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• Learn how to use VMware's OS Optimization Tool

  Background features and processes can often take up precious OS resources. With VMware's OS Optimization Tool, you can run analysis and create optimization templates.  Continue Reading

• Avoid VM latency issues with VMware NUMA Observer

  NUMA Observer from VMware Labs helps admins identify VMs that have overlapping NUMA nodes and storage problems. Learn how the setup process can identify VM issues.  Continue Reading

• Enable vSAN data-at-rest encryption for extra VM security

  Data-at-rest encryption secures data all the way down to the storage level. Increase VM security in a couple of steps and vSphere's built-in native key provider function.  Continue Reading

• An intro to using vRA Custom Resources

  VRealize Automation offers Custom Resources to enable a vRA user to create a variety of user objects to simplify management of those users.  Continue Reading

• Get started with ESXi Fling on Arm architecture

  Arm architecture brings benefits of energy efficiency as well as edge use cases. Read up on how to get the right ISO files and hardware to properly run ESXi Fling.  Continue Reading

• Key differences in monolithic vs. microkernel architecture

  VMware's monolithic architecture keeps drivers in the hypervisor. Hyper-V's microkernel approach separates drivers from the hypervisor. Learn more about these two approaches.  Continue Reading

• What to know about VMware cloud repatriation options

  Businesses might seek to move data from VMware Cloud on AWS back on premises for a handful of reasons. Consider the various options for cloud repatriation.  Continue Reading

• VMware disaster recovery best practices for enhanced security

  VMware DR ensures your workloads remain secure and online in the event of a disaster. You can use best practices, such as periodic testing, to bolster your DR strategy.  Continue Reading

• VCF 4.3 focuses on security vulnerability elimination

  VMware's updates to its VCF product include additional security measures, such as FIPS support, as well as improvements to its core components, including vSphere Lifecycle Manager.  Continue Reading

• Ensure VM security with VMware CDP integration

  CDP protects data in the case of a disaster -- an essential part of any security procedure. But CDP can introduce high throughputs, which can affect network performance.  Continue Reading

• NSX virtual switch types enhance networking capabilities

  NSX-T supports both the N-VDS and VDS switches. But N-VDS requires its own network adapters, while VDS uses all network adapters from a single switch for all network types.  Continue Reading

• Learn vSphere vApps creation, deployment and configuration

  VApps in vSphere can combine VMs into a single location for resource management and have configurations for start and stop processes that improve application performance.  Continue Reading

• Oracle Cloud VMware Solution simplifies cloud migration

  Moving on-premises VMware VMs to the cloud doesn't have to be difficult. VMware and Oracle offer a managed deployment of VMware vSphere integrated into the Oracle Cloud.  Continue Reading

• Compare VMware Workstation Pro vs. Microsoft Hyper-V

  When comparing Workstation Pro to Hyper-V, it's important to consider the type of OS you use, how often you run your VMs and how much hypervisor overhead is feasible.  Continue Reading

• 3 VMware disk types you should know: Raw, thick and thin

  Raw, thick and thin disks offer portability and file storage efficiency. But each type has its pros and cons, including slower write speeds, less security and increased capacity.  Continue Reading

• 3 FAQs to guide a VMware virtual lab setup

  VMware home labs require hardware and software, which can get complex. These three FAQs can guide you toward an efficient and cost-effective home lab that can run ESXi or NSX.  Continue Reading

• VMware vSAN file service introduces NFS, SMB file shares

  VMware introduced NFS and SMB file shares with the vSAN file service. This service lets VMs access any stored data in the vSAN datastore as long as you configure access rights.  Continue Reading

• Master the differences of hot and cold migrations in VMware

  Hot and cold migrations move VMs differently throughout VMware infrastructure. A hot migration doesn't require downtime, while a cold migration moves powered-off VMs.  Continue Reading

• Learn how to use VMware's Workstation clone VM feature

  You can create linked and full clones with VMware Workstation's new VM clone wizard, but you should first understand their use cases and how to create either clone with the wizard.  Continue Reading

• Overhaul VMware multi-cloud strategy to improve cloud migrations

  Organizations that revamp their multi-cloud strategies should evaluate applications before migration and cross-train staff to more effectively manage these new systems.  Continue Reading

