It’s my pleasure to announce the generally availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 3.8. This newest release is packed with new capabilities that make Cloud Foundation easier to deploy, manage and automate. Cloud Foundation 3.8 also updates the Bill of Materials (BOM) used to build out a Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC) so that customers get access Read more...
The previous blog covered details of the Stretched Cluster functionality. In this part, we will discuss the Life Cycle Management (LCM) Process. LCM is one of most important features of Cloud Foundation on VxRail. Upgrading an environment hosted on different types of hardware with varied firmware levels, running different types of VMware products at various versions while supporting customer Read more...
On June 27 we hosted our very first Cloud Foundation Tweet Chat, graciously joined by Jason Shaw, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer at VMware, and Jason Marques, Senior Consultant Engineer, VxRail Technical Marketing at Dell EMC Corporation. Together, they answered some burning questions on Cloud Foundation and VxRail and the benefits of pairing the two together. Read more...
Authors: Amitrajit Chatterjee, Staff Engineer Peter Brown, Director R&D Tony Huynh, Director Product Management Now that we have talked about the various features, deployment and management procedures in part 2 of this blog series, let’s focus on some of the Disaster Recovery aspects. vSAN Stretched clusters allow stretching of a single data site to two sites for a higher Read more...
Real World Use Cases for Composable Cloud at HPE Discover At HPE Discover in Las Vegas June 18-20th, VMware will have a very strong presence (booth 420), including a number of featured breakout sessions that highlight the strengths of the VMware-HPE alliance. The VMware-HPE team is also very proud of the fact that VMware was Read more...
Authors: Amitrajit Chatterjee, Staff Engineer Peter Brown, Director R&D Tony Huynh, Director Product Management In part 1 of this blog series, we provided you with an overview of Cloud Foundation on VxRail. In part 2 of the blog series, we will discuss how to bring up a Dell EMC VxRail cluster, deploy the various VMware Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC) components on top of it and Read more...
For many, vSAN stretched clusters are an attractive option for providing a robust availability solution for their applications. However, they can be a double-edged sword as they introduce additional requirements which come with added complexity and increased risk. Did you know that VMware Cloud Foundation can help simplify and de-risk the deployment of vSAN Stretched Clusters? Read more...
One of the toughest challenges for any growing organization is how to intelligently expand its aging IT infrastructure while simultaneously modernizing its data center and embracing the cloud. Legacy solutions are often siloed, highly complex, and difficult to maintain and update. Supporting these environments places a heavy burden on IT teams and eats away Read more...
Announcing General Availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 3.7 Today, it’s my pleasure to announce the release of VMware Cloud Foundation 3.7. We’ve introduced a number of new features in this new release, and I’d like to take this opportunity to provide a short overview of some of them. As with every new release of Cloud Read more...
Many industries are undergoing a digital transformation driven by a need for rapid innovation. This need has fueled the accelerated growth of the cloud, thanks to its promise of easier, faster innovation at a lower cost. VMware’s Cloud Foundation provides users with a software-defined data center built on a market-leading cloud infrastructure platform and management Read more...
