Five Strategic Acquisitions That Reshaped @VMwareFive Strategic Acquisitions That Reshaped VMwareWatching VMware grow from a being a young silicon valley startup to a formidable force in the enterprise market was interesting. It is one of the fastest growing entities in the history of computing. With a market cap of $36B and a revenue of $6B, … Continue reading Five Strategic Acquisitions That Reshaped VMware
Month: September 2015
Where qualified partners stand with EVO:RAIL + What does the Future Hold for the product?
SearchVMware.com have just published a two-part article of mine where I've discussed the different QEP offerings in EMEA and what the future holds for EVO:RAIL.... I couldn't believe how hard it was to get decent technical material regarding some of the partners EVO:RAIL appliance... Fujitsu and HDS were the hardest to get any info from - … Continue reading Where qualified partners stand with EVO:RAIL + What does the Future Hold for the product?
Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance to 6.0 update 1
So now that VMware have released their latest updates, I thought it would be a good time to upgrade my demo environment. Whilst I’ve carried out numerous upgrades/patches on previous releases of the vCSA, I’ve not yet carried one out for the vCSA 6.0. BTW, I’ve previously documented my vCSA upgrades, so pop along to these … Continue reading Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance to 6.0 update 1
VMworld 2015 breakout sessions now on YouTube
Unknown to most out there, VMworldTV has been busy uploading recordings onto their YouTube channel. All the General Sessions are available to watch, and currently there are around 54 breakout session videos available - sessions such as: SDDC5273 - VMware EVO SDDC: Deploying a Software-Defined Data Center Made Easy INF5060 - What's New in vSphere … Continue reading VMworld 2015 breakout sessions now on YouTube
vSphere 6.0 update 1 and Virtual SAN 6.1 released (plus other goodies)
.... and so just a week after VMworld 2015 US, VMware have released vSphere 6.0 update 1 and a number of other product updates..... without ANY fanfare..... it was such a silent release that the first I heard about it was when all the community bloggers started posting up announcements! Anyways, here are the products released … Continue reading vSphere 6.0 update 1 and Virtual SAN 6.1 released (plus other goodies)
VMworld 2015 Europe – My Sessions
So after spending several days trawling through the VMworld Europe schedule builder, I've finally sorted out all my sessions (although I'm on the waiting list for 2 of the sessions)! However, I'm quite disappointed with some of the scheduling this year... Big focus on the likes of NSX, vCloud, VSAN, and a lot of the … Continue reading VMworld 2015 Europe – My Sessions
The Virtual Unknown 