• Dive into the latest features for VMware Instant Clones

  Instant Clone technology helps admins quickly copy VMs. VMware grows Instant Clone support but removes SID needs and deprecates Linked Clones in Horizon 2006.  Continue Reading

• Increase vSphere security with VMware Carbon Black products

  To successfully install and setup VMware Carbon Black, you must have at least vSphere 6.7U1 and VMware Tools' CBHelper and CBLauncher for successful deployment.  Continue Reading

• VMware Workstation 16 Pro requirements and installation

  VMware Workstation can help consolidate hardware and run multiple OSes on a single VM, but your system must meet a few requirements prior to installation.  Continue Reading

• How to migrate VMware VMs to AWS with ease

  You can complete a VMware to AWS migration with Amazon's CLI tool and a few commands, but a migration with large data sets requires preparation and testing.  Continue Reading

• Use NSX firewall best practices to improve security

  VM security is integral to a healthy data center. VMware's NSX-T software offers comprehensive security measures through firewalls. Make them work with a few best practices.  Continue Reading

• How to build VMware HCI on a budget

  HCI is a costly investment that can streamline networking, compute and management in your data center. Consider affordable alternatives to expensive HCI before adoption.  Continue Reading

• Understand the pros and cons of VMware DRaaS architecture

  Before you implement any cloud DR service, you should first understand its architectural nuances to ensure the product fits your migration and DR needs.  Continue Reading

• VMware network monitoring strategies for better performance

  VMware network virtualization complicates how admins monitor network traffic. With best practices and monitoring tools, they can improve network performance.  Continue Reading

• VMware HCX 4.0 enhances VM migration, network capabilities

  VMware's updates to its HCX product in version 4.0 enhance VM migration and conversion with real-time prediction, usability improvements and advanced migration and network details.  Continue Reading

• VMware Horizon 2006 depreciates vSAN, enhances Instant Clone

  VMware's decision to depreciate vSAN in its latest Horizon update might outweigh the enhancements, such as full Instant Clone availability and Storage Accelerator cache size increase.  Continue Reading

• VMware SDN enhances network service allocation automation

  VMware's Modern Network framework helps spur NSX to be a viable contender in the SDN market.  Continue Reading

• Learn how to configure NSX firewall rules

  VMware NSX users can configure firewall rules into specific policies to protect individual VMs, regardless of their location in the virtual infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• VMware vSphere Bitfusion accelerates ML and AI workloads

  VMware's Bitfusion integration enhances vSphere's usage and utility with GPU virtualization to offload both ML and AI processing within VMware systems.  Continue Reading

• VMware's DRaaS following Datrium acquisition expands current offerings

  VMware's Datrium acquisition helps bolster its DRaaS portfolio with VM replication to AWS. This helps protect VMs that remain on object storage before moving to VMware Cloud on AWS.  Continue Reading

• How to integrate Active Directory and vCenter Server

  Admins who connect AD with vCenter Server can grant users authorization for and access to VMs, storage and compute resources in vSphere. To do so, follow these configuration steps.  Continue Reading

• How to deploy VMware Folding@Home Fling

  To deploy VMware's Fling appliance and use the Folding@Home software, you must have at least vCenter Server 6, a username and passkey, an IP address, a gateway and a DNS.  Continue Reading

• How to use GitHub vRA integration to keep track of blueprints

  VMware vRA Cloud Assembly supports integration with a GitHub respository. Use this setup to maintain version control of vRA deployments.  Continue Reading

• VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud optimizes edge device connectivity

  VMware's SD-WAN product provides optimized edge device connectivity to deliver workloads and data to end users, but a few issues dampen its benefits.  Continue Reading

• VRealize Operations 8.1 supports cloud workloads

  Version 8.1 of vRealize Operations enables VMware admins to monitor capacity and resource utilization for cloud workloads, as well as legacy applications.  Continue Reading

• VMware Cloud Native Master Services Competency: What to know

  VMware's Cloud Native Master Services Competency now offers certification and training on container management and Tanzu.  Continue Reading

