Tuesday and Wedneseday saw the first and second days of VMworld 2016 Europe – and they were filled with plenty of knowledge, learning, announcements, networking, and fun!
Let’s take a look below:
Announcements
At VMworld, there were a few key announcements made. Notably:
- VMware Virtual SAN 6.5
- The latest release of the market-leading, enterprise-class storage solution for HCI, Virtual SAN 6.5 builds on the existing features introduced in 6.2, by enhancing automation, further reducing total cost of ownership (TCO), and setting the stage for next-generation cloud native applications. Jeff Hunter talks about vSAN 6.5 in-depth in this Virtual Blocks blog post.
- Site Recovery Manager 6.5
- SRM 6.5 sees the addition of a number of great features that make it easier to use and monitor SRM. SRM 6.5 is compatible with vSphere 6.5, as well as fully supported and compatible with vSAN 6.5. Read about these features and more on GS Khalsa’s Virtual Blocks blog post here.
- Virtual Volumes 2.0
- The release of vSphere 6.5 introduces VVols support of array-based replication, but unlike legacy array-based replication that required explicit placement on specific datastores to ensure a VM was replicated, VVol replication provides fine grained control over VMreplication. Click here to read more from Pete Flecha.
vConversation at #VMworld
The social-sphere was buzzing, as they took in the announcements of vSAN 6.5, vSphere 6.5, SRM 6.5, and Virtual Volumes 2.0. Take a look at some of the notable tweets we saw on Twitter during the conference:
2 node deployments and simple licensing are good additions to the #VSAN 6.5 message. #VMworld pic.twitter.com/9Od4y1ex06
— Amit Panchal (@amitpanchal76) October 19, 2016
Stop by the #VMware booth to learn more about #vSAN, #SRM, and #VVols! #VMworld pic.twitter.com/lXgwfUB1DT
— VMware Virtual SAN (@vmwarevsan) October 19, 2016
#vSAN on the top 10 HOL list at #vmworld2016 ! Have you taken it yet? pic.twitter.com/iGuB9d69wA
— Daisuke Yamada (@virtual_dai) October 19, 2016
@gurusimran @jasemccarty Great session Guys, very informative 👍🏻 #VMworld #VSAN #VxRail pic.twitter.com/jywncDFAQ4
— David Ring (@DavidCRing) October 19, 2016
@kitcolbert taking stage and delivering the goods on all around cloud-native-apps and also stored on #VSAN #TheModernCTO pic.twitter.com/CqRyTQbN0O
— Rawlinson (@PunchingClouds) October 19, 2016
The introduction of #iSCSI and #DARE support in #VSAN 6.5 is a huge step forward. Traditional storage needs are shrinking! #VMworld
— David Lloyd (@davlloyd) October 19, 2016
#VSAN 6.5 now w/ iSCSI support, 2-node direct connect, full feature PowerCLI #vmworld https://t.co/KzXzRX7RGJ
— Tony Dunn (@tony_dunn) October 19, 2016
#VSAN is getting better and better. And it ain’t over yet !#VMworld pic.twitter.com/SDAHm4zaZC
— Eric De Witte (@vEDW) October 19, 2016
Who needs a physical switch in a small remofe office anyway? #VSAN 6.5 direct connect nodes provides an answer to that #VMworld
— Niran Even-chen (@NiranEC) October 19, 2016
What a blast! – in breakout – with MS MVP @kleegeek #VSAN and vExpert @jasemccarty & Storage Ace Jon Flynn #VMworld yesterday pic.twitter.com/o7TKRqT8e7
— Patric Chang (@PatricChang) October 19, 2016
#VSAN support for 2-Node direct connect will be a game changer for ROBO deployments
— Vahid Fereydouny (@vahidfk) October 18, 2016
We can’t wait to see what else VMworld has in store. Tomorrow, there are several more storage and availability sessions to attend! Find the list here.
For now, we’ll see you at the VMworld Customer Appreciation Party! be_TOMORROW!
