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Guides, fixes and news from my VMware lab. Covers vSphere, VCF, vSAN, NSX and Aria, plus Broadcom licensing changes and my yearly end-of-life rundowns.

2019

vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) 8.0 – What’s New?

It's only been a few months since vROps 7.5 was announced and we now have yet another awesome release. Introducing vRealize Operations Manager 8.0! vRealize Operations Manager 8.0…

VMware vRealize (Aria)5 min

vROps 7.5 – Setting up the new Telegraf Application Monitoring feature

Back in April, VMware announced vRealize Operations Manager 7.5. I wrote a post about all the new features in the 7.5 release here. Now that 7.5 has been generally available for a…

VMware vRealize (Aria)7 min

vSAN features by version & date

It's sometimes quite difficult to find out when a particular feature was released, or which product version is was fist available in. I've encountered this a few times recently…

VMware vSAN5 min

Getting into public speaking – A guide for those working in IT

With VMworld starting soon, I wanted to put up a quick post about getting started with public speaking. VMworld has short Tech Talks which are 10 minutes or so long and have a…

vCommunity3 min

Official VMware Visio Stencils & Icons for 2019

I have been writing documentation for some time but it has always bothered me that there has been no official Visio Stencils or Icons for the documentation of VMware solutions.…

VMware1 min

Considering VMworld 2019? – Top 10 secrets to VMworld

VMworld is one of the most anticipated and largest tech conferences. My VMworld tips are based on my own experiences at VMworld Barcelona 2017 & 2018, however, I'm sure they will…

vCommunity7 min

VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 2 – What’s new? (Hint: Lots!)

It's been just under 6 months since the release of vSphere 6.7 Update 1 Today, we have vSphere 6.7 Update 2 so what's new? New vSphere edition - vSphere ROBO Enterprise # There…

vSphere4 min

vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) 7.5 – What’s New?

Queue an announcment of a massive update to vROps - Proof that VMware is committed to full cloud management (in a single pane of glass) via their flagship, award-winning, cloud…

VMware Cloud4 min

Annual vExpert 2019 sticker giveaway

All stickers ran out within 24 hours. Keep an eye out on Twitter for the next round. Every year I give away free stickers to vExperts. This is my way of thanking the vExpert…

vCommunity1 min

Preparing for the VMware VCAP-DCV Deploy exam?

Are you are getting ready to take the VMware VCAP-DCV Deployment exam in any of the below flavours? VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization…

Certification1 min