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VCSPs must be on the current or last major release to remain compliant! Several products face end of support, including NSX-V, vSphere 7, NSX-T 3.1, and older Aria versions. Continuing to rely on these products will lead to compatibility issues that will prohibit future upgrades and migrations. As a plan, the Roundtable recommends starting your upgrades now and coordinating hardware orders around their validation with VCF 9! Act now to avoid disruptions, watch the full Episode now to learn more! #VMware #Broadcom #EoS

In this episode, the Roundtable reviews and discusses a straightforward approach to automate VMware Cloud Director 10.6 using VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator. Our experts share pro tips on leveraging REST APIs due to its integration with all other products and its ability to reconcile some of the plug-in’s limitations. This episode also addresses best practices for beginners and pros alike, such as leveraging reusable templates or starting with simple – use case driven – to begin your automation journey. Watch or listen now to get the full story! #VMware #Broadcom #Orchestrator #Automation #VCD

Hardening software is essential for cybersecurity, compliance, and achieving business goals. It involves modifying configurations and monitoring to securing your environment. While Aria Operations offers visibility, reports, and alerts, hardening further ensures your environment is protected per your needs. For CSPs, hardening – crucially – safeguards against customer activities inside virtual machines. Watch to learn more and contact comdivision to enhance your security. #Broadcom #VMware #Operations #Hardening

Regular health checks are crucial for maintaining a stable infrastructure, preventing disruptions, staying optimized, and ensuring readiness for updates like VCF 5.2 or 9. Manual checks detect issues scripts may miss, improving efficiency and even compliance. Plus, the more often an environment is assessed and documented, the more seamless optimizations and problems can be addressed. Comdivision offers expert evaluations and shares best practices from extensive industry experience. Service providers can register for a service pack or request a health check with flexible pricing options. 

Join the Roundtable for the first live episode of 2025. Beginning with what’s confirmed, this episode focuses on their expectations for 2025/26, what CSPs are saying, and the big question: how to prepare for VCF9 and the discontinuation VCD? The Roundtable addresses live questions, what CSPs should do with VCD and NSX-V, future VCF 9 considerations, and other recommendations to ensure that you can make the most out of 2025! #VMware #Broadcom #VCD #VCF9 #2025

In this episode, the Roundtable covers all things VCDA – from technical use cases as a disaster recovery tool, a replication appliance, and its cloud-to-cloud functionality, to tips that can increase performance. As we start 2025, the Roundtable also shares insight into discontinuations and end-of-life announcements, such as VCD. To get the full story, watch the full episode now! #VMware #Broadcom #VCDA #VCD #Insights2025

This podcast episode explores the VCF stack further with: Operations for Network (formerly vRealize Network Insight), with a focus on service providers, since they may have trouble understanding which exact device is misbehaving or misconfigured for a client. The Roundtable highlights Ops. for Network’s performance monitoring, its ability to troubleshoot virtual and physical infrastructure, grouping VMs to provide a distributed firewall rule set, alerting in the case of crossing bandwidth thresholds, and more! For insights into supporting your customers with Ops. for Networks, watch the full episode now! #VMware #Broadcom #Operations for Network 

Ep. 42 marks 1 year since VMware was acquired by Broadcom. With it, the Roundtable provides their initial reactions, noticeable improvements, and challenges faced. Not without time to adjust, it is clear that Broadcom is committed to achieving its vision, working with partners and the community at large, and providing a more integrated product line. However, as we all navigate the future together, we are here to support you. If you’re experiences are different than ours, or you have more to say, let us know in the comments! #VMware #Broadcom #1YearIn

In Ep. 41, the Roundtable is reporting live at Explore and discussing what is new – primarily with VCD and the future of VCF. Going forward, we can expect advancements in AI that will solve support tickets more efficiently, tools that can validate environments and aid migrations, and a more robust VCF 9 that has fewer restrictions and greater resource management – amongst its already impressive security capabilities. While Broadcom will always be driving innovation and introducing changes, there is a consistent vision that the Roundtable is very excited to see unfold and be a part of in the future. For further insights into Explore and emerging technologies, watch the full podcast now! #VMware #Broadcom #VCF #ExploreBarcelona

In Ep. 40, the Roundtable discusses new features in VCF 5.2.1. Some new features include greater stability, and improved updating mechanisms that minimize disruptions. Amongst other changes, certificate and password management has also been moved from the SDDC manager to the vSphere client – simplifying security. We can expect updates that will retire Cloud Builder and move away from standalone products, and rather prioritize VCF 9. Watch the full podcast now for the complete list of updates and changes. #VMware #Broadcom #VCF

In Ep. 39 of the vCD Roundtable, our in-house expert, Alain Geenrits, covers Aria Operations and compliance reporting. He highlights Operations’ unique compliance-checking for PCI, ISO, CIS standards, and more. This is a base-level feature within Aria Operations that can alert you about what and how an object is non-compliant in your environment against industry compliance standards. Service providers can additionally use their own compliance certification as a quality label to customers. Watch or listen to the full podcast now to leverage this tool to save time, reduce costs, and tailor it to your needs. #VMware #Broadcom #AriaOperations #Compliance

In this episode, the comdivision experts explore how Aria Operations is evolving for cloud service providers. Learn from real customer stories about how Aria Operations improves multi-tenancy billing and chargeback with Aria Operations, and overcomes common industry challenges like security and compliance.