• VMware on SmartNICs accelerates virtualization

  You can run ESXi on a SmartNIC to boost the networking, security and compute performance of a VMware environment.  Continue Reading

• Get started with vRealize Orchestrator with PowerCLI

  You can use PowerCLI to automate tasks in vRealize Orchestrator 8.1. Use cmdlets through the Scriptable Task feature or from a workflow in vRealize Orchestrator.  Continue Reading

• Inside VMware Cloud Foundation components in 4.0

  In 2020, VMware released version 4 of VMware Cloud Foundation. Before deciding whether to upgrade, consider how updates to other key VMware products affect VCF.  Continue Reading

• VMware enhances NSX-T 3.0 to ease networking

  Version 3 of NSX-T gets new alarms, security features and admin tools, as well as new and improved integrations to provide VMware admins with better networking capabilities.  Continue Reading

• Ensure VMware third-party support with the vendor's APIs

  Admins can ensure third-party tools are VMware-compatible through the SDK and API Support program, which offers APIs that integrate third-party products with VMware environments.  Continue Reading

• The new features of vSphere 7 DRS

  The updated version of Distributed Resource Scheduler that VMware premiered with vSphere 7 has several new features, including configuration options and scalable shares.  Continue Reading

• What's new with VCF 4.0?

  The latest major release of VMware Cloud Foundation features more integration with Kubernetes, which means easier container orchestration for your vSphere environment.  Continue Reading

• VMware-Pivotal acquisition leads to better cloud infrastructure

  VMware acquired Pivotal in 2019 to bolster its cloud infrastructure lineup. Now, more than a year later, learn what Pivotal has brought to VMware and what still needs doing.  Continue Reading

• How to set up a VMware home lab on a budget

  Set up a small, energy-efficient, at-home VMware virtualization lab for under $1,000 by evaluating your PC, software subscription and storage options.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 new vSphere 7.0 features

  With vSphere 7.0, VMware introduced several new capabilities and tools. Explore the top 10 most innovative features in this latest vSphere release.  Continue Reading

• VMware product overview: Virtualization and end-user computing

  Confused by VMware's extensive product line? This guide examines VMware products and features to help admins identify whether VMware suits their workloads.  Continue Reading

• VMware vSAN vs. SAN: What are the differences?

  VMware vSAN differs from a traditional SAN in a few crucial ways, including pooled vs. isolated storage, access management and optimization for different types of environments.  Continue Reading

• VMware general support for vSphere 6 ended; know your options

  VMware ended general support for vSphere 6.0 in March 2020. If you still use this version of vSphere, you should know your options moving forward.  Continue Reading

• Tips to increase ESXi host security

  Harden your ESXi hosts against potential threats with AD integration and advanced settings modifications to keep your data center safer.  Continue Reading

• Perform a NSX-V to NSX-T migration with Migration Coordinator

  Learn how you can migrate from NSX-V, VMware's NSX for vSphere, to NSX-T, the primary version of NSX. An automated move or greenfield migration depends on your current setup.  Continue Reading

• VMware vCenter, vSphere pricing and licensing guide

  VMware licenses and prices both vSphere and vCenter in various ways depending on the desired support, the size of the environment and the required functionality.  Continue Reading

• What VMware's Nyansa acquisition means for SD-WAN

  VMware's Nyansa acquisition brings new AI and machine learning capabilities to its networking suite. However, it could apply what Nyansa brings to the table to other areas.  Continue Reading

• Azure VMware Solution next gen offers easier migrations

  VMware and Microsoft's partnership presents the next evolution of their Azure-VMware integration, which offers the ability to migrate VMware environments to the Azure platform.  Continue Reading

• Introducing VMware vSphere 7 features, updates

  The latest update to vSphere offers several improvements to key VMware features, such as vSAN and DRS, and integrated Kubernetes.  Continue Reading

• How VMware Tanzu Service Mesh measures up to open source

  Most businesses use open source software such as Istio and Envoy to create a service mesh. Tanzu Service Mesh requires no further assembly and operates across multiple clusters.  Continue Reading

• Evaluate VMware Workstation vs. Fusion for your OS

  VMware offers two desktop virtualization options: Workstation, for Linux and Windows OSes, and Fusion, for MacOS. Learn the differences between the two offerings.  Continue Reading

