SexiGraph is open-source community-based software for monitoring vSphere, including V7 U3, vSAN and its APIs. The project leverages a Grafana frontend and is very fast at providing all kinds of vSphere-related data in an appealing visual format. Definitely worth checking out if you want VMware environment data quick and easy on the eyes.
The virtualization world keeps on driving at full speed. VMware recently released a big pack of upgrades to its Tools. Among others, the most interesting updates relate to certain critical vulnerabilities, support for new guest OS products, and, what’s really nice, backward compatibility capabilities with older VMware products.
VMware OS Optimization Tool (OSOT) is a neat piece of software to optimize your on-prem or cloud OS. Originally designed for VMware Horizon, OSOT is fully applicable to Windows desktop and Windows Server. It allows to eliminate unneeded settings, switch off features, clean up older junk from your OS, and otherwise enhance its functionality.
Microsoft constantly evolves and changes, and so do its products and features. This is especially relevant for the continuous expansion of Azure cloud and its hybrid cloud capabilities. This time, we’ll talk about the changes in names and functionality when it comes to products previously known under the Azure Defender and Sentinel umbrellas.
In a previous article, we shared how to tighten the security in VMware ESXi at the hypervisor level. While that advice is welcome, ransomware can target various infrastructure levels. Particularly, it can target the shared datastores to which your hosts are connected and encrypt that data, rendering other operations impossible.
You can’t be too close to comfort whenever cybersecurity is involved. Despite ESXi being pretty secure even after out-of-the-box installation, its security can be tightened more. Certain common, baseline hardware elements can be added and several tweaks to ESXi security itself will make all the difference you didn’t know they could.
When implementing virtualization into your IT environment, you need first to take care of the security of your virtual and physical infrastructure. In the VMware vSphere environment, the vCenter server appliance (VCSA) is a key management element, so should be as secure as possible.
PowerToys have been a part of Windows for quite some time now. However, since Windows 11, new features in all areas are also relevant with the new OS release. PowerToys is a set of freeware system utilities created for advanced users and designed by Microsoft for use on the Windows OS. They exist to change or maximize productivity or alter customization.
vSphere Diagnostic Tool is a free utility which is, essentially, a script built for checking vCenter Server. It’s applicable to vSphere 6.5 and higher and used by engineers to isolate a particular issue in your vSphere environment. It’s an early tool, but it already has an extensive checklist it searches your vCenter Server for and can prove quite handy.
VMware released its Upgrade 3 for vSphere 7 just a couple of days ago. As usual, the update includes a lot of new features, compatibility extensions, etc. Like always, you should approach the upgrade process comprehensively and make all the necessary preparations to conclude the switch as smoothly as possible.
