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vSAN 8.0 U1 ESA – Auto Policy Management vSAN 8.0 U1 ESA – Auto Policy Management One of the features that is introduced in vSAN 8.0 U1 for ESA is Auto-Policy Management. I personally love this feature, as it will help a lot of customers make the right decision in terms of what the default policy should be on their vSAN Datastore. Now, Pete Koehler […]

Single-Vendor vs. Two-Vendor SASE: Which Is Right for Your Business? Single-Vendor vs. Two-Vendor SASE:… When organizations look to modernize their network architecture, they look to vendors that offer Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions that help securely connect their modern distributed enterprise. This article will examine the advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches to modernizing network architecture using two SASE approaches: single-vendor and two-vendor. […]

Homelab Version 2.5 – 2nd Datacenter 😉 – mb-labs.de Homelab Version 2.5 – 2nd Datacenter 😉 –… As they say in Homelab, nothing is as constant as change. Therefore, this month there is already another update from my Homelab. I finally got around to making some topology changes that I had in mind for a while. Therefore I proudly present to you today my second […]

VMTN Community #vBrownBag TechTalks at VMware Explore 2023 – Signups are open! VMTN Community #vBrownBag TechTalks at VMware… We had some awesome TechTalks at Explore in 2022, many with standing-room-only! It is great to be back in person. We will be back at Explore again this year, both in Las Vegas and Barcelona. The TechTalk submission form is live & available here. Check out the […]

Latency Sensitivity – High with HT – Next Level SDDC Latency Sensitivity – High with HT – Next Level… Did you know that vSphere 8 introduced a new Latency Sensitivity option for those workloads that require every bit of performance? Yup, Normal and High are not the only 2 options available anymore. When you enable vHT, each guest vCPU is treated as a single hyperthread […]

vCenter API Performance Best Practices vCenter API Performance Best Practices We recently published a technical paper about vCenter API performance. In it, we discuss common issues we’ve come across and look at best practices to get better performance from these interfaces. Some issues we discuss include how to: Avoid memory leaks by destroying resources after use. […] VMware Social Media Advocacy

Research and Innovation at VMware with Chris Wolf Research and Innovation at VMware with Chris Wolf In episode 042 of the Unexplored Territory podcast, we talk to Chris Wolf, Chief Research and Innovation Officer of VMware, about innovation at VMware and exciting new research projects. Make sure to follow Chris on Twitter. Also, check the following resources Chris mentioned in the episode. […] VMware Social […]

vSphere Native Key Provider Questions & Answers vSphere Native Key Provider Questions & Answers A comprehensive list of frequently asked questions about vSphere Native Key Provider. VMware Social Media Advocacy

What’s new on Veeam V12? – Next Level SDDC What’s new on Veeam V12? – Next Level SDDC Did you miss Veeam’s Valentine Day event? No worries! Below are some of the biggest announcement that caught my attention, however, there were A LOT more than just these 14 highlighted below… […] VMware Social Media Advocacy

Quick Tip – Enabling ESXi Coredumps to be stored on USB Quick Tip – Enabling ESXi Coredumps to be… I was recently working with Engineering to reproduce an issue which causes an ESXi PSOD (Purple Screen of Death) and I wanted the generated ESXi coredump to simply write to the USB device, which I could easily grab. As of ESXi 7.x, I know we had […]