Erik Scholten
vRealize Orchestrator Cisco UCS Plugin is available now
VMware Orchestrator is a development and process-automation platform that provides a library of extensible workflows that allow you to create and run automated, configurable processes to manage the VMware vSphere infrastructure. Orchestrator uses its open plugin architecture to allow you to integrate with other management and…
vRealize Orchestrator Puppet plugin is available now
vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) Puppet plugin enables vRealize Automation (vRA) and Puppet to work together to achieve infrastructure configuration, application deployment, and lifecycle management. vRO Puppet plugin is a collection of vRO workflows which work with embedded or external vRealize orchestrator, and it supports Puppet enterprise…
End of Support for old OS-es in VMware Horizon
Microsoft retired XP April 8, 2014. Now, 8 months later, it’s time for VMware Horizon to accept that loss and plan a memorial. With Microsoft dropping support, it is time for VMware to align with Microsoft’s decision. Therefor VMware announced End of Support for some old OS-es in…
Register for VMware’s next BIG product launch
Join VMware’s CEO, Pat Gelsinger, on February 3, 2015 (10:00–11:00 CET), to usher in a new era in IT that will further enable your cloud journey. It’s the ONE industry-defining product launch event you won’t want to miss. REGISTER HERE! All launch event registrants will…
VMware Horizon FLEX Solution Brief
Last week VMware announced the availability of VMware Horizon FLEX, a policy-based, containerized desktop solution that allows IT administrators to create, secure, and manage local desktops to meet the needs of workers with their own computers, road warriors, and Mac users in the enterprise. Now VMware published…
NetApp joins EVO with NetApp Integrated EVO:RAIL
NetApp announced a new integrated solution designed to speed the deployment of virtual servers and virtual desktops in departmental IT settings and branch offices. Designed with the IT generalist in mind, NetApp Integrated EVO:RAIL Solution is the first integrated system to combine cloud-ready enterprise NetApp…
VMware Horizon FLEX is available now
At VMworld Europe 2014 in Barcelona VMware introduced VMware Horizon FLEX. Today, VMware announced the general availability of VMware Horizon FLEX. VMware Horizon FLEX is a comprehensive enterprise solution that enables organizations to provision and manage local, corporate Windows-based virtual desktops to groups of employees that…
Moving on to a new challenge
The cat is out of the bag …… After 4 years at Imtech ICT, I have accepted a new challenge and on January 1st I will be joining VMware Benelux in the role of Cloud Management Specialist. I want to thank Imtech ICT for giving…
Veeam Availability Suite v8 released
Today Veeam released their long-awaited Availability Suite v8 (Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam One combined). With this release Veeam aims to enhance the availability for the modern data center and bridge the availability gap found in many companies. Leveraging the technologies of the modern data center,…
Additional capabilities to manage Transparent Page Sharing
Transparent Page Sharing (TPS) is the ability for virtual machines to share identical memory pages. This allows hosts to most efficiently use memory, particularly when those hosts have many almost identical virtual machines running on them. The net benefit is better memory usage, potentially leading…
VMworld Europe 2014 Day 3 Highlights
Today was the last day of VMworld. Time to look back at the VMworld highlights of day 3, wrap up and see you next year. Espero verte en Barcelona!
Introduction of vRealize Operations 6.0
At VMworld Europe 2014 VMware announced a completely new version of the product we all know as vCOPS. The new version goes by its new name vRealize Operations 6.0. This is not simply a slightly improved minor release it’s a complete rebuild of vCOPS…
vRealize Log Insight 2.5 available soon
VMware announced version 2.5 of their log management product vRealize Log Insight. Formerly VMware vCenter Log Insight, vRealize Log Insight provides real-time log management across physical, virtual and cloud environments. The new release offers better integration with vRealize Operations and analyzes both structured…
What’s new in vRealize Automation 6.2
VMware vRealize Automation 6.2 is the latest version of VMware’s cloud automation solution, formerly known as vCloud Automation Center, and now part of the new vRealize suite. It is not just a rename, it includes some interesting improvements and enhancements. vRealize Automation 6.2 provides infrastructure…
Welcome to VMworld Europe 2014
Today is the first day of VMworld Europe 2014 in Barcelona. Typically this is Partner Day. VMworld Europe 2014 Partner Day is meant for VMware partners and has exclusive partner educational and networking opportunities at the VMworld 2014 Partner Day to help you…