• What's new in vCloud Director 10

  Version 10 of vCloud Director, aims to make cloud configuration easier for tenants and providers. Read about its HTML5 UI, sizing policies and NSX-T integration.  Continue Reading

• Top considerations for VMware GPU virtualization

  Virtualizing GPUs is not easy without the proper considerations. In VMware environments, admins should consider licensing, resource requirements and hardware capabilities.  Continue Reading

• VSphere Standard Switch vs. Distributed Switch: The differences

  Explore the differences between vSphere's two virtual switches: vSS and vDS. One works best on a small scale, while the other can help manage networking across a large business.  Continue Reading

• Amazon and VMware unveil RDS on VMware

  Amazon and VMware teamed up to create RDS on VMware. It should appeal to VMware users and has some compelling features, but it still faces several barriers to widespread use.  Continue Reading

• What VMware Project Pacific means for the next vSphere release

  Project Pacific introduces many new capabilities to vSphere, including centralized application management, API management and a new type of workflow called Pods.  Continue Reading

• Avoid resource contention with the help of VMware HA

  Use VMware HA VM-to-VM rules and host groups and avoid resource contention. This can help balance resources between your production and testing and development VMs.  Continue Reading

• VMware licensing changes set to have long-term cost effects

  VMware assured admins they would see little to no effect on costs in the short term with its switch to per-core licensing, but these changes could have long-term cost effects.  Continue Reading

• VMware Skyline Health for vSAN improves system check capabilities

  VMware's announcement to merge vSAN Health and Skyline offers admins a comprehensive portfolio of various VMware support technologies under a common umbrella.  Continue Reading

• What you should know about host profiles in VMware

  Use VMware Host Profiles to keep configuration consistent between hosts and clusters across your vSphere, and avoid common errors and mistakes to maintain stability.  Continue Reading

• The recent key vSphere vMotion innovations

  VMware vMotion is a function of vSphere that enables live migrations of VMs to ease load balancing and maintenance. Explore the innovations in the most recent update of vMotion.  Continue Reading

• An introduction to VMware Tanzu Mission Control

  You can now implement Tanzu Mission Control to manage and set policies on Kubernetes clusters across an entire environment -- on premises and in the cloud.  Continue Reading

• VMware pitches in on Workspace ONE UEM

  VMware and Microsoft came together in 2019 to streamline endpoint management and create a single unified endpoint management product, Workspace ONE UEM.  Continue Reading

• Fix VMware DNS troubles with proper setup

  To troubleshoot DNS issues in your VMware environment, ensure all components are installed completely, including reverse lookup zones and fully qualified names.  Continue Reading

• Get to know VMware Pulse IoT

  Use VMware's edge management platform, Pulse IoT, to manage IoT devices at scale. With it, you can stay on top of upgrades and patches, analyze collected data efficiently and more.  Continue Reading

• VRealize Automation 8 removes key features, adds new services

  VRealize Automation 8 lacks approval policies and some XaaS functionality, but it introduced ABX scripts, Cloud Accounts and Cloud Assembly as part of its cloud optimization.  Continue Reading

• The future implications of VMware Project Pacific

  VMware's Project Pacific aims to add Kubernetes functionality to vSphere, a move that will create greater support for cloud-native applications and enable more cohesive management.  Continue Reading

• Build your own at-home NSX VMware Workstation lab

  Create an at-home NSX test lab by running the software on VMware Workstation. Learn the ins and outs of this technology to make it simple and cut costs.  Continue Reading

• A brief history of VMware, containers and its competitors

  VMware has long been synonymous with virtualization. However, with the rise of containers, the vendor has pivoted strategies to compete with the likes of Red Hat and Docker.  Continue Reading

• VMware edge initiatives improve management at the edge

  VMware is moving to the edge. The vendor has introduced products such as Edge Device Manager and new capabilities such as running ESXi on ARM to ease edge management.  Continue Reading

• An introduction to VMware vRealize Operations Cloud

  VMware is set to release a cloud-based management software as a service in 2020, which uses predictive analytics and AI features to optimize, plan and scale VMware-based hybrid clouds.  Continue Reading

