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TechTalks at VMworld 2015

In case you missed it, signups are open for TechTalks at VMworld 2015. These are 10 minute presentations by community members for the benefit of other communiuty members. Sign up using these links: VMworld US TechTalk signup to present in San Francisco VMworld EMEA TechTalk signup to present in Barcelona I am delighted to announce Cisco as
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 5 (con’t 3) with Geoff Wilmington (@vWilmo)

Geoff Wilmington covers objective 5.6 as we continue with the #vBrownBag VCP6 Foundation Series. Section 5, Objective 5.6 Video Objective 5.6 – Describe patching requirements for ESXi hosts and VM hardware/tools – Describe host profiles, use cases – Demo includes create/export host profile, attach host profile, verify compliance – Demo includes configure VUM, patch repository,
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 5 (con’t) with Geoff Wilmington (@vWilmo)

Geoff Wilmington covers objective 5.5 as we continue with the #vBrownBag VCP6 Foundation Series. Section 5, Objective 5.5 Video Objective 5.5 – Describe backup and recovery options – Snapshot requirements and best practices, how snapshots work, when not to use snapshots – How VDP works, requirements, sizing – How vSphere replication works, requirements, sizing –
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#vBrownBag Google Cloud Platform – Google Cloud Datastore with Sandeep Dinesh (@sandeepdinesh)

Sandeep Dinesh covers the use cases for NoSQL databases before diving into the features of Google Cloud Datastore and wraps up with a live Python and Datastore demo. Google Cloud Datastore Video You can find Sandeep on Twitter @sandeepdinseh and examples like the one used tonight on https://github.com/thesandlord/samples/tree/master/google-cloud-datastore/interactive-demo Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 5 with Jonathan Frappier (@jfrappier)

Jonathan Frappier, minus an epic self muting, covers section 5 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam which includes HA, DRS, and FT. VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 5 Video Objective 5.1 – Describe DRS, Storage DRS, VMCP, and HA, use cases, configuration options – Discuss DRS thresholds and HA Admission Control – Demo includes create cluster, enable
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#vBrownBag Google Cloud Platform – Google Cloud Storage with Paul Newson (@newsons_nybbles)

On this episode of the #vBrownBag Google Cloud Platform Series, Paul Newson covers the various storage options available from Google such as Google Cloud Storage, Cloud Datastore, and Cloud SQL as well as considerations for each. Google Cloud Storage Video You can find Paul on Twitter @newsons_nybbles Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 4 with Mike Wilson (@IT_Muscle)

In this episode, Mike Wilson reviews section 4 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam blueprint, focusing on networking. VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 4 Video Objective 4.1 – Identify VM hardware versions and capabilities, VM access options (console, etc) – Demo includes create/configure templates and customization specs, edit virtual machines, deploy virtual machines and vApps Objective 4.2
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#vBrownBag Google Cloud Platform – Google Compute Engine with Brian Dorsey (@briandorsey)

Brian Dorsey dives into Google Compute Engine and how it is different from other platforms. Including the developer platform for accessing various tools. Google Compute Engine Video You can find Brian Dorsey on Twitter @briandorsey 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
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#vBrownBag Google Cloud Platform – GCP Overview with Terrence Ryan (@tpryan)

In the first episode of the #vBrownBag Google Cloud Platform Series, Terrence Ryan provides an overview of the platform and demos how several services such as Compute Engine and Big Query can be used. Google Cloud Platform Overview Video You can find Terrence on Twitter @tpryan and his blog http://terrenceryan.com/ Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 2 with Brian Welch (@brianwelch)

In this episode, Brian Welch reviews section 2 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam blueprint, focusing on networking. Section 2 Video Objective 2.1 – Capabilities of vSS overview – Use cases for vSS – Demo includes create/delete vSS, port groups, vmkernel adapters, configuration of vmkernel adapters Objective 2.2 – Capabilities of vDS overview – Demo includes
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Navigating the VMware’s forest of product offerings

This guest post is by Anthony Chow who blogs at http://cloudn1n3.blogspot.co.nz/, where you can find his back catalogue of posts. Find out more about the guest blogger program here.

Back in 2008 when I first started to learn about VMware’s server virtualization technology, it is very confusing on the different products and how they are related together.  There are the ESX, ESXi, vSphere and vCenter server and there are older products such as VMware server or the GSX server.  With Google we can find lots of articles on these products but the problem is that most of these articles do not have a date and since the VMware virtualization technology is advancing in such a high pace, we do not know if the information was current or relevant to which version of vSphere.
Now in 2015, can you tell me all the current VMware products and how they are related?
To look at VMware’s product offering, it is best to look at VMware’s vision on data center – Software Defined Data Center architecture.
Data Center comprises of these functions:

  1. Compute
  2. Storage
  3. Network
  4. Management

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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 3 with Hersey Cartwright (@herseyc)

In this episode, Hersey Cartwright (VCDX128) reviews section 3 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam blueprint, focusing on storage. Section 3 Video You can find Hersey on Twitter @herseyc and his blog http://www.vhersey.com/ 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
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 1 with Kyle Ruddy (@ruddyvcp)

Kyle Ruddy kicks off the the #vBrownBag series on the VCP6 Foundation and DCV exams. In this episode, Kyle reviews section 1 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam blueprint. Section 1 Video You can find Kyle on Twitter @ruddyvcp and his blog http://thatcouldbeaproblem.com/ Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6 VSAN w Rawlinson Rivera (@punchingclouds)

On a special May the 4th #vBrownBag, Rawlinson talks about the capabilities available in VSAN 6 such as the new all flash version, disk formats, and upgrades. VSAN 6 Video You can find Rawlinson on Twitter @punchingclouds and his blog http://www.punchingclouds.com, in addition to regular posts on http://blogs.vmware.com Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the
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vBrownBag TechTalks at Vancouver Summit–The Schedule

We have a packed schedule, as you can see every available piece of time is full of presentations. I’m delighted that the Women of OpenStack have filled almost the whole schedule on Tuesday. The Schedule now links to each video on YouTube, or you can find the playlist of all 85 videos here. Naturally the
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