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VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast – Show Notes 231 – vCloud Automation Center

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Hosts
Mike Gordon Laverick, VMware @Mike_Laverick

Guests
Adam Bohle, VMware @adambohle

News
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger to unveil vCloud Hybrid Service May 21st
Central Ohio VMUG User Conference
Philadelphia VMUG User Conference
Flipboard users – Three cool magazines – consider subscribing

Around the Community
vBrownbag Podcast
VMUG Local Meetings – Check it today!
AdaptingIT – Lauren Malhoit Podcast
Virtualization Security Roundtable
vCatchup Podcast – Craig Waters
Geek Whisperers Podcast
Establish your Cloud Cred!
Join the Conversation on Google+ Communities – Software-Defined Data Center 

Link to Audio Recording
vCloud Automation Center

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VMware vCloud Automation Center

vCloud Automation Center enables customized, self-service provisioning and lifecycle management of cloud services that comply with established business policies. It provides a secure portal where authorized administrators, developers or business users can request new IT services as well as manage existing computer resources from predefined user-specific menus.

Download VMware vCloud Automation Center 5.1

[PDF] VMware vCloud Automation Center – datasheet

[VMware Training] VMware vCloud Automation Center Foundation

FREE Instructional Videos on VMware vCloud Automation Center

Part 68: My vCloud Journey Journal – Installing vCloud Automation Center 5.1 (HomeLab)

Part 69: My vCloud Journey Journal – vCenter Setup with vCloud Automation Center 5.1

Download the VMware vCAC Icon Pack

The Integration of vCloud Director with vCloud Automation Center

vCloud Automation Center – VMware community

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VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast – Show Notes 229 – Network Virtualization, Spousetivities

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Hosts
John Mark Troyer, VMware @jtroyer

Guests
Scott Lowe, VMware @scott_lowe
Crystal Lowe, Spousetivities @crystal_lowe

News
Silicon Valley VMUG User Conference – Wednesday, May 1, 2013
EMC World – May 6-9, 2013 at The Venetian
Pivotal has launched
New Community Competition – Are you the next Virtual Design Master?
Flipboard users – Three cool magazines – consider subscribing

Around the Community
vBrownbag Podcast
VMUG Local Meetings – Check it today!
AdaptingIT – Lauren Malhoit Podcast
Virtualization Security Roundtable
vCatchup Podcast – Craig Waters
Geek Whisperers Podcast
Establish your Cloud Cred!
Join the Conversation on Google+ Communities – Software-Defined Data Center

Link to Audio Recording
Network Virtualization, Spousetivities

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Spousetivities – The fun side of technology conferences

Register today for VMworld 2013

VMworld Call for Papers Voting Is Now Open

VMworld Convince Your Boss Letter

VMware NSX Network Virtualization

VMware vCloud Networking and Security

[PDF] VMware vCloud Networking and Security

[PDF] VMware vCloud Networking and Security Overview

Martìn Casado – (Stanford, twitter, Grace Murray Hopper Award)

Bruce Davie – Office of the CTO Blog

Brad Hedlund – (blog, twitter)

vSoup Podcast – Bandwidth Envy with Greg Ferro #31. [From John: I do want to apologize to Greg and thank him for letting me use him as a straw man in this podcast. You should really listen to the entire vSoup podcast to get his take, rather than what I took away from it and used to start discussion on this podcast. Greg is the networking expert, after all.]

 

Last year, the number of virtual ports exceeded the number of physical posts

 

Key technologies to consider – OpenFlow, Open vSwitch, Overlay protocols – STT VXLAN, NVGRE, L2 vs L3, Routing vs Swtiching – Scott Lowe

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VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast – Show Notes 227 – Flings, View Pool Manager, VDI Calculator

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Hosts
John Mark Troyer, VMware @jtroyer
Mike Laverick, VMware @mike_laverick

Guests
Dana Nourie, VMware @DanaNourie
Andre Leibovici, VMware @andreleibovici 

News
VMworld 2013 Call for Papers is open – Tuesday, March 12, 2013 – Friday, April 12, 2013
vExpert 2013 applications are open – Deadline for applications is April 15, 2013, no its now April 22, 2013
US VMUG User Conference - Find one near you
Podcast – #185 – Becoming a VMworld Speaker [Tips]
vMUGGING Thoughts – Mike Laverick blog post
New Community Competition – Are you the next Virtual Design Master?
Xceedium Extends Xsuite for VMware
VMware director: ‘IT goals haven’t really changed over the last decade’
Flipboard users – Three cool magazines – consider subscribing