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In Ep. 37 of the vCD Roundtable, we discuss integrations and updates to Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) since it's no longer included in VCF, licensing – especially ongoing challenges – around TKGm and AVI Load Balancer, and our recommendations to navigate these changes. For service providers, licensing has never been more important! For example, TKGs is unsupported in vSphere 8 update 3, which leaves TKGm as your primary option. Our suggestion? Use supported configurations for your environment and join us for our upcoming EMEA events this October in Frankfurt! #VMware #Broadcom #Tanzu #Avi #Licensing

VMware Explore Las Vegas has come and gone, but our review is here! In this Episode of the Roundtable, we discuss our experience and feelings surrounding the entirety of the conference. Additionally, we unpack some of Explore’s highlights and announcements, such as the release of VCF 9, upcoming VCF integrations, Tanzu 10, and improved functions to enhance stability, accessibility, and general use. We saw both the conference and Broadcom’s commitment to streamline and improve their products as promising! Watch here for more info, and we look forward to seeing you for VMware Explore Barcelona this November! #VMware #Broadcom #Explore #LasVegas2024

As VMware Explore Las Vegas nears, the Roundtable uses this Episode to inform you on what they’re expecting, possible changes, and comdivision events during the conference. This be the first Explore with Broadcom at the helm, advisory boards are back, and with a lot of great sessions, the Roundtable is hoping to learn about the future of VCF! Comdivision will also host a Customer Briefing Center, where you are invited to collaborate to address CSP challenges, share insights, and learn to monetize new services and licenses. Join us in person, August 28, as we record a live session of the Roundtable. We would love to see you there and let us know your expectations for Explore in the comments below! #VMware #Broadcom #Explore #LasVegas2024

With VMware Cloud Director 10.6 and recent NSX releases, both networking and ALB have undergone some enhancements. In this technical Episode, the Roundtable comes together to discuss networking updates, such as the ability to import a parent T0 into a VRF, which reduces the amount of edge transport nodes; a simplification in routing, and greater permission configuration and customization. ALB, which now goes under a simplified name, has greater integration that allows for a more personalized health monitor, environment atomization, and control over IP address assignment. The Roundtable spares no details and also examines what features that they would like to see implemented. Watch now to learn more! #VMware #Broadcom #VCD10.6 #Networking #ALB

The shift to Cloud Director 10.6 has brought significant changes to how Kubernetes can be leveraged by service providers. Complicating this, unclear communication has left the community uncertain about what to expect. TKGm is no longer supported, but temporary issues with the recent CSE 4.2.2 plugin are now resolved. This Episode unpacks everything we know, as we try to help you navigate these changes through workarounds and tips. Stay tuned for more on this topic and for Ep. 34, which will focus on new network features in VCD 10.6. #VMware#Broadcom #Kubernetes #CSE #Updates #TechInsights2024

In this Episode of the VCD Roundtable, we provide an overview of VCD 10.6 and VCF 5.2, as well as alerts and things to be on the lookout for. Specifically, we unpack their key features, functionalities, and what will be phased out, which are all a part of the larger initiative to integrate the products further and lower support costs. We also take this time to highlight comdivison’s upcoming plans for VMware Explore Las Vegas. With opportunities to meet us and attend our first ever official Poker Tournament at the Venetian, you won’t want to miss out! #VMware#Broadcom #VCD #VCF #Updates #Explore2024

In this Episode of the VCD Roundtable, we recap our Architecture Think Tank in Austin, TX and preview industry events like the approaching VMware Explore in Vegas & Barcelona and the Arrow Summit. Continue to stay ahead as we review our upcoming hosted events, such as the Architecture Think Tank in Frankfurt and Challenge Days. Ensuring you don’t fall behind, we also summarize crucial license updates and deadlines, and provide our expert tips and tricks on security patches and more! #VMware #Broadcom #CommunityEvents #LicenseUpdates #TechInsights2024

Ensure your environments are both organized and secure! In Episode 30 of the VCD Roundtable, we delve into management, authentication-based security, customization, and integrations with Cloud Director. We specifically focus on the authenticator integrations, such as OIDC and SAML. This technical topic is complimented by our experience driven tips around cloud directory appliances and the pros and cons of different integration approaches for MFA, SSO, and more! Stay tuned as we reveal more details about our upcoming Architecture Think Tank for the EMEA region! #VMware #Broadcom #UserMgmt #MFA #TechInsights2024