VMware News: September 2020

Highlights

NEW VMware Modern Applications Training Courses

VMware Education Services is pleased to announce new Modern Applications training courses spanning Tanzu and Pivotal Labs solutions. We offer both general and job-specific Modern Applications training for developers, IT administrators and architects, platform engineers, and even product managers.

Your customers can gain the necessary skills to run, build, and manage any application on any cloud environment. Contact your Americas Learning Specialist to learn more.

Thank you for being a valued member of our community!

School District Keeps Learning Moving with VMware Cloud on AWS

Following school closures and stay-at-home orders being issued across the state of New Jersey due to COVID-19, it was imperative that West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District (WW-P) find a way to keep students and faculty engaged and ensure uninterrupted learning. See their story here!

New Hands-on Labs!

Try some of our newest VMware Hands-on Labs. Test drive VMware products in minutes. Hands-on Labs allow you to evaluate the features and functionality of VMware products with no installation required.

HOL-2126-01-NET – VMware NSX-T – Getting Started
HOL-2137-01-NET – VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) – Getting Started
HOL-2108-91-HCI – vSAN Quick Start – Lightning Lab

Professional Development

Must-See Webinars in the VMware Learning Zone

Don’t miss live events on a variety of topics:

vSAN
NSX-T
Tanzu MANAGE
Kubernetes
vSphere
and MORE!

VMware News

Introducing the VMware Marketplace!

Introducing the new one-stop shop for all VMware ecosystem solutions – VMware Marketplace! The VMware Marketplace enables customers to discover, try, deploy and manage 2,500+ third-party, open-source and even some first-party solutions that work with VMware products and services. For partners, the Marketplace greatly streamlines the promotional, publishing and go-to-market experience.

The VMware Marketplace is the result of a consolidation of two related VMware services: VMware Cloud Marketplace and VMware Solution Exchange.

Are you ready? VMworld 2020 is here

Kicking off VMworld, don’t miss Pat Gelsinger and other industry leaders share how VMware and our customers are changing the world through emerging technologies. Create your custom experience with live and on-demand sessions from the content catalog.

Don’t forget to book VMware Hands-on Labs interactive simulations, catch our Solutions Keynotes, and visit the VMware and Sponsor Demo Zones. In between all the learning opportunities, visit the Entertainment Zone for a curated selection of relax and recharge sessions, family-friendly entertainment, and our special guest performer – John Legend. Don’t miss a beat, register today!

Influence the Design of VMware Skyline!

VMware Skyline proactive intelligence helps keep customers out of harm’s way by proactively alerting them potential issues, and providing tailored remediation guidance. You can help shape the future look and feel of Skyline by participating in a Skyline Design Studio session! Sign up for a live session today to make your voice heard.

Events

RDS on VMware at VMWorld 2020!

Join us at VMworld 2020 for several interactive sessions on RDS on VMWare – At Session #3187 we’ll have AWS experts speaking about the new features offered by RDS on VMware– including Read Replicas, Proxy, SQL Server Always-On and Reserved Instances.

At the Cloud City virtual booth, VMware experts will be showcasing an interactive RDS on VMware demo. RDS on VMware is a fully managed database as a service, that automates administrative tasks for on-premise databases in VMware vSphere environments.

Read this AWS blog on learn more about deploying RDS managed databases in your on- premise VMware environment, or reach out to us at aws-rds-help@vmware.com

Dallas VMUG 2020 Keynote: The Path to DevOps Is Paved In … Tech Debt?!

In case you missed the Dallas VMUG event, you can watch Dormain Drewitz’s keynote.

With Kubernetes becoming embedded in vSphere, the world of DevOps and infrastructure-as-code is increasingly at the fingertips of every vSphere pro out there. But firing up Kubernetes isn’t enough. In this talk, Dormain Drewitz will make a case for why and how vSphere pros should change how they measure progress.

She will make many of the abstract concepts associated with DevOps more concrete and applicable. Finally, she will share some specific examples from vSphere pros who’ve gone on the journey to DevOps already.

Explore VMware Cloud on AWS at VMworld 2020

Immerse yourself in all things VMware Cloud on AWS at the upcoming VMworld 2020. From technical deep-dives to hands-on labs, here’s our pick of key sessions that will show you how to get the most from extending your on-premises environments to VMware Cloud on AWS.

Thought Leadership

Kubernetes as a New Standard for Infrastructure Management

For IT teams inside large organizations used to managing any number of operating environments, Kubernetes is a breath of fresh, standardizing air. Forget its origins, forget any excitement over containers or microservices, and forget the sprawling ecosystem of related projects. What has some folks charged with managing Kubernetes deployments really excited is the prospect of managing all application infrastructure essentially the same way. Hear from real users in this article!

Product Updates

Introducing vRealize Automation Cloud Add-On for VMware Cloud on AWS customers

Existing VMware Cloud on AWS customers have another Add-On service within their SDDC portal. The new Add-On tile provides a 45 day trial of vRealize Automation Cloud. Customers can now click a button and setup vRealize Automation Cloud right from the SDDC portal. This enables a quick and easy way to get started with providing Self-Service and Automation on top of VMware Cloud on AWS.

Automation Essentials for VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS is an extensible platform that provides a number of ways to automate IT infrastructure operations across VMware products and services. Learn all the great ways you can automate the deployment and management of your VMware Cloud on AWS infrastructure. Explore these VMware Cloud on AWS Automation Essentials.

Announcing the VMware Cloud Launchpad to Help You Get Business Value Quickly

VMware Cloud is your launchpad for all VMware hybrid cloud infrastructure and related solutions. Get to business value quickly with step-by-step integrated workflows, relevant tools and rich technical documentation.

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop Service with VMware Cloud on AWS

Get enterprise-grade desktops and applications out to your employees – wherever they are and on any device – by making the most of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service. This powerful platform is now supported on VMware Cloud on AWS, giving you the added benefit of familiar VMware management tools.

VMware Tanzu Mission Control Expands Its Policy Management Capabilities

Tanzu Mission Control expands its policy management capabilities with the GA of security policies and policy insights features. With the launch of these new capabilities, administrators can easily streamline and manage the security of their Kubernetes cluster fleet. They can also take advantage of the rich policy insights dashboard, which provides a centralized and holistic view of the current state of all policy events in their system. More information here!