Around the Community
vBrownbag Podcast
VMUG Local Meetings – Check it today!
AdaptingIT – Lauren Malhoit Podcast
Virtualization Security Roundtable 
vCatchup Podcast – Craig Waters
Geek Whisperers Podcast
Establish your Cloud Cred!
Join the Conversation on Google+ Communities – Software-Defined Data Center

Link to Audio Recording
Flings, View Pool Manager, VDI Calculator

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VMware Flings – Our home for collaboration & innovation

What is a Fling - Apps and tools built by our engineers that are intended to be played with and explored.

 

Follow VMware’s Academic Program (VMAP) on twitter

Some popular flings

Mike Laverick’s favorite fling - ThinApp Factory

View Pool Manager – is a Fling that allows VMware View administrators to easily manage users across desktop pools and security groups.

View Calculator

VMware ROI TCO Calculator

The VDI Market continues to hike up, transforming itself… [Blog]

How to: Automate Horizon Mirage tasks via API and PowerShell [Blog]

vCenter 5.1 Pre-Install Check Script

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VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast – Show Notes 226 – vSphere Security Hardening Guide

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Hosts
John Mark Troyer, VMware @jtroyer

Guests
Mike Foley, VMware @mikefoley

News
VMworld 2013 Call for Papers is now open
VMUG Italy User Conference – The Debriefing
vExpert 2013 applications are now open
The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
New Community Competition – Are you the next Virtual Design Master?

Community Events
vBrownbag Podcast
VMUG Local Meetings – Check it today!
AdaptingIT – Lauren Malhoit Podcast
Virtualization Security Roundtable 
vCatchup Podcast – Craig Waters
Geek Whisperers (John Troyer NEW Podcast)
Establish your Cloud Cred!
Join the Conversation on Google+ Communities – Software-Defined Data Center

Link to Audio Recording
vSphere Security Hardening Guide

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Podcast – #185 – Becoming a VMworld Speaker [Tips]

The VMware Innovation Awards

vSphere 5.1 Hardening Guide Release Candidate now available

Security and Compliance Community Forum

vSphere Security Hardening Report Script Updated for vSphere 5.1

vCenter 5.1 Pre-Install Check Script [VMware Fling]

Security Advisories, Certifications & Guides

I would encourage you to post your reply in the Security and Compliance Communities forum but if you have more sensitive concerns, send it to me at mfoley@vmware.com. The intent is to publish the final GA copy in two weeks with any changes/updates incorporated so get your inputs in as soon as possible!

[PDF] Public Draft (Revision B – Release Candidate) of the vSphere 5.1 Security Hardening Guide available

VMware vCloud Networking and Security

Compliance moves at the speed of legislation, security MUST move at the speed of network. -Texiwill


[Blog Series by @vCenterGuy]  - vCenter Single Sign-On Part 1: what is vCenter Single Sign-On?

vCloud Suite 5.1– SSO Resources (via @alanrenouf) 

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VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast – Show Notes #224 – vExpert 2013, EMC Elect

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Hosts
John Mark Troyer, VMware @jtroyer 

Guests
Matthew Brender, EMC @mjbrender 

News
VMware Horizon View Transforms Legacy Desktops Into a Service at Sutherland Global Services
VMware Announces Partner Exchange 2013 On Tour
VMware introduces new Unity Touch clients for mobile Windows
New Fling: vCenter 5.1 Pre-Install Check Script
New VMware Horizon Hands on Labs Now Available!
VMware vCenter Multi-Hypervisor Manager 1.1 (beta)

Community Events
vBrownbag Podcast
VMUG Local Meetings – Check it today!
AdaptingIT – Lauren Malhoit Podcast
Virtualization Security Roundtable 
vCatchup Podcast – Craig Waters
Geek Whisperers (John Troyer NEW Podcast)
Establish your Cloud Cred!
Join the Conversation on Google+ Communities – Software-Defined Data Center

Link to Audio Recording
vExpert 2013, EMC Elect

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vExpert 2013 applications are now open

vExpert Directory

EMC Elect Program

EMC anoints ‘Elect’ group of IT pros

Establish your Cloud Cred!

