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VMware Cloud on AWS – Deployment Overview

GrahamOctober 1, 2017October 22, 2017

VMware recently launched a series of new Cloud services one of which being the most anticipated; VMware Cloud on AWS. Going through the Hands on Labs at VMworld was interesting, it gave you a taste for the user interface (HTML5) and how to connect your on prem instance to AWS...

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VMware Cloud on AWS – Deep Dive VMworld Tweets

GrahamOctober 1, 2017October 22, 2017

I was fortunate to attend VMworld 2017 this year. I have listed my top VMware Cloud on AWS tweets below for easy reference: #VMConAWS available approx Q1 2018 in Europe On prem vSAN and NSX NOT required for #VMConAWS integration. Only vSphere 6.5 needed. New #VMware #VMConAWS partner competency coming...

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VCDX – Application and Defense Costs – Deep Dive!

GrahamSeptember 30, 2017October 22, 2017

For anyone attempting the VMware Certified Design Expert certification, it is no easy ride. Months or years of preparation are commonly required to become successful. There are currently only 264 VCDXs in the world. I keep hearing questions being raised in the community with regards to VCDX pricing so after...

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VMware Cloud on AWS – What you need to know from VMworld 2017

GrahamSeptember 16, 2017October 22, 2017

VMware Cloud on AWS also known as VMConAWS or VMWonAWS was a key topic at VMworld 2017 US and EU, and no one was surprised by that. There were dozens of VMConAWS breakout sessions focusing on all areas of this new SDDC offering. Firstly The first thing to mention is...

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The vCommunity of VMware @VMworld

GrahamSeptember 13, 2017October 22, 2017

It's true to say that the VMware community is awesome. Unlike others, VMware invest in their now over 1500 vExperts, VMTN community and certified professionals. This has become even more apparent to anyone visiting VMworld this year. Even before registration, the community was buzzing on Twitter & vExpert slack with...

Dell EMC

Configure FX2 Chassis

GrahamAugust 30, 2017August 30, 2017

Once you have racked your FX2 chassis: Provide power to both PSUs (Note that if your chassis has an 8 node specification then you may require IEC 19/20 ports rather than the traditional C13/14 (Kettle leads) on your PDUs: Connect a laptop to the on-board CMC port with a cross-over...

Dell EMC

Configuring Dell EMC FX2 FC430 Blades

GrahamAugust 30, 2017August 30, 2017

Due to the number of blades in the environment I am configuring in this example, I will be making use of server profiles. Server profiles allow us to set the configuration on one blade , export this configuration and apply it to multiple blades. This saves significant provisioning time and...

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VMworld US 2017 – Main Announcements

GrahamAugust 29, 2017October 22, 2017

So VMworld 2017 in Las Vegas has started, but what has been revealed on day 1? The general session focused mainly on new Cloud services wrapped together under the VMware Cloud umbrella: VMware Cloud on AWS "VMware Cloud on AWS is an on-demand service that enables you to run applications...

Dell EMC

Dell FX2 Overview & Setup for vSphere Environments

GrahamJuly 22, 2017August 30, 2017

In this series of blog posts, I'll go through the base configuration required for the following scenario (Scroll down for links to the configurations) Configure FX2 chassis with dual FN2210S IO Modules to LAN & FC switches for Dell EMC VNX. *Note that these guides are not suitable for Dell EMC Unity and possibly other...

vSAN

vSAN vs Traditional Storage Array

GrahamJuly 22, 2017July 27, 2018

I've been putting notes together for a while with regards to vSAN and how it differs from Traditional Storage Arrays. Naturally, the choice between the two depends on your requirements but it's becoming obvious that the use cases for vSAN are growing on every release. Here are my quick overview...

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