Today I took the VCAP6-DCV Design Beta exam (3V0-622). I have to wait until the Beta period is complete before I get the result. Really enjoyed the exam, there are a lot of subtle nuances that really test your expertise and understanding of vSphere.
Category: VMware
Announcement – VMware VSAN 6.2
VMware Virtual SAN version 6.2 has been announced. Two big improvements are the inclusion of Data Integrity (checksum on write and read) and improved UI integration into the vSphere Web Client.
This is the fourth major release of VSAN functionality. VMware is definitely taking this product seriously and trying to evolve VSAN to a true enterprise-grade SDS stack.
If you are a customer that has an extensive investment in the VMware eco-system from a people, process and technology perspective, then VSAN could be a good choice if you are dipping your toes into the HCI space for a small part of your infrastructure. Use-cases such as Management, DMZ, PCI, Dev/Test and EUC Clusters are a great fit, in my opinion. If you are selecting an enterprise-wide solution for mission/business critical applications, then a more mature SDS vendor would be worth considering to minimise risk.
EUC Announcement – VMware Digital Workspace
The VMware EUC announcement (“VMware Digital Workspace”) has three major components:
- VMware Workspace ONE (new)
- VMware Horizon 7
- VMware Horizon Air Hybrid-Mode
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Announcement – VMware Photon Controller Open Source Availability
The Photon Controller Open Source is now available. The VMware Photon Platform (announced at VMworld) will be available in 2016 with Private Betas starting now. To avoid confusion, be aware that vSphere Integrated Containers are separate from the Photon Platform. vSphere Integrated Containers are a Unified Hybrid Platform that extends vSphere to be “container compatible” and the Photon Platform is a Cloud-native Platform that is optimised for containers and large-scale API automation.
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VCDX133.COM One Year In
VCDX133.COM went live exactly one year ago after I achieved my VCDX certification. This review post is for vBloggers who want some ideas on how to get started and increase their readership.
#TopvBlog2015 Analysis Part 2
You may be aware that the full results of the Top vBlog 2015 voting by Eric Siebert at vSphere-land.com are out (sponsored by Infinio). Part 2 is an analysis of the Top 25 vBlogs from publicly accessible data. There were some surprising figures. Part 1 was based upon my Top vBlog results.
#TopvBlog2015 Analysis Part 1
You may be aware that the full results of the Top vBlog 2015 voting by Eric Siebert at vSphere-land.com are out (sponsored by Infinio). Part 1 is an analysis of my blog performance from a statistics perspective, since I have access to all of my blog data. Part 2 is based upon the Top 25 vBlogs.
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