Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• What kind of failures should VMware vMSC address?

  VMware vMSC is able to detect a wide variety of failures, ranging from something very minor to even the major issues in an environment.  Continue Reading

• What is VMware vMSC and how does it fit in the data center disaster recovery?

  VMware vSphere has introduced the idea of stretched clusters, but what exactly is VMware vMSC? Find out in this tip.  Continue Reading

• How do vRealize Automation and Orchestrator build VM extensibility?

  The extensibility functions in VMware's vRealize offerings give IT the ability to add customized workflow routines for enhanced VM lifecycle management.  Continue Reading

• How are service catalogs used in vRealize Automation?

  Businesses today are finding it more efficient to develop self-service portals via tools such as vRealize Automation to speed along IT requests.  Continue Reading

• How does vRealize Automation fit in your data center?

  VMware's vRealize Automation offering allows IT to customize the product to plug into the existing infrastructure tools.  Continue Reading

• How do vRealize Automation and vRealize Orchestrator differ?

  VMware offers two products that can help automate cloud management tasks to provide more consistency with the distribution of IT services.  Continue Reading

• How does the vSphere Essentials kit compare to vSphere ROBO?

  How do the new vSphere offerings tailored for remote locations compare to previous editions?  Continue Reading

• Is vSphere ROBO a better option than the cloud?

  Running workloads in the public cloud may be tempting, but there may be times that VMs on local servers in a branch office is a better choice.  Continue Reading

• How do the VMware ROBO editions differ?

  The new offering for remote/branch offices, VMware ROBO, comes with different features and VM licensing models.  Continue Reading

• What is NSX micro-segmentation?

  VMware's NSX network virtualization offering can add another layer of protection by isolating various elements in the vSphere infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• What are some top NSX use cases?

  Using a network virtualization platform such as NSX can speed along certain networking tasks that were not conducive to quick changes.  Continue Reading

• Can a VMware snapshot resurrect a VMDK file?

  Snapshots can be used to undo botched upgrades, but can they be used to rebuild a broken VMDK file?  Continue Reading

• Is there an SDN open source alternative to NSX?

  VMware's NSX and Cisco's ACI platforms have gotten the most attention in the SDN space, but is there room for open source alternatives?  Continue Reading

• How much does VMware NSX cost?

  VMware's network virtualization product was recently updated to version 6.1.4 to add features, issue fixes and plug several vulnerabilities.  Continue Reading

• What is one issue for adopters of vCenter Server Appliance 6?

  With the removal of feature and performance limitations in vCenter Server Appliance in vSphere 6, is it time to switch?  Continue Reading