• How to survive in today's IT without DevOps and containers

  If you don't write software, you might not require DevOps or containers in your data center. You don't need to give into the pressure to adopt them.  Continue Reading

• Compare vCenter Foundation vs. Standard before implementing

  VMware's vCenter software comes in two different versions: Foundation and Standard. Both enable SMBs to create hosts and VMs, but Standard offers more features, such as DRS.  Continue Reading

• How to use SnapCenter for VMware backups

  NetApp storage appliances and VMware's vSphere platform provide widely used data center resources. Combine their capabilities by using NetApp's SnapCenter to back up vSphere.  Continue Reading

• Latest vRealize suite features impact on-prem, cloud-based workloads

  VMware's vRealize suite has introduced new updates to products such as vRealize Operations and vRealize Business for Cloud, which impact both on-premises and cloud-based workloads.  Continue Reading

• 5 considerations for efficient VMware design

  Designing a VMware environment requires you to consider many factors, such as storage, CPUs, security and VM density. A few tips can keep your design simple and elegant.  Continue Reading

• What to consider before you deploy NSX

  An SDN like VMware's NSX can provide your organization with agility, automation, microsegmentation and cloud capabilities. However, you must still think carefully before you adopt.  Continue Reading

• VMware NSX Intelligence boosts data center visibility, security

  The new NSX Intelligence distributed analytics engine is part of VMware NSX-T 2.5. Learn how it gives networking teams deep visibility into virtualized and containerized workloads.  Continue Reading

• How to connect VMware Workstation virtual machines to the Internet

  Learn how to configure VMware Workstation virtual networks, including connecting guest virtual machines to the Internet, use the Virtual Network Editor and more.  Continue Reading

• VMware aims to simplify container-VM management

  VSphere can now manage containers, as well as VMs, and adds Cloud Native Storage. This helps address certain inefficiencies that come from using cloud, containers and VM in VMware.  Continue Reading

• For VMware, DSC provides ESXi host and resource management

  You can now use DSC to manage VMware vSphere and ESXi hosts. Install or upgrade the module with a cmdlet, and then manage resources such as High Availability clusters, DRS and vSS.  Continue Reading

• VMware Cloud on AWS cost and capabilities -- then vs. now

  When you compare VMware Cloud on AWS' initial release to its state in 2019, the cost of entry has lowered, the feature set has expanded and it now meets most compliance standards.  Continue Reading

• VMware vSphere monitoring ensures system health, performance

  Admins can monitor their vSphere environments with tools such as vSphere Web Client and vSphere health service, which provide access to real-time usage information and system health data.  Continue Reading

• VMware HCX improves VM mobility between vSphere clusters

  VMware developed HCX to help customers move to VMware Cloud on AWS. HCX has since evolved as an offering and now enables VM and app migration between any two vSphere clusters.  Continue Reading

• 5 tips to ease Kubernetes adoption and legacy VM management

  Kubernetes manages containers, but integrating the platform with legacy systems is still a work in progress and requires prior planning to ensure successful adoption.  Continue Reading

• NSX Intelligence evolves network security and load balancing

  NSX Intelligence can bolster your zero-trust network security, provide microsegmentation analytics and balance loads in your network. Learn more about this new VMware product.  Continue Reading

• How to upgrade from VCSA 6.5 to 6.7 -- both online and off

  Use the online VCSA management interface, VAMI, or an ISO file from VMware to get started with your online or offline VCSA upgrade.  Continue Reading

• AppDefense adoption reconstructs the virtual admin role

  Security is critical to many organizations' planning stages, with virtual admins seeing additional security responsibilities as weaknesses in security teams' capabilities emerge.  Continue Reading

• 3 PowerCLI snapshot management cmdlets you can use

  You can use PowerCLI to manage snapshots in vSphere. With just three cmdlets, you can create, revert to and remove snapshots to keep your environment running smoothly.  Continue Reading

• VMware and Oracle join forces to ease management for customers

  Despite a rocky past, VMware and Oracle have come together to enable customers to run VMware workloads on Oracle cloud infrastructures and Oracle cloud apps on VCF.  Continue Reading