EUC) Spotlight Session. Delivering the Digital Workspace: The Transformation of EUC Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. Click here to add to your VMworld Schedule.  

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A hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) offers your organization several benefits by collapsing storage, compute, networking and management. But like any new technology, picking the best solution involves comparing vendors across a standard set of criteria. VMware recommends focusing on five key characteristics: By ranking and evaluating HCI solutions against each of these criteria, you can choose […]

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#GameChangers: a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way. When Pokémon Go launched, they had over 100 million daily active users worldwide—within six days! This was game-changing for augmented reality. And game-changers don’t come around every day. Innovative technology leaders must tackle things in a new […]

The post EUC #GameChangers: Disrupting the Status Quo & Changing the Game appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog.

Miss our last VMworld blog highlighting the vCloud Air Network activity at VMworld? Not a problem – you can find that here. We’re just days away from VMworld and VMware Partner Exchange, and we can’t wait to show you what we have in store. There’s plenty of information flying around, but when it comes to […]

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