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VMware Certifications - The Why, What, When and How @ UKVMUG

In this post find out more about my speaking slot at the upcoming UK VMUG at the UK Space Center!
Written by Christopher Lewis on November 22, 2021 .
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Written by Christopher Lewis on November 22, 2021 .
My Story: What is the vExpert Program and Why should I care?

The
second-half
application for VMware vExpert 2021 close soon 9th July 2021. Now I appreciate that there has been a plethora of posts about the benefits of being a vExpert, so I thought I would share my story too.
Written by Christopher Lewis on June 30, 2021 .
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Written by Christopher Lewis on June 30, 2021 .
Buzzword Bingo 2020 - Perpetual, Subscription and SaaS

Since VMworld 2020 and the announcement of vRealize Cloud Universal subscription licensing, I have been working and speaking with a lot of customers who get confused with different key terms around software licensing. More than any others, the terms Perpetual vs Subscription vs Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) is confusing a lot of people!
Written by Christopher Lewis on November 30, 2020 .
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Written by Christopher Lewis on November 30, 2020 .
Configuring Multi-Org Tenancy in vRA 8.x - Part 8: Integrating the Embedded Orchestrator

In this post, which is one in a
series
of posts, we will walk through how to configure the integration for the embedded (shared) vRealize Orchestrator into the additional customer tenants.
Written by Christopher Lewis on November 4, 2020 .
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Multi-Tenancy
Written by Christopher Lewis on November 4, 2020 .

In this post, which is one in a
series
of posts, we will review some of the different options for vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) multi-tenancy within a vRealize Automation (vRA) 8.x multi-organization tenancy environment
Written by Christopher Lewis on November 3, 2020 .
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vRO
Multi-Tenancy
Written by Christopher Lewis on November 3, 2020 .
Configuring Multi-Org Tenancy in vRA 8.x - Part 6: Configuring Tenant Administrators

In this
series
of posts, we will be taking a look at how to configure a Multi-Organization Tenancy (aka Multi-Tenancy) in vRealize Automation (vRA) 8.x. In this post, we will tackle the configuration of new Tenant Administrators within vRA 8.x multi-organization tenancy environment.
Written by Christopher Lewis on October 2, 2020 .
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vRA
Multi-Tenancy
Written by Christopher Lewis on October 2, 2020 .
Configuring Multi-Org Tenancy in vRA 8.x - Part 5: Configuring Directories

In this
series
of posts, we will be taking a look at how to configure a Multi-Organization Tenancy (aka Multi-Tenancy) in vRealize Automation (vRA) 8.x. In this post, we will be reviewing how to manage user directories in a multi-tenant organization in vRealize Automation!
Written by Christopher Lewis on October 1, 2020 .
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vRA
Multi-Tenancy
Written by Christopher Lewis on October 1, 2020 .
VMworld 2020: My Top 10 Sessions - Cloud Automation

Have you ever wanted to go to VMworld and never had the travel or budget approved? This year it is virtual so there is no excuse! Check out my Top 10 Cloud Automation sessions for the event
Written by Christopher Lewis on September 22, 2020 .
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VMworld 2020
Written by Christopher Lewis on September 22, 2020 .
VMworld 2020: My Top 10 Sessions - Cloud Management

Have you ever wanted to go to VMworld and never had the travel or budget approved? This year it is virtual so there is no excuse! Check out my Top 10 Cloud Management sessions for the event
Written by Christopher Lewis on September 22, 2020 .
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VMworld 2020
Written by Christopher Lewis on September 22, 2020 .
VMworld 2020: My Top 4 Sessions - The Best of the Rest

Have you ever wanted to go to VMworld and never had the travel or budget approved? This year it is virtual so there is no excuse!
Written by Christopher Lewis on September 22, 2020 .
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VMworld 2020
Written by Christopher Lewis on September 22, 2020 .
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