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• VMware aims to simplify container-VM management

  VSphere can now manage containers, as well as VMs, and adds Cloud Native Storage. This helps address certain inefficiencies that come from using cloud, containers and VM in VMware. Continue Reading

• For VMware, DSC provides ESXi host and resource management

  You can now use DSC to manage VMware vSphere and ESXi hosts. Install or upgrade the module with a cmdlet, and then manage resources such as High Availability clusters, DRS and vSS. Continue Reading

• VMware HCX improves VM mobility between vSphere clusters

  VMware developed HCX to help customers move to VMware Cloud on AWS. HCX has since evolved as an offering and now enables VM and app migration between any two vSphere clusters. Continue Reading

• An overview of VMware snapshots and how to manage them

  In a VMware environment, you can use a snapshot to save a short-term image of a VM prior to patches or upgrades. However, too many snapshots can cause performance issues. Continue Reading

• VMware and Oracle join forces to ease management for customers

  Despite a rocky past, VMware and Oracle have come together to enable customers to run VMware workloads on Oracle cloud infrastructures and Oracle cloud apps on VCF. Continue Reading

• Back up VMware environments with these best practices and tips

  When you back up a VMware environment, use best practices to guide you, and weigh pros and cons of different methods. You can also automate backups and use third-party tools.Continue Reading

• Implement edge virtualization to ease device management

  Virtualization at the edge offers pros and cons. By virtualizing edge devices, admins can use a familiar management platform for devices both in and out of the data center.Continue Reading

• VMware security best practices guide

  Without the proper security, you could put your entire VMware environment at risk. These best practices can keep your hosts and VMs safe from potential attacks.Continue Reading

• Secure VMware environments with these tools and tips

  VMware security relies on products such as AppDefense and NSX, as well as the vigilance of admins. Certain acquisitions bring additional security measures into play.Continue Reading

• Examine the major vSphere 6.7 updates you'll see in U3

  VMware's most recent update to vSphere -- vSphere 6.7 U3 -- supports several technologies such as Zen 2 processors and includes features such as vmx-15.Continue Reading

• VMware Horizon requirements for a VDI cloud deployment

  Before you use Horizon in the cloud, you must configure AD, connect Horizon to your IaaS, set up a user access gateway and assign admin roles.Continue Reading

• VMware strives to integrate VMs and containers

  With products and initiatives such as VIC, PKS, Octant, Project Pacific and Tanzu, VMware aims to better integrate VMs and containers for admins and developers.Continue Reading

• Prevent VMware environment failure with a solid design

  You can mitigate the threat of failure through good VMware environment design, with practices such as creating management clusters and carefully considering host size and density.Continue Reading

• Use affinity and anti-affinity rules to guide VM behavior

  Affinity rules define the relationships between VMs and hosts. You can create them in DRS, and then use them to improve failover and optimize VM performance.Continue Reading

• Design vSphere clusters with consistency in mind

  You can reduce the chances of poor performance and data loss with a solid vSphere cluster design, one that keeps networking and configuration consistency in mind.Continue Reading