Contribute regularly – stay connected on social media – blog – attend community events

Recommend that someone apply for vExpert 2013

vExpert 2013 Application

For questions about the application process or the vExpert Program, use the comments below or email vexpert@vmware.com

Continue the conversation, post your comments below or use hashtag #vCRPodcast on twitter

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VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast – Show Notes #222 – Back to basics w Hans Bernhardt, St. Baldrick’s

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Hosts
John Mark Troyer, VMware @jtroyer
Mike Gordon Laverick, VMware @Mike_Laverick

Guests
Peter Learmonth, VMware @titaniumlegs
Hans Bernhardt, VMware @rchickenhans 

News
VMware adds app layering to Horizon Mirage for modular desktops
VMware Sells SlideRocket To Up-And-Coming Cloud Startup ClearSlide
VMUG, You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby (Wisconsin VMware User Group)
VMware Accelerates Healthcare Reform With New vCloud Solution
CloudBees Integrates with VMware CloudFoundry PaaS
And the results of the top blog voting are…

Community Events
VMUG Local Meetings – Check it today!
vBrownbag Podcast
Spanish bloggers VMware
French bloggers VMware
AdaptingIT – Lauren Malhoit Podcast
vCatchup Podcast – Craig Waters
Virtualization Security Roundtable 
Join the Conversation on Google+ Communities – Software-Defined Data Center

Link to Audio Recording
Back to basics w Hans Bernhardt, St. Baldrick’s

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John Mark Troyer’s new podcast - Geek Whisperers

AutoLab  - Helping build your lab

St. Baldrick’s | Help Kids with Cancer

baremetalcloud – delivering Dedicated, Secure, Scalable, On-Demand “baremetalcloud” Computing Server Infrastructure.

Hans Bernhardt – St. Baldrick’s Donation page

Peter Learmonth – St. Baldrick’s Donation page

NetApp Sunnyvale St. Baldrick’s event page

[Massimo Re Ferrè blog] A Tail of Wrong Assumptions That Lead to Wrong Conclusions

VMware Foundation

Virtual machines center of bulls eye | Properties of virtualization | Platform of virtualization | Solutions of virtualization – Hans Bernhardt

[Chris Colotti Blog] vCloud Director Hybrid Cloud Design Case Study

VMware Hands-on Labs – @VMwareHOL

VMware Project NEE – Next-Generation Education Environment

VMware Lab Connect – new self-paced, technical training lab designed to enhance your learning experience.

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VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast – Show Notes #220 – Horizon Workspace

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Hosts
John Mark Troyer, VMware @jtroyer
Mike Gordon Laverick, VMware @Mike_Laverick

Guests
Greg Armanini, VMware 

News
VMware promises better security, considers scheduled patches
The future looks bright for VMware Flings
VMware launches Horizon suite, eyes small screen management
SingleHop Launches VMware Based Public Cloud Service
New VMware Sales and Marketing Program Targets SMBs

Community Events
Voting now open for the 2013 top VMware & virtualization blogs
vBrownbag Podcast
VMUG Local Meetings – Check it today!
Spanish bloggers
French bloggers
AdaptingIT – Lauren Malhoit Podcast
Virtualization Security Roundtable
Software-Defined Data Center Roadshow – Register
Demystifying the Software-Defined Datacenter Feb 28, 2013 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET #VMwareHangeout
Join the Conversation on Google+ Communities – Software-Defined Data Center
vCatchup Podcast – Craig Waters

Link to Audio Recording
Horizon Workspace

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VMware Horizon Workspace

Broadening VMware’s EUC Horizons with Innovation

Transforming Windows Desktops Into a Centralized Service

Introduction to the new VMware Horizon Suite

VMware Horizon Suite Components – VMware Horizon View, VMware Horizon Mirage, VMware Horizon Workspace

VMware Horizon Workspace Datasheet

VMware Horizon Workspace FAQ

VMware Horizon Workspace for Android – download

VMware Horizon Workspace for iOS – download

Continue the conversation, post your comments below or use hashtag #vCRPodcast on twitter

