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Skip to primary navigation Skip to main contentDAMIAN KARLSONHomeAboutVirtualization, cloud, and random thingsThoughts on VMworld 2018September 10, 2018 By Damian Karlson I had the privilege of attending VMworld 2018 in Las Vegas as a blogger (thank you, VMware social team!). It was a unique experience for me, as I’ve attended the show as a vendor employee for a number of years. Going as a blogger enabled me to catch up with folks I hadn’t seen since last year, meet new ones, and hang out with old friends.A recurring theme of many conversations was VMware’s focus on AWS. In fact, one off-hand comment that resonated with me was “whose conference is this?” While that was said in jest, it is interesting to see how the relationship between VMware and AWS has shifted over the years from competing on all fronts to the realization that many customers’ IT strategies feature offerings from both companies and that joint solutions are needed.One of the biggest announcements was Amazon RDS on VMware, which should prove to be a rather interesting solution marrying the best of both VMware and AWS.It will be interesting to see what the future holds for both companies because, while there are great synergies, there is still strong competition.VMworld has published most (all?) of the content from the conference, and there’s a tremendous amount of sessions related to AWS in the catalog. One of the highest rated sessions covered migrating to VMware Cloud on AWS (video & PDF) and I found it to be quite interesting. There’s a ton of great sessions that have been published – too many to list! Be sure to check them out.CommunityAs always, the VMworld community is one of the best things about the show. Two things that stood out to me – and I fully admit that I’m a little bit biased ? – were the VMunderground party and the live #vBrownBag TechTalks. Both have been going on for many years, and while this year was the first that I wasn’t involved in some way with either (whether it was organizing, presenting, or supporting) it gave me the opportunity to experience them with fresh eyes. The VMunderground party continues to be the best community networking event, and this year’s was no exception. The #vBrownBag TechTalks have continued to mature and expand, and its success is due to a combination of passionate leadership and an even more passionate technical community. There’s over 60 recorded sessions on #vBrownBag’s YouTube playlist, and they’re full of solid content, with minimal fluff. I highly recommend checking them out.Filed Under: Random Stuff Importing vRealize Application Services Blueprints from the Solution Exchange MarketplaceOctober 23, 2014 By Damian Karlson 1 Comment (Note: I think this is the first time I've called it vRealize. /sigh)Earlier today I was trying to add application blueprints from the VMware Solution Exchange Marketplace to my Application Services appliance. The "Try" page for the blueprints … [Continue reading] about Importing vRealize Application Services Blueprints from the Solution Exchange MarketplaceFiled Under: vCloud Automation Center, vCloud Automation Center Application Services, vRealize Application Services Setting up the CentOS 6.3 template for vCloud Automation Center Application Services 6.1October 9, 2014 By Damian Karlson 2 Comments A couple months ago, I blogged about setting up the CentOS 6.3 template for what was then known as Application Director. The template configuration process has significantly improved in 6.1, but there are still a couple steps that aren't entirely … [Continue reading] about Setting up the CentOS 6.3 template for vCloud Automation Center Application Services 6.1Filed Under: vCloud Automation Center, vCloud Automation Center Application Services Adding vCloud Air as a vCloud Automation Center Application Services Cloud ProviderOctober 6, 2014 By Damian Karlson Leave a Comment Long title, huh? Hooray very long product names.If you're planning on adding a vCloud Air instance as a cloud provider for Application Services, there are a few steps that aren't covered in the Application Services documentation.In order to … [Continue reading] about Adding vCloud Air as a vCloud Automation Center Application Services Cloud ProviderFiled Under: vCloud Air, vCloud Application Director, vCloud Automation Center, vCloud Automation Center Application Services Importing vCloud Automation Center Application Services Out-Of-Box ContentSeptember 24, 2014 By Damian Karlson Leave a Comment Just a quick note: During the first boot setup of vCloud Automation Center Application Services 6.1.0, there's an option to import the default out-of-box content. If you decide to do so, don't forget to enclose the tenant's business group name in … [Continue reading] about Importing vCloud Automation Center Application Services Out-Of-Box ContentFiled Under: vCloud Automation Center, vCloud Automation Center Application Services Go to page 1Go to page 2Go to page 3Interim pages omitted … Go to page 22Go to Next Page »Copyright ©2022 · Damian Karlson