One of the things I wanted to do this year was get back into technologies, applications, platforms or solutions that I have drifted away from over recent years. The reason for this is two-fold… Firstly, I’m interested to see how far they have progressed over the years (or maybe they have not) and secondly get […] Read More
v11 For Service Providers – VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal SSP Enhancements
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I briefly outlined all the new features and enhancements in v11 as it related to our Veeam Cloud and Service Provider Partners. As mentioned each new major feature […] Read More
v11 For Service Providers – Replication for VMware Cloud Director
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I briefly outlined all the new features and enhancements in v11 as it related to our Veeam Cloud and Service Provider Partners. As mentioned each new major feature […] Read More
Backup & Replication v11 – What’s In It For Service Providers
v11 was officially Launched and GA’ed last week meaning customers could get their hands on the next flagship release of Veeam Backup & Replication. Since then we have already had about 15,000 downloads! This is why we offer our Cloud and Service Provider Partners an RTM build two weeks in advance of GA… So What’s […] Read More
Happy 10th Birthday VMware Cloud Director!
It is crazy to think that we could celebrate (those of us brave enough to admit it) the birthday of the piece of software. Throughout modern history, software celebrations have been limited to the likes of Windows, Linux or … I can’t even name another to be honest. But VMware Cloud Director (formerly vCloud Director) […] Read More
Backup & Replication v10a – Platform Support and Performance Enhancements!
Over the weekend, we released the v10a (Build 10.0.1.4854) release of our flagship product, Veeam Backup & Replication. This is the first major update to v10 which was released back in Feburary. While not touted as a major release, Veeam R&D team has delivered a lot of value in this release. Apart from having over […] Read More
First Thoughts – VMware Cloud Director Service
One of the early benefits of being part fo the vExpert Cloud Provider subprogram, was that we where given a chance to get a first look and use of Cloud Director Service. This is basically hosted vCloud Director for VMware Cloud on AWS. These days we are dropping the little v from VMware Cloud Director […] Read More
VMware Cloud Director CVE-2020-3956 – My Worst Nightmare Realized!
Before anything else… if you haven’t patched your Cloud Director installations as per the below table… do it now! Product Version Running On CVE Identifier CVSSV3 Severity Fixed_Version Workarounds Additional Documentation VMware Cloud Director 10.1.0 Linux, PhotonOS appliance CVE-2020-3956 N/A N/A Not affected N/A N/A vCloud Director 10.0.x Linux, PhotonOS appliance CVE-2020-3956 8.8 Important 10.0.0.2 […] Read More
v10 Enhancements – vCloud Director Self Service Portal Backup Options
Version 10 of Veeam Backup & Replication right around the corner as we rapidly approach GA. The RTM has been out for our service provider partners for a couple of weeks now. There has been a fair amount of content released around v10 functionality and features from our Veeam Vanguard’s over the past couple of […] Read More
vCloud Director is no more… Long Live vCD! [VMware Cloud Director Service for VMC]
There was a very significant announcement at VMworld Barcelona overnight, with the unveiling of a new service targeted at Managed Service Providers. VMware Cloud Director Service (CDS) looks to leverage a hosted SaaS based instance of vCloud Director to offer multi-tenancy on VMware Cloud on AWS. The VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC becomes the provider […] Read More