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VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast – Show Notes – #174 Business Critical Apps

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Hosts
John Troyer
Alex Maier

Guests
Neal Mueller, VMware
Anthony Kolar, VMware

Link to Audio Recording
Business Critical Applications

Virtualization News (from the VMTN Blog)
NEW – VMware vCloud Integration Manager to Help Service Providers Accelerate the Delivery of vCloud Services
Increase – 90 service provider partners in our ecosystem, who now offer services called “VMware vCloud Powered”
SlideRocket Challenges Nonprofits To 'Make An Impact' For A Chance To Win $30,000 in Donations
One on One: Paul Maritz, VMware Chief Executive – (The Bits blog of the New York Times)
Recently published a Desktop modernization toolkit – Grab your kit today. 

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Live Sessions – Broadcast live on livestream – Coming Soon!
Combine the best of live discussions, presenations and chat.

Share your ideas about what you want to hear on the Live Session – @jtroyer @vmwarecommunity

Business Critical Applications Blog

Virtualizing Business Critical Enterprise Applications – Resources and Insights

VMware Business Production Bundle – Maximize the benefits of virtualizing business critical applications by enabling fully automated disaster recovery, dynamic security & automated operations with one convenient bundle.

Download Exchange 2010 on VMware – Best Practices Guide

Microsoft Exchange Server Profile Analyzer (32 bit)

Microsoft Exchange Server Profile Analyzer (64 bit)

VMware Provides Virtualization Technology for SAP Global IT Infrastructure

vShield App, vCOps, Site Recovery Manager – important add-ons to Business Critical Apps 

Fun Note – ESXing is now a verb!

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Virtualization for Small and Midsize Business

VMware SMB Social Media Channels

Twitter – @VMwareSMB
Facebook – VMware SMB
VMware SMB Blog

My VMware: This is your chance to join the Beta, and have your say!

Upcoming VMUG Local Meetings

2012 VMUG User Conferences – Mark Your Calendar!

Green Mountain Power – Vermont-based utility company virtualizes Oracle applications, including databases.

 

A week in virtualization

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Weekly virtualization news, as featured on the Community Roundtable podcast.

Just in time for the summer fun we have released an updated Fusion 3.1.3.

If you haven't heard, the Fusion team in Palo Alto is looking for an intern. Go check out the Fusion page on Facebook for details.

We have been judging vExpert candidates this week, and John should be announcing the newest crop of vExperts on the VMTN blog shortly.

Also today, we welcomed the newly-elected VMTN community moderators on board. The current moderator service term runs from the 1st of June and till the end of November this year. If you want to throw your hat in for the next term, the elections will start on the 1st of November.

Simon Long and Simon Seagrave have just launched vbeers.org to help virtualization enthusiasts find each other—and a refreshing beer—all around the world. Check out vbeers.org to find your nearest virtualization watering hole.

Early bird pricing for VMworld registration is ending on the 24th of June, so the time is running out if you want to save some cash.

The world of virtualization will thrill us with some cool events over the next week or so.

The VMware Forum season is in full swing, and we have more events taking place this month in Atlanta, Chile, Johannesburg, Houston, Kiev, Dublin, Warsaw, and Chicago.

Two full-day regional VMUG conferences are coming up, one in Western Pennsylvania, on the 7th of June, and the other in Vancouver on the 21st.

Additionally, the following VMUGs are meeting over the next seven days: Central Ohio SLED, Saskatoon, Northwest SC, Detroit, Rochester, Western PA, Wisconsin, Brisbane, and Raleigh. You can find more details and registration links for all the VMUG meetings at myvmug.org by clicking on “Events.”

Welcome new VMTN community moderators

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On December 1, we have competed our second semi-annual round of moderator elections, and had a minor change in the team. A few new folks joined the ranks of VMTN community moderators for the six-months term, beginning on the 1st December 2010, and ending on the 31st May 2011.

mittim12, jasemccarty, a.p., and dquintana are the newest members of the team.

We hold elections every six months, and anyone can nominate somebody (or themselves) by dropping a Private Message (PM) to Alex Maier (amaier650). Next election will start on the 1st May 2011.