The most important strategic decision you’ll make in the next five years is selecting your software stack. When looking to expand your data center and move to the hybrid cloud, admin simplicity and intrinsic security are non-negotiable. What’s more, you need a software-defined data center that allows you to scale and build on existing investment. Read more...
In my last blog post, I gave a very high-level overview of deploying a nested VCF lab using the VLC. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, Click here Part 2 will review the architecture and user interface of VLC and some of the requirements necessary for operating a nested lab. Jump host In order Read more...
If you’re like me, you like to dive deep into technology to learn how things work in the safety of a lab environment. I enjoy experimenting with a live lab. I’ll use the lab to look behind the curtain and see what’s going on behind the scenes. The safety of the lab allows me to Read more...
By: Lavanya Shastri On January 14th 2020, VMware achieved general availability of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 3.9.1, introducing support for Application Virtual Networks, API support for multiple physical NICs and vSphere Distributed switches, and improvements to Cloud Builder and Developer Center. The following post provides an overview of the release content and links to additional Read more...
I am pleased to announce the availability of a whitepaper co-authored with John Nicholson, Workload Migration Strategies with VMware Cloud Foundation. This whitepaper provides guidance on how to move existing application workloads, running on your legacy vSphere infrastructure, into your VMware Cloud Foundation based private cloud. It covers two common migration approaches and includes live migration options Read more...
Market leaders are using Cloud Foundation to transition to hybrid cloud, leveraging an integrated cloud infrastructure that provides a consistent operational model. IT staffers understand the importance of following VMware’s lead to a simple, secure, and agile path to a hybrid cloud. Although IT decision-makers are familiar with the benefits of Cloud Foundation, they still Read more...
Cloud Foundation adoption is skyrocketing in tandem with the growing movement toward the hybrid cloud. IT decision-makers across enterprises now understand that the VMware products they know and love alone are in fact better together than they ever were apart—delivering consistent, simple, secure and agile cloud infrastructure so you can enjoy the flexibility of the Read more...
VMworld will feature a number of advanced technologies centered around building robust, highly secure, comprehensive container ecosystems that will fuel continued innovation through development of Cloud Native Apps. It’s clear that Kubernetes has taken pole position for Container as a Service (CAAS) deployments and that the industry has embraced VMware PKS as one of the 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...
