The shift to Cloud Director 10.6 has brought significant changes to how Kubernetes can be leveraged by service providers. Complicating this, unclear communication has left the community uncertain about what to expect. TKGm is no longer supported, but temporary issues with the recent CSE 4.2.2 plugin are now resolved. This Episode unpacks everything…

In this Episode of the VCD Roundtable, we provide an overview of VCD 10.6 and VCF 5.2, as well as alerts and things to be on the lookout for. Specifically, we unpack their key features, functionalities, and what will be phased out, which are all a part of the larger initiative to integrate the products further and lower support costs. We also take …

In this Episode of the VCD Roundtable, we recap our Architecture Think Tank in Austin, TX and preview industry events like the approaching VMware Explore in Vegas & Barcelona and the Arrow Summit. Continue to stay ahead as we review our upcoming hosted events, such as the Architecture Think Tank in Frankfurt and Challenge Days. Ensuring you don’t f…

Ensure your environments are both organized and secure! In Episode 30 of the VCD Roundtable, we delve into management, authentication-based security, customization, and integrations with Cloud Director. We specifically focus on the authenticator integrations, such as OIDC and SAML. This technical topic is complimented by our experience driven tips …

Learn to leverage multi-tenancy with Cloud Director to improve security, have clear logs to retrace your steps, streamline management, and more! In this Episode, the Roundtable provides a list of requirements you should consider for your toolset or environment. From defining permissions for specific users within a tenant, to the integration of othe…

Use vApps to streamline your infrastructure deployments and manage VMs with ease! In this episode, the Roundtable provides an in-depth overview of vApps, covering their purpose, management capabilities, network types, implicit fencing, and automation. Discover the advantages, tips, and potential pitfalls of using vApps in Cloud Director. Be sure to…

Looking to know what design requirements and decisions are best for you? Then, in this technical Episode, join us as we review VCD 10.5.1, whether a single or multi-site VCD instance is optimal, federation, and catalogs. This is just the start! We have more technical topics on the way. If there is anything you want covered, reach out to us directly…

In this technical Episode, join us as we provide the latest tips, solutions, and updates on NSX Edge clusters, distributed and gateway firewalls, license optimization, and more! As we provide insights into basic configurations, we help you monetize and leverage your license to the fullest. Continue to tune in for expert advice and the latest update…

The playing field has been leveled! As of April 1st, all service providers with new VCF contracts will have Aria Operations Manager Enterprise. So, learn all about the latest features here! This episode explores the new centralized integrations, such as management, monitoring, and billing. Learn to utilize Operations Manager to its fullest and stay…

By April 1st, you must be under a new contract and ready for the VCSP Program! In this Episode, we discuss core counts and optimization, licensing, and NSX. Specifically, we unpack the partner level core count requirements, how firewalls play a part in that, the future of NSX Load Balancing, V2T migrations, and contractually defined licensing price…

In Episode 23 we cover all the latest news around the VMware Cloud Service Provider Program, the different tiers, license models etc.By vCD RoundTable Team

Make sure your infrastructure and business is ready for the upcoming VCF packaging and learn how to leverage it to provide value to your customers and tenants? Episode 22 of the VCD Roundtable provides use case scenarios for the entire Aria Enterprise Suite! Stay tuned for our upcoming Episode on the Cloud Provider Program and a new special VCF Rou…

Join us for the introductory session on VCF product packaging! Service providers, this series is your ticket to navigating the latest changes effectively. Included in VCF, unpack with us: SDDC manager, vSphere, VCF Enterprise, NSX Networking, AON and the whole Aria Enterprise Suite. This bundle is accompanied by more storage, a change to licensing …

Big changes are coming to the VMware Cloud Provider Program (VCPP) and smaller service providers! With a new model, which will base licensing on data center cores, and stricter minimum requirements, risk is shifting to smaller providers. This will be compounded further by longer contract/commitment durations, providing end-customer data and being s…

Is NSX Projects right for you and your business? Do you need to know the impacts of these new features and upgrades? Discover the latest insights on NSX Projects (Version 4.1.2.01)! NSX Projects centralizes your network, meaning multi-tenancy in your SDN and not having fully separate environments. While there are benefits, ranging from reading Log …

Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), means streamlining your infrastructure and management capabilities. In just a short time, your whole environment can be setup with vCenter, vSAN, ESXi, NSX manager, and a formed cluster. It offers advantages like centralized patch and system management, and the capacity for multi-tenancy. But to learn more a…

Update on Cloud Director 10.5.1, NSX features, Web-Application-Firewall, Certificate Management, Identitiy Management etc.By Yves Sandfort

In todays episode Fabian Lenz, Matthias Eisner, Sascha Schwunk, Tobias Paschek and Yves Sandfort talk about the recent changes in the partner programs, the impact for service providers and how we could help. The longer part was then a discussion how the new licensing and VCF in general will influence future Cloud Designs in multi-tenant environment…

In this episode Alain Geenrits will cover the usage of what is now called Aria Operations (formerly vCenter Operations Manager and vRealize Operations Manager) and how this is used in the service provider space, how it's integrated with Cloud Director etc.By Sascha Schwunk

In todays episode we cover some of the news from VMware Explore Las Vegas, news about the integration with VMware Cloud Foundation, issues we see with NSX-v to T migrations as well as some news on the Container Service Extension (CSE).By Sascha Schwunk