Plain Virtualization

Congrats to the new vExpert 2019 second half applicants. The result has been announced here . A total of 119 new vExpert 2019. Congrats once again to those who have been accredited vExpert. Keep your community contribution going. For those who didn't make it, don't be despair. Start building that contribution and be ready for the application next year for vExpert 2020.

One of the many documents that we always refer to for vSphere is the configuration maximum. Back in the days, I still remember VCP was tested on it. Though this document is good to refer to, there are other components such as NSX, vRealize Operations, etc. that have a certain maximum that we would search high and low for it. VMware has released a site that contains all these maximums information. Though this is not complete, this will be the single source of truth when you find that documentation might not be updated. Not only do you get to see the maximum, but you can also even compare previous versions limits. It is very easy to use, Just 1) Choose a product, 2) Select the version, 3) What type of maximum, you can choose more than one, 4) To display the limits. Now head over to try it out.

You see it right. You hear it right. Its Cloud Automation Services that you will be seeing during this coming VMUG Singapore event on 17th Jul, Wed. You will not only get to see Cloud Assembly Service but also how it integrates with Code Stream and Service Broker which was announced late last year. Find out more here . With that together, how you can easily provision and automate process into multiple public clouds and even to your on-prem private cloud easily. How developers can leverage infrastructure as code and perform the whole process of CI/CD. But wait, this is not done just by anyone. You will be hearing from our Cloud Solution Strategist, Clement Wong . He has spoken at several events but recently invited as one of the speaker and panelist during GovTech Industry Briefing and StackX. On top of that, we will also have our fellow Senior Technical Trainer, Habeeb Mohammed sharing on PKS Enterprise. Find out how you can easily manage, deploy and operate your containers work...

A few days ago, the vExpert 2019 second half application . Now the vExpert Cloud Management and vExpert NSX subprograms are open. Please note this is based on your past year contribution on the two specific categories namely NSX and Cloud Management. This year Cloud Management is new into the subprogram. So head over here , and apply for the subprograms if you specialize in this area.

The application for VMware vExpert 2019 has now opened again! As usual, there will be two application period one at the beginning of the year and one in the mid of the year. For those who have missed the first time round, this is your last chance. For those who have not accepted into the program in the first application, this is your time to prove your worth into spending thoughts of your contributions to the application. The announcement can be found here . The application can be found  here . Before you can apply, you would need to create an account. The closing date is 12th Jul 2019. As usual, you can read about the three tracks, Evangelist, Partner and VMware Partner Network. As a v Expert Pro together with others, we assessed the applications together with the vExpert Program team. Please put some effort into the applications. Some common mistakes we see. We have seen simple one-liner application which there is no justification to grant anyone the credential...

With the release of vCenter 6.5, a built-in native High Availability (HA) feature was introduced. This has been a long-awaited feature since the end of availability  of vCenter Server Heartbeat since vCenter 5.x. With the release of VCHA, I came across many times people asking how can we implement it? There are a few articles from VMware that show some of the supported topologies. However, with the realize of vSphere 6.7 U2, the recommended vCenter Server deployment is with embedded PSC. In this case, we will just look at the topology that has an embedded PSC. This is welcoming since we have less component to handle and need not require a load balancer just to load balance PSC. Let us go through some of the common questions been asked. How many instances does VCHA deploy? With VCHA, you would have three instances of vCenter namely: vCenter Server  (Active), vCenter Server (Passive), vCenter Server (Witness). How many vCenter Server licenses do I need and which edit...

With the launch of VMware Cloud (VMC) on AWS in Singapore back in April 2019, there has been lots of talk and questions. VMUG Singapore will be having a session with VMware on VMC and they will be addressing all the questions if you have any. This will happens on 30th May, Thursday in VMware Singapore office. Wait no further if you are in town or in Singapore, head over here to register. It will be two heavyweight speakers for this session from VMware. See you guys there!