Managing SDDC as Code – Development at Scale
The software development process for large application teams is evolving in an effort to reduce overall project time and improve schedule accuracy. Projects are more complex than ever, especially when...
View ArticlevRA UpgradeGovernance – Debug Tips
vRA UpgradeGovernance UpgradeGovernance upgrades Entitlements and Approval policies in the self-service platform vRA. Entitlements determine which users or groups can request catalog items or perform...
View ArticleMastering NSX Load Balancers using vRealize Automation
Unlock the Greater Value of vRealize Automation Many vRealize Automation (vRA) customers start their IT automation journey from the basic Infrastructure-as-a-service. If you have achieved fast...
View ArticleManaged Service Accounts (GMSA) and vRA
Part of my job as a Customer Success Architect is to consult customers on various topics around vRA. Sometimes, those topics go to uncharted territory. One of them is managing the IaaS service account...
View ArticleDebug Tips – vRA 7.x – Part 1
Entitlements and Approvals – Debug Entitlements and Approvals are part of governance in the self-service platform vRA. Entitlements determine which users or groups can request catalog items or...
View ArticleJan 24th Webinar: Hands on with vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager and the...
On Jan 24th, we will be hosting another Getting More Out of VMware webinar. The webinar is designed for Cloud Administrators and VI Administrators who leverage vRealize Suite products, such as vRealize...
View ArticleIT Must Integrate PaaS and CaaS with IaaS
Go Beyond IaaS: Deliver PaaS and CaaS This blog, is my final installment in my “Seven Things That IT Must Do…” series (see list of prior blogs at the bottom of this blog) and focuses on the idea that...
View ArticleRealizing the Self-Healing Data Center: Artificial Intelligence’s Role in...
There’s an old joke that IT is about keeping the lights on. Have you ventured into The Home Depot lately? Lighting isn’t what it used to be! With a diversity of choices—LED, CFL, Halogen, Fluorescent...
View ArticleWhy You Should Start Using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
Should You Care About vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager? Enterprise Management Associates recently published an EMA Quick Take on VMware vRealize Suite 2017. The report outlines the key capabilities...
View ArticleRead ’17 Gartner Report: Multicloud Usage Will Drive Cloud Management...
Cloud Management Platform Much like virtualization technology, cloud is now an industry standard for many organizations. Cloud is everywhere. Most organizations are using it in one shape or form,...
View ArticleManaging vRealize as Code
In this blog, we’ll look at how you can extend the concept of managing your SDDC as Code to also manage your vRealize implementation using the same principles and VMware infrastructure. This holistic...
View ArticleManaging the SDDC as Software
Best practices for code management We introduced the concepts behind managing the SDDC as code in the first blog of this series, and now we want to take this concept down a few layers. In our first...
View ArticleInterview with Mahesh Kumar on vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager and vRealize...
Once again I was honored to visit VMware HQ and conduct a series of interviews with the VMware Cloud Management group as part of the ActualTechMedia Roadcast series. Previously, I posted the first...
View ArticleReview a Blueprint, Win a $100
Want to get a $100 Amazon gift card right on time for your Black Friday? For our vRealize Automation (vRA) customers, we are now giving you the best chance to win it! Here goes the simple three-step...
View ArticleIT Must Adopt DevOps with SDN To Drive Relevance
DevOps with SDN – Critical To Agility This blog, about DevOps with SDN, continues my “Seven Things That IT Must Do…” series (see list of prior blogs at the bottom of this blog). SDN stands for...
View ArticlevRA and NSX – Application Services and Design
In the Intro to App-Centric Networking and Security post, I introduced some of the value and benefits of brining vRealize Automation and NSX together (be sure to give that a review before continuing)....
View ArticleReviews by Users: vRealize Wins High Marks
Our customers love to tell us what’s working, what they love, and what could be better. And we love to hear it! That’s why we collaborated with IT Central Station to interview VMworld attendees in Las...
View ArticleEnabling Infrastructure as Code
Infrastructure as Code – The developer’s point of view This week, we’re going to look at infrastructure from the developer’s point of view. Developers by their nature, see everything as code. We’ll...
View ArticleWant to Test Drive vRealize Automation? Start with New Hands-on Lab
Among the 150,000 virtual machines deployed during VMworld 2017, vRealize Automation was one of the TOP 10 most popular Hands-on labs (HOL). It is clear that “IT Automation” today is still top-of-mind...
View ArticleVirtual Container Host (VCH) as a Service using vRealize Automation (vRA)
Contributions by Alka Gupta, Bhuvanesh Kumar Ravichandran and Pranay Bakre vRealize Automation 7.2 and later versions support provisioning and management of Virtual Container Hosts(VCH) for running...
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