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Wondering why your script is running so long, and how you can improve that? In this session, you will get a list of potential causes. And Kyle and Luc will show you some quick wins they collected over the years. How can you achieve results when the powerful PowerCLI cmdlets don't really do you what you want them to? Rejoice, because you can easily fall back on the public API, be it SOAP or REST. Again, the presenters will show you how easy that is. How can you fix the red lines that the users of your script are complaining about? It comes down to making your scripts user friendly, and foreseeing what could go wrong. Become a real DevOps practicioner, and check if changes might have impact. We all strive for a secure enviornment. Now make your scripts pass the security officer's review. This session will tell you how.
With all the different storage arrays and connectivity protocols available today, knowing the best practices can help can operational efficiency and ensure resilient operations. VMware's storage global service has reported many of the common service calls they receive. We will review some of the common mistakes made when setting up storage arrays. We will go over the most common and most valuable configurations to maximize the value of your array and vSphere.
VMware vSphere administrators are responsible for keeping critical infrastructure software patched so that it is secure and reliable. Pre-upgrade verification, efficient execution, and certain post-upgrade tasks must all be considered when planning for updates to this critical infrastructure element. Find out how to easily update VMware ESXi hosts, including those deployed with custom OEM images, even in environments without Internet access. Compare different workflows for patching and major version upgrades, and see improvements in recent releases of vSphere Update Manager that make it faster and easier to use.
In this session, you will get a technical deep dive into VMware vSAN Stretched Clusters. Get a deeper understanding of various failure scenarios, operational considerations, and supported network topologies. The session wil also highlight what's new with vSAN Stretched Clusters.
Come and learn about Hybrid and Multi Cloud and Networks as they span from things & endpoints to DC to Cloud. Learn how HCX, connects NSX data center to VMware Cloud on AWS, and enables movement of VMs, seamlessly, securely and at scale. Learn how organizations migrate their workloads and study their use cases.
Description: Storage policy-based management (SPBM) is the foundation of software-defined storage (SDS) that enables the effective management of VMware vSAN, VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes, I/O filters, first-class disks (FCD), and cloud-native storage using policies. In this session, you will get an introduction to VMware's SPBM and walk through the workflow of using policies for configuring storage and data services. For customers using traditional storage, you will learn the operational benefits of managing storage using tags and policies. Find out how you can configure I/O filters to enable data services for your workloads. See how SPBM and vSphere Storage DRS work in tandem to better load balance your workload. You will also see a demo of some best practices for improving operational efficiencies with SPBM.
Description: Having visibility and troubleshooting capabilities across the virtual and physical network infrastructure among clouds is a challenging task involving multiple teams and tools. Planning and implementing security with micro-segmentation in your clouds is an even more complex task, requiring data from multiple sources and hours of IT effort. Learn how VMware vRealize Network Insight can enable your organization to effectively manage and troubleshoot your private and public cloud network infrastructure. See how to accelerate deployments with micro-segmentation rules and recommendations, and VMware NSX day 2 operations. With a simple search-based UI and support for AWS, vRealize Network Insight is the leading network and security management platform in the industry. This session is a must for any VI, cloud, or network and security ops admin.
Description: The new leaders in the MSP and reseller space are those whose services provide complete visibility, assist with cloud migration, manage cost, ensure security compliance, improve governance, and automate actions across all cloud environments. Public cloud providers also offer more benefits and support to those partners most adept at providing these capabilities. In this session you will learn about most common cloud business challenges faced by MSPs, strategy for accelerating cloud business growth and increase customer value, benefits of the leading public cloud providers' MSP Partner Programs, how to demonstrate capabilities and service offerings that map to AWS and Azure MSP audits and frameworks, and finally how to be the trusted advisor your customers need throughout the cloud adoption lifecycle.
Description: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a globally reaching regulation that most organizations will need to address. A key tenant of GDPR compliance is the security of data at rest. Strong storage-level encryption is the basis for enabling an organization's compliance. In this session, learn how VMware vSAN with vSAN native encryption provides you with a solid foundation to build upon. When coupled with HyTrust KeyControl, enablement of encryption is simple and effective. Find out how HyTrust CloudAdvisor is tightly integrated with vSAN to enable full content discovery, indexing, and classification of data with no overhead of virtual machines being run and protected on a vSAN deployment.
Description: Cloud management is typically associated with delivering Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and related services. However, developers and the line of business are increasingly demanding services and infrastructure that can address the needs of modern application development. Delivering consistent, secure and reliable developer-centric services to the LoB will help IT bridge the gap between traditional IaaS and the developer cloud. Join this session to learn how VMware's next-gen cloud management platform delivers dev-centric services to enable collaboration, self-management and guaranteed availability to the line of business.