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VMware virtualization
VMware vRealize Automation (VMware vCloud Automation Center, vCAC)
VMware vRealize Automation, formerly called vCloud Automation Center, is a software product for unified cloud management. vRealize Automation provides administrators with the ability to provision and configure storage, network and compute resources ... Continue Reading
VMware Photon Platform
VMware Photon Platform is a container runtime and set of management and security tools to deploy and manage a large-scale container deployment. Continue Reading
VMware Project Photon
VMware Project Photon is an open source project developed by VMware as a lightweight operating system for containers. Continue Reading
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VMUG Advantage (VMware User Group Advantage)
VMUG Advantage is a subscription-based membership offered by VMware User Group (VMUG). Continue Reading
VMware EVALExperience
VMware EVALExperience is a new subscription program provided by VMware and VMUG to give users year-long trial access to popular VMware data center products. Continue Reading
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Definitions to Get Started
- VMware vRealize Automation (VMware vCloud Automation Center, vCAC)
- VMware Photon Platform
- VMware Project Photon
- VMUG Advantage (VMware User Group Advantage)
- VMware EVALExperience
- Mirror Mode (VMware Mirror Mode)
- VMware Certified Associate
- VMware vFRC (VMware vSphere Flash Read Cache)
Exploring VMware EVO:RAIL partners and use cases
Members of the VMware EVO:RAIL partners list are starting to roll out their appliances for the hyper-converged infrastructure offering. Here's five links to help you learn all about them.Continue Reading
Are there differences between VMware’s EVO:RAIL partners?
VMware has partnered with several companies to offer EVO:RAIL, and while the underlying technology is the same, there are subtle differences.Continue Reading
What are the vSphere clustering requirements?
What are the hardware and software requirements for server clustering with vSphere 5.5?Continue Reading
Mirror Mode (VMware Mirror Mode)
Mirror Mode is a virtual machine backup feature for VMware vSphere 5.0.Continue Reading
What you need to know about VMware EVO:RAIL
Users had high hopes when VMware announced their new hyper-converged infrastructure offering, EVO:RAIL. But questions still linger about its hardware partners.Continue Reading
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Before you buy, be sure you can meet extensive VSAN requirements
VMware launched VSAN GA with the vSphere 5.5 Update 1, but there are important requirements to know before you make the switch.Continue Reading
Using VMware vApps to organize and manage multi-tiered applications
Multi-tiered applications that span several VMs can be difficult for data center admins to manage, but VMware vApps can help simplify the process.Continue Reading
Troubleshooting a VMware DRS load balancing failure
VMware's DRS helps organizations better utilize resources and can prevent resource contention, but DRS load balancing doesn't always work as expected.Continue Reading
Not so fast: VMware's NSX has hardware and software requirements
Before you decide to use VMware's NSX network virtualization platform, be sure you know about its software and hardware requirements.Continue Reading
VMware Certified Associate
VMware Certified Associate (VCA) is VMware's entry-level cloud and virtualization certification.Continue Reading