#vBrownBag Follow-Up Service Design vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) with Philip Monk (@phil_monk31)

Philip Monk covers service design in VMware vCloud Automation Center (vCAC). Video You can follow Philip on Twitter @phil_monk31 Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get updates and view our past series such as the Automate All The Things series at https://vbrownbag.comm/vbrownbag-automate-all-the-things-training-schedule/, Cisco
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up #vCAC Architectural Decisions with Philip Monk (@phil_monk31)

Philip Monk joins the #vBrownBag to talk about vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) architectural decisions you might face with your vCAC project. Video You can find Philip on Twitter @phil_monk31 Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get updates and view our past series such
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#vBrownBag VMware vCloud Hybrid Service Disaster Recovery with Chris Colotti (@ccolotti)

Chris Colotti stops by to introduce VMware’s vCloud Hybrid Service Disaster Recovery solution and presents an overview of the architecture, setup and configuration demo and considerations for using vCHS DR. Video You can find Chris on Twitter @ccolotti and his blog http://www.chriscolotti.us/ as well as some recent posts on his blog about vCHS DR http://www.chriscolotti.us/vmware/5-things-to-know-about-vcloud-hybrid-service-disaster-recovery/
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#vBrownBag VMware Desktop as a Service with Kris Boyd (@virtualboyd)

Kristopher Boyd stops by to introduce VMware’s new Desktop as a Service (DaaS) offering to enable organizations to provide VDI solutions as a completely hosted solution. Video You can find Kris on Twitter @VirtualBoyd Sign up for the live ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can get updates on our upcoming Cisco certification track
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Automate All The Things #vBrownBag Follow Up – Hardcore vCAC with Jon Harris (@ThevCACguy)

Jon Harris, @thevcacguyon Twitter joins the ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag to present the next session in the Automate All The Things series on vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) where he covered IT Business Management suite  standard and the vCAC 6 Advanced Services Designer. Video You can sign up for the ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ and check out our Automate
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Automate ALL The Things #vBrownBag Follow Up – vCO Getting Started with Joerg Lew (@joerglew)

VMware’s Joeg Lew (@joerglew) presents an overview of the features and functionality of vCO 5.5 and a live demo of the install, configuration and the drag and drop workflow builder.  A very special and big thank you to Joerg who was doing this presentation at 3AM local time! Video #vBrownBag Automate ALL the things –
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Automate ALL The Things #vBrownBag Follow Up – vCAC 6.0 Config with Jon Harris (@ThevCACGuy)

In part 2 of the vCAC 6.0 coverage, Jon Harris dives into use cases and features to allow you to setup your own private cloud such as work flows, templates, and new features like the remote console to access VMs directly from the vCAC web UI. #vBrownBag Automate ALL the things – vCAC 6.0 Getting
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Automate ALL The Things #vBrownBag Follow Up – vCAC 6.0 Install with Jon Harris (@ThevCACGuy)

Jon Harris helps you get a jump on installing and configuring vCAC 6.0 along with the necessary components and appliances such as SSO. Video #vBrownBag Automate ALL the things – vCAC 6.0 Installation with Jon Harris (@ThevCACGuy) from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.

#vBrownBag Follow Up – VCAP Design Bootcamp Part 2 with John Arrasjid, Linus Bourque and Jon Hall

In part 2 of the VCAP Design Boot Camp, John Arrasjid, Linus Bourque and Jon Hall review the various types of questions you will see on the VCAP Design exams as well as reviews examples of each type of question. Video #vBrownBag VCAP Design Boot Camp Part 2 with John Arrasjid (@vcdx001), Linux Bourque (@linusbourque)
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#vBrownBag Follow Up – VCAP Design Bootcamp with John Arrasjid, Mostafa Khalil and Linus Bourque

In part one of a two-part VCAP Design Boot Camp, John Arrasjid, Mostafa Khalil, Linus Bourque and JonHall reviewed the blueprints for the VCAP-DCD, VCAP-CID and VCAP-DTD exams.  On Tuesday November 19th, they will dive back in and review test examples to help you prepare for the exam. Video #vBrownBag VCAP Design Boot Camp with
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#vBrownBag Follow-up Stretched Cluster with Joey Ware (@joey_vm_ware)

Joey Ware gives an overview of how University of Oklahoma’s Shared Services group is using a stretched cluster for their private cloud utilizing state fiber for sub 5ms speeds. #vBrownBag Follow-up Stretched Cluster Deployment with Joey Ware (@joey_vm_ware) from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.

Upcoming #vBrownBags with Nick Fritsch (@nfritsch) and Chuck Mills (@vChuckmills)

This coming Wednesday, June 12th Nick Fritsch (@nfritsch) will be presenting on Trend Micro Deep Security.  Does it really work as advertised?  Can a virus be detected on a virtual machine that isn’t running an anti-virus agent?  Come see for yourself as Nick shows us a demonstration of Trend Micro Deep Security.  Nick will also
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#vBrownBag Follow-up vCloud Automation Center with Jon Harris (@jonharrisnm)

vExpert Jon Harris reviews the features of VMware vCloud Automation Center and deep dives into use case scenarios and configuration options.  If you take nothing else from the presentation (and I would be hard not to be wowed by vCAC), please know that it is pronounced “veeCake“!  Jon also has several blog posts on vCAC
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#vBrownbag Follow-Up Lawrence Kohan covering VCAP5-CID Objective 7

On the 26th of March 2013 Lawrence Kohan (@LawrenceKohan) covered objective 7 of the VCAP5-CID blueprint – Metering and Compliance on the EMEA vBrownbag. The video from the session is below EMEA vBrownbag with Lawrence Kohan covering VCAP5-CID Objective 7 – Metering and Compliance from EMEA vBrownbag on Vimeo.

#vBrownBag US VMware vCloud Director Hybrid Cloud with Chris Colotti (@ccolotti)

VCDX Chris Colotti reviews how to leverage Software Defined Data Center (SDDC), or cloud, resources with vCloud partners from the perspective of enterprise customers. 2013-03-06 VMware Hybrid Cloud Professional VMware #vBrownBag US with Chris Colotti (@ccolotti) from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo.

VMware Chargeback Manager Demo with Lawrence Kohan (@LawrenceKohan)

The demo you have all been waiting for! Due to technical difficulties, the demo portion of the 1/23 #vBrownBag with Lawrence Kohan on Chargeback manager was cut out of the original recording but Lawrence re-recorded it with us for your viewing and learning pleasure! #vBrownBag Charge Backback Manager with Lawrence Kohan (@LawrenceKohan) from ProfessionalVMware on
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vBrownBag US Security Month Follow-Up (@Texiwill)

vBrownBags with Edward Haletky (virtualizationpractice / @texiwill) are always delighting, also a bit frightening. Last night we talked theory, design, and practicalities for end-to-end security when designing or selecting a Cloud deployment. Video Slides I don’t have the slides specifically, however, they can be found here.

AutoLab automation uncovered, vCloud

Alastair Cooke just released AutoLab v1.0 to production, and I wanted to talk a bit about the automation that went into the vCloud Director portion of the AutoLab. Before I get started, I’d like to point out a quote that’s attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on
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Installing TwinStrata – iSCSI Cloud Array

As with the Oxygen post, I’ve been playing with the idea and a few Cloudy storage options in the Homelab for a bit. This week, with a well known storage conference going on, I’ve been installing and testing TwinStrata’s CloudArray. As a side note, when did we stop removing spaces and capitalizing compound words? About
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