Deploying SQL Server on vSAN for Dummies

It's fair to say I'm a huge fan of vSAN and I could talk for hours about it as a product.

I get some really good questions about deployment, and I get asked questions about SQL.

VMware have very kindly made available a four page white paper that may help answer some of those questions.

To download visits the VMware learning download site.

Free stuff from VMware, a new ebook, Data Center Modernization with VMware Cloud on AWS

I was fortunate to attend VMworld in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago, and as part of the event, I visited Cloud city and listened to quite a few presentations on VMC on AWS. I also grabbed a copy of Data Center Modernization with VMware Cloud on AWS


VMware have very kindly made available for download  a free ebook version of the book.

The book covers the following:

The book is downloaded in PDF format, it consists of 9 chapters over 145 pages

The book is authored by Martin Hosken with Dan Gallivan

The 9 chapters are.

1. Introduction to VMware Cloud on AWS
2. Understanding the Business Drivers for Hybrid Cloud
3. VMware Cloud on AWS Technical Deep Dive
4. The Case for Data Center Modernization
5. Planning for Application Migration with HCX
6. Business and Technical Drivers for VMware Cloud on AWS
7. Operational Readiness
8. Building a Practice and Leveraging the Ecosystem
9. Final Word

To download the book, visit the VMware download site

Free stuff from VMware, a new ebook, Service Mesh For Dummies

At VMworld a couple of weeks ago I concentrated on the Modern App sessions , and was impressed by the concept of Containers and Kubernetes as a way to develop and maintain apps

VMware have very kindly made available for download  a free ebook called Service Mesh For Dummies.

The book covers the following:

The book is downloaded in PDF format, it consists of 6 chapters over 65 pages.

The book is authored by Niran Even-Chen, Oren Penso, and Susan Wu

The six chapters are.

1. The Rise of Microservices and Cloud-Native Architecture
2. Service Mesh: A New Paradigm
3. Service Mesh Use Cases
4. Recognizing Complexity Challenges in Service Mesh
5. Transforming the Multi-Cloud Network with NSX Service Mesh
6. Ten (Or So) Resources to Help You Get Started with Service Mesh

The book is available from VMware