Here we go again, is that time of the year when thousands of IT wizards get together in one of the most intense conferences about virtualization, cloud and all the technologies that are shaping our world. You still have time to register: VMworld 2017. I wanted to write a quick few lines to help you… Continue reading VMworld 2017
Three years ago I was participating in VMworld, VMware’s yearly event, and when the question came up about how many people were using NSX, just a few hands raised. One year later more than half of the people present at VMworld were raising their hands. Then and there, that was the moment when I realized… Continue reading VMware Network Virtualization (NSX)
We find ourselves in the midst of a market where technologies are converging and the requirement to provide a complete data center solution always includes multiple disciplines. Furthermore, we used to address the data center through silos in terms of network, storage, servers, virtualization and operating systems, but now the same team must manage most… Continue reading Technology Silos: Why and How Engineers Should Drift Out of Their ‘Lanes’
We have an announcement from VMware about vSphere 6.5. I will check this on VMware’s hand on labs (labs.hol.vmware.com) and try to synthesize it here. These labs a are sleek way to experience VMware products without the hassle of setting up everything in your personal lab. vCenter Server Appliance Native Protection This is one of… Continue reading What’s New: vSphere 6.5
VMworld Partner Exchange 2016 is in the books. I can only say one thing, it was outstanding. The sessions were top notch, the presenters could not be of higher caliber. The general session and keynotes were incredible, so much new technology is coming out this week. My first stop was the EUC and NSX Technical… Continue reading VMworld Day 1 – PEX
We are the tomorrow, people not customers. It is an intriguing way to get this general session started, nice performance. Pat inform us that Digital Transformation is the top tech buzz word. What does it mean to you? The digital transformation we are having now is all about the cloud. By 2020 the ratio of… Continue reading VMworld General Session
I am back at VMworld Las Vegas, and once again I am surrounded by the most creative group of people in my line of work. Last year we were ready for any, this year we’ll be_here. What is it that you want to be_? From the customer point of view, I want to have access… Continue reading be_here
Recently I joined this community: https://www.cloudcredibility.com, and I feel that is not fair. I mean for people like me that love leveling in a game or score points or climb the positions in a list is really difficult. I consider myself to have some kind of obsessive compulsive disorder and joining is going to give… Continue reading Cloudcredibility
Introduction The topic of resource reservation and allocation is very delicate. I am of the school of thought that is better to have enough resources to make everyone happy and still be at 75% utilization rather than having to manage resource shares. Well, in an ideal world everyone gets its own share and never takes… Continue reading Section 5: Administer and Manage vSphere 6.x Resources
Two weeks ago I was fortunate to be at VMworld 2015. I think it was of great value for me as a professional to be able to attend because by participating in the different sessions and Hands on Labs I learned and validated a lot of the knowledge I use on a day to day… Continue reading vSphere Best Practices
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