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Google Cloud VMware Engine Configuration

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Google Cloud VMware Engine is on the market for quite some time. It’s functionality, price attractiveness, rapid release cycles and close proximity to other Google Cloud Products allowed to gain many happy customers and users. In Today’s post I will show you how to configure Google Cloud VMware Engine and how to start using it.

Google Cloud VMware Engine Overview

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In May 2020 Google announced general availability of Google Cloud VMware Engine, Google’s first party VMware as a Service offering.

In this post I’d like to introduce you to the service, its unique features and why in a first place you should care about it at all :)

VMware SRM is GA for GCVE

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As you know I am working for Google Cloud where based on my experience and knowledge I have a lot of to do with customers who have VMware on-premises. Naturally this ties perfectly with Google Cloud VMware Engine - Google’s VMware as a Service offering. My customers always have a great concern about Backup & Disaster Recovery topics and I am really happy that VMware announced General Availability of VMware flagship Disaster Recovery solution VMware Site Recovery Manager.

Configure Qnap iSCSI as VMware Datastore

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After upgrading my old QNAP TS-453A to a QNAP TS-873 with 8 bays and tons of storage I finally had some time to explore additional storage options for my homelab. Now with 2 pools of storage with total capacity of ~ 35TiB I finally could start to use my NAS much more efficient.

In the previous post Configure QNAP NFS as VMware ESXi Dastastore I showed you how to configure QNAP NFS share as VMware ESXi Datastore.

In this post I will show you how to create a VMware ESXi datastore using iSCSI.

Unable to run vCenter Server Appliance installer on macOS

Today I wanted to install a fresh vCenter Server Appliance for further automatic provisioning with Terraform. When I wanted to install the vCenter Server Appliance I faced an error while I tried to mount ISO in Finder and execute the install. vCenter Server Appliance blocked

Save the Date for New VMware Launch Event

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At March 10, 2020 | 11:00 AM PDT VMware organized an Online Launch Event.

During this event VMware is launching an incredible new portfolio to support Kubernetes, cloud native architectures and app transformation in your business.

Personally, I think the announcements will be huge. As I am all-in in Public Cloud story I hope this announcements will be huge and will impact customers who still are in Private Cloud world.

VMware vExpert Applications are open

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Hello VMware vExpert and new vExperts!

Another Year is almost over and again VMware opened vExpert applications. If you contribute to VMware community simply apply and be recognized!

VMworld 2019 EU Torrent File

VMworld 2019 EU was finished last week. With great help of William Lam we again have links to almost all VMworld EU 2019 sessions.