One of the Veeam Availability Console’s key features is it’s ability to deploy and manage Veeam Agent for Windows. This is done through the VAC Web Console and is achieved through the connectivity of the providers Cloud Connect Gateway to the tenant’s Veeam Backup & Replication instance. Weather this is managed by a service provider […] Read More
Released: NSX-v 6.3.6
Last week VMware released NSX-v 6.3.6 (Build 8085122) that doesn’t contain any new features but addresses a number of bug fixes from previous releases. This has been done independently of any updated release of NSX-v 6.4.0 that went GA in January. This is good to see though interesting to also see that people are still […] Read More
VeeamOn 2018: Recognizing Innovation and what it means to be Innovative
True innovation is solving a real problem…and though for the most, it’s startups and tech giants that are seen to be the innovators, their customers and partners also have the ability to innovate. Innovation drives competitive advantages and allows companies to differentiate themselves compared to others. In my previous roles I was lucky to be […] Read More
Setting up vSAN iSCSI and using it as a Veeam Repository
Probably one of the least talked about features of vSAN is it’s ability to serve out iSCSI volumes. The feature was released with vSAN 6.5 and was primarily focused on physical workloads and is easily configurable via the vSphere Web Client. iSCSI targets on vSAN are managed the same as any other vSAN objects using […] Read More
vExpert 2018 – The Value Remains!
After a longer than expected deliberation period the vExpert class of 2018 was announced late last Friday (US Time). I’ve been a vExpert since 2012 with 2018 marking my seventh year in the program. I’ve written a lot about the program over the past three or four years since it’s “perceived” value started to go […] Read More
Released: vCloud Director 9.1 – New HTML5 Features, vCD-CLI and more!
Overnight VMware released vCloud Director 9.1 (build 7905680) which builds on the 9.0 release that came out last September. This continues to deliver on VMware’s promise to release major vCD updates every six months or so. This update, on the surface contains fewer big ticket items than the 9.0 release however the enhancements included are actually […] Read More
VMware Cloud Briefing Roundup – VMware Cloud on AWS and other Updates
VMware has held it’s first ever VMware Cloud Briefing today. This is an online, global event with an agenda featuring a keynote from Pat Gelsinger, new announcements and demos relating to VMware Cloud as well as discussions on cloud trends and market momentum. Key to the messaging is the fact that applications are driving cloud initiatives […] Read More
Veeam Vault #10: Latest Veeam Releases and Vanguard 2018 Update
Welcome to the 10th edition of Veeam Vault and the first one for 2018. It’s pretty crazy to think that we have already completed two months of the year. After an extremely hectic first half of January attending two of our Veeam Velocity Sales Kick off events (Bangkok for APJ and Saint Petersburg for EMEA) […] Read More
NSX Bytes: Updated – NSX Edge Feature and Performance Matrix
For a few years now i’ve been compiling features and throughput numbers for NSX Edge Services Gateways. This started off comparing features and performance metrics between vShield Edges and NSX Edges. As the product evolves, so does it’s capabilities and given the last time I updated this was around the time of NSX-v 6.2 I thought […] Read More
Veeam Availability Console now available from Azure Marketplace
Last week the Veeam Availability Console Azure Marketplace appliance went live. This allows Veeam Cloud and Service Providers to easily deploy VAC into any Azure region. In it’s previous incarnation the Managed Backup Portal was only available as an Azure marketplace appliance and not available to install by a VCSP. Now that VAC 2.0 is […] Read More