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VMware performance enhancements News

September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13
Trending on Twitter: The vSphere 5.5 release

VMware users took to Twitter to express delight, displeasure and to offer guidance following the vSphere 5.5 general availability announcement.
June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13
VMware's free vCenter Certificate Automation Tool simplifies updates

VMware's vCenter Certificate Automation Tool is barely out of beta, but users are optimistic it will ease the nightmarish certificate update process.
May 10, 2012 10 May'12
VMware pros glean vSphere roadmap from CTO in VMUG videos

VMware customers hope that vSphere virtualization products will soon have more automation and integration.
April 10, 2012 10 Apr'12
HotLink SuperVISOR offers multi-hypervisor management through vCenter

For newly mixed hypervisor shops, HotLink SuperVISOR lets operations teams use the VMware vCenter management stack they already know and love.

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VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi is an operating system-independent hypervisor based on the VMkernel operating system that interfaces with agents that run on top of it. ESXi stands for Elastic Sky X Integrated. Continue Reading
How do Docker container hosts and virtual container hosts differ?

VSphere Integrated Containers gives you two options for container deployment, each of which takes a different approach to provisioning, memory, security and more. Continue Reading
How does VIC provide VMware container support?

VIC supports container creation and image deployment through virtual container hosts, which suit well-proven workloads, or Docker container hosts, which can build images. Continue Reading

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Enable VMware automation with these top tools and techniques

Virtualized infrastructures are more complex than ever before. Automation enables IT staff to do more in less time and focus on demanding projects rather than routine tasks. Continue Reading
Understand the basics of VMware container technology

In response to the popularity of container technology in enterprise infrastructure, VMware has developed its own support services and management tools to run Docker containers. Continue Reading
PKS complements VMware's cloud-native application portfolio

Pivotal Container Service takes a DevOps-oriented approach to containers and improves VMware's cloud-native application strategy by adding Kubernetes support to vSphere. Continue Reading

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Use flash with vSAN, ESXi virtual flash caching and VMFS data stores

ESXi can use flash storage in a variety of ways. Ultimately, however, the degree to which ESXi supports flash storage varies depending on the hypervisor version. Continue Reading
How does Photon Controller compare to vSphere Integrated Containers?

Photon Controller and vSphere Integrated Containers both manage containers, but in different ways. What's the difference between these utilities, and when should you use them together? Continue Reading
How do you run Photon OS on vSphere or platforms like Google?

Photon OS optimizes VMware Photon platform deployment, not only in vSphere but in GCE, EC2 and more. Follow these steps to learn how to run Photon OS on different platforms. Continue Reading

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Remove snapshots without issue by being prepared

Data center admins often run into problems when it comes to snapshot removal. The best way to avoid these issues is to prevent them in the first place. Continue Reading
Mixing PowerShell and VMware for potent possibilities

VMware provides its own tools for monitoring and other tasks, but what if you could automate those tasks to save yourself time? Continue Reading
Right some wrongs with that Windows 2003 VM

Microsoft will end support for Windows Server 2003 on July 15. Moving a physical to a virtual server provides the opportunity to improve performance. Continue Reading

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