Live migration and why it's important for VMware cloud partners
When moving VMware virtual machines to the cloud, the sure-fire way to migrate the VMs and their data completely is to simply stop the VMs, copy their components (OVF files) and assemble them into an Open Virtual Appliance (OVA). You transport the OVA package over the network or via a physical device to the cloud destination, unpack the files and restart the VMs. If you’ve done things right, the VMs pick up right where they left off.
Of course, it's not quite that easy. The physical resources and configurations in the cloud data center should be comparable to what you were running on in your on-premises data center. Network addresses and access permissions have to be properly set up in the cloud environment as well. Fortunately, VMware provides useful tools like vRealize to address that part of the cloud migration challenge.
VMware announces AppDefense security solution
VMware has revealed how it wants to help businesses across the world keep their data secure.
At the company’s VMworld Europe 2017 event in Barcelona earlier this week, CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined the company’s new security strategy, including how its new AppDefense tool can help enterprises of all sizes stay safe online.
VMware wants the support of open-source developers
VMware has called for greater links between itself and developers in a major show of support for open source software.
Speaking at the company’s VMworld Europe 2017 event in Barcelona, CTO Ray O’Farrell highlighted the "powerful" world of open source software.
VMware clarifies its relationship with Dell
VMware has emphasised its strength and independence almost a year since its parent company was acquired.
Speaking at the VMworld Europe 2017 event in Barcelona, VMware COO Sanjay Poonen noted that the relationship between the firm and parent company Dell EMC was benefitting both parties equally.
IBM and Vodafone team up to help businesses move VMware workloads to the cloud
Businesses looking for a quicker and easier way to move VMware workloads to the cloud will soon be able to benefit from a new deal between IBM and Vodafone.
At the VMworld Europe event in Barcelona today, the two companies revealed the launch of a service that they claim will help tackle one of the biggest issues affecting IT departments that use VMware services.
VMware focuses on cloud at VMworld Europe 2017
VMware has revealed its view of the future of computing, pushing a cloud-focused view of hyper-connected enterprises.
Speaking at the company’s VMworld Europe 2017 event in Barcelona this week, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger unveiled a number of new releases and updates to the company’s offerings as it looks to keep up with the rapidly-changing technology industry.
VMware shrugs off Brexit concerns
VMware has confirmed it will continue to invest in the UK in spite of the worries surrounding Brexit.
The company’s head of EMEA operations told media today that Britain’s decision to leave the EU was not going to affect VMware’s position surrounding the country -- at least not for the time being.
What you need to consider before moving VMware instances to the cloud
At this year’s VMworld event, VMware announced that it is now possible for customers to run their virtualized infrastructure on Amazon Web Services. Following the growth of public cloud as a deployment option over the past few years, teams with large VMware implementations have looked at how to move their internal clouds to public environments in order to reduce costs.
However, there are a lot of options available for enterprise IT teams to consider, from simpler moves to the cloud through to full-scale infrastructure change. Alongside the new option of VMware Cloud on AWS, companies have many choices to consider, including migration to the native AWS platform, to Microsoft Azure or running in a hybrid environment based on specific needs. So what is the right approach for you, and what are the implications of any decision?
90 percent of organizations will adopt VMware in the cloud by 2018
A new study from cloud data management company Druva shows a strong trend among businesses towards moving virtual workloads to the cloud.
It reveals that in the VMware market 90 percent of companies are aiming to migrate their workloads by 2018, with a clear preference for AWS (47 percent), followed by Microsoft Azure (25 percent).
VMware will release security solution for virtual machines
VMWare is finally going to release its security solution for virtual machines, and according to the company's senior VP, it could be released in the third quarter of this year.
Speaking at a global roadshow in Melbourne, Australia, Jeff Jennings said the product (which will probably be called App Defense) will be looking at the "context of a virtual machine."
IT analytics platform uses machine learning to improve VMware efficiency
Maintaining performance of business systems is essential, particularly as more applications move to virtual environments.
IT analytics specialist SIOS Technology is expanding the capabilities of its SIOS iQ platform to optimize VMware environments.
VMware to deliver Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure
VMware has announced two major announcements with Microsoft and Samsung.
The cloud infrastructure and business mobility firm has announced it will now deliver VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, helping its customers migrate to Windows 10 faster. VMware virtual desktops and applications are now also available to Azure enterprise users.
AWS now powers VMware Cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and VMware have announced a strategic partnership in the cloud computing business. It will create new technology allowing customers to use VMware's datacenter management software on Amazon’s cloud. Basically, VMware's infrastructure software (vSphere, NSX) will run on Amazon Web Services.
"Our customers continue to ask us to make it easier for them to run their existing data center investments alongside AWS", Andy Jassy, CEO, AWS, tells Tech Crunch.
New platform allows integration of VMware and public cloud
Many businesses are turning to virtualization technologies and to public cloud services like AWS, but bringing these technologies together can be tricky.
Hybrid IT specialist HotLink is launching a new Cloud-Attach platform that enables customers to quickly, easily and holistically incorporate public cloud resources into their existing production data centers.
New solution adds machine learning analytics to VMware environments
With virtualized environments performance issues can be hard to pinpoint. IT departments can find it difficult to spot whether the cause is in the application, network, storage, or virtualization layer of the infrastructure.
Software optimization specialist SIOS is bringing machine learning to bear on this problem with the latest release of SIOS iQ, its analytics software for VM environments.
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