Category: VMware

  • Orbital Jigsaw community during VMWorld 2020!

    OK so you have seen a ton of pictures people post from previous VMWorld conferences, lamenting that it is an online event this year… Well the folks at Orbital Jigsaw have made a big effort to make it more of a community event with live corona-proof interactions! Their Discord Server will be running a free…

  • Your Path to Becoming a VMware vExpert in 2025

    Entries have opened again to apply for the VMware vExpert program for 2025. More information on the vExpert website. Ping me if you need any help submitting, I am a vExpert Pro. Je parle Français. Ice spreche Deutsch. Ik spreek Nederlands. I want to share my path and experiences in the program so far, hoping…

  • vRealize Operations 8.1 upgrade…

    After the big vSphere 7 launch last week, VMware this week announced the General Availability of all vRealize goodness … Namely vRealize Operations 8.1, Automation 8.1 and Log Insight 8.1. Spending some time at home at the moment I decided to upgrade the home lab, starting with vROps 8.1. I am running two Intel NUCs…

  • vExpert subprograms announced!

    After been chosen for the third year in the VMware vExpert program, the sub programs were announced yesterday. I am very happy to have been chosen in 2 #vexpert subprograms this year: cloud management (for the second year) and Security ! Thank you to all involved and congrats to all vExperts! If you have questions…

  • Compliance and security with vRealize Operations.

    VMware has been working hard to add new features to vRealize Operations (vROps), the management tool is unrecognisable from it’s origins as vCops… One of the most overlooked areas for me is compliance. It is very powerful and easy to setup. Since I talked about vCOps … let’s get back some years to around 2012…