VMware on AWS – up in the air?….nope. On solid Ground
So been hearing rumblings that VMC on AWS may no longer be available.
This has no bearing on running the GCP or Azure offerings….just AWS.
VMC on AWS is still there, it is just transacted differently.
Here are some articles I’ve seen the past 2 weeks…
AWS Post, trying to get you to go native AWS services (of course.)
CRN’s take on it.
Broadcom post

VMware (eases) changes & deadlines for CSPs
Maybe the original deadlines were too aggressive…
The Register post is here.

VMware Explore registration opens April 30
Link to VMware Explore page.

VMware disrupts operations April 30 to May 6
This is to simplify the transition from SAP to Oracle.
While nothing really goes offline, managing licenses and activities through many of the online portals will be off during their migration.
…just somethign to be aware of….
CRN post is here.

Windows Server March Update breaks Domain Controllers
If you applied the latest updates, you are susceptible.
Fix is in the post below.
BleepingComputer blog post is here.

vCenter 8.0.2 Update 2c released
Lots of little fixes…
2 x Upgrades & 1 x new deploy….looking good.
vCenter Release Notes are here.

VMware Carbon Black – merged with Symantec
Broadcom already owns Symantec, so Carbon Black is now rolled into that business group…
Now the ESG (Enterprise Security Group) at Broadcom.
Broadcom post is here.

ESXi 7.x – update 3p
Coincides with release of 8.0 Update 2b
CVE remediation…..
Do this, please!
ESXi 7 u3p release notes are here.

Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston
In Boston for May 1-2 (Wed & Thursday)?
Sign up for the Robotics Summit & Expo!

VMware sells its EUC business
Sold to KKR at auction.
No mention of VMware Workstation/Fusion.
Let’s see what happens now….
KKR News post is here.
VMware Blog post is here.
Reuters article is here.

vSphere 8.0 Update 2b released
Been just about 6 months since Update 2a….
Not overly impressed with the release notes.
Did the upgrade a few times in the lab….all flawless….
Deployed net new….all good.
vCenter Release Notes are here.
ESXi Release Notes are here.

VMware Edge Compute Stack
VECS (VMware Edge Comute Stack).
VECO (VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator).
Learn what those new terms mean in the post.
But is this the replacement for the old ROBO offerings?
It might be, as it comes with VVF….gotta learn more…
VMware Blog post is here.

VMware ESXi “Free” edition is gone!
Wow. Homelabbers are going to be out of luck now….
VMware KB 2107518 is here.

vSphere – How to collect # of cores & # of TiBs of Capacity
This is something that’s been asked quite a few times over the weeks….
Never hurts to post again….
VMware KB 95927 (script download is in the upper right of the page).

VMware & The Broadcom acquisition
So it’s been about 6 weeks now, and lots of news around this.
Nothing concrete of course, but lots of tidbits of information.
Just a lot of things all going on at once can be a bit…overwhelming?
Dec 11 – Broadcom simplifies Licensing.
Dec 11 – VMware Horizon & VMware Carbon Black “up for sale”
Dec 21 – Broadcom hands VMware Partners “Termination Notice”
Dec 29 – Broadcom ending VMware Channel Program.
Jan 8 – William Lam Highlighting VCF and VVF and other offerings
Jan 17 -Himanshu Singh posted VVF (VMware vSphere Foundations)
Jan 16 – Aria Simplification (licesnsing, cause its part of VCF now)
(VCF – vCloud Cloud Foundation, and VVF – VMware vSphere Foundation)
Jan 22 – VMware blog post discussing end of availability, and what the new product offerings are (as there has been perceived miscommunication….
Jan 25 – CRN article Broadcom making shareholders rich, rivals happy, and VMware Partners bitter.

1Password Blog – Mother of all breaches….
1Password Blog post highlighting the latest breach…
26 billion records breached?
It amazes me how many people don’t use Password Managers.
I’ve been biased to 1Password for over 10 years…
Note a 50% discount ($18) for 1 year subscription near the bottom…
Even Mercedes-Benz had a breach, though poor password/key management.