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Workspace ONE Intelligence Series: November 2018 Releases

As we moved into the start of the holiday season a couple months ago, we didn’t let our foot off the gas pedal when it came to updates to Workspace ONE Intelligence. The November 2018 release updates to the Workspace ONE Intelligence service brought several enhancements that continue to help our customers increase security, optimize resources and improve user experience across their digital workspace. We covered some of the major updates in the third episode of our Workspace ONE Intelligence Series, including:

• Application triggers for automation – IT can now set up actions that are automatically triggered based on behavior of apps.
• New status page – This webpage shows real-time updates on the Intelligence service, such as operational status on uptime and health of the service.
• Hands-on labs – We highlight this great resource available for anyone to take Workspace ONE Intelligence for a test drive. Explore the great features available in a sandboxed environment, for free!
• Cloud Security Alliance Questionnaire – This is another great resource that helps answer specific security questions around the Workspace ONE Intelligence service.

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Clarifications on New VMware certifications - VMware Practice Exam

New certification names will be identified by the year they are earned. Potentially this will make easier to immediately identify how current a certification is.

So the new certification roadmap should become (only yellow labels are officially, other may change):

But there were some doubts on how those certification new names will match the exam names (and the course requirements).

Now VMware has clarified how will work, at least for the VCP certifications: the certification you earn depends on when you complete the requirements. If you meet all the requirements in 2019 (starting on January 16), you’ll earn the 2019 certification. If you finish it in 2020, you’ll earn the 2020 certification, and so on.

For each certification, there are exam requirements. When the certification launches, the most recent exam will still be available since it represents a current solution (although with a different exam code so our system will map it to the new certification). Then, based on product updates, available resources, and the timing of product releases, one or more new exams will be released.

What does it mean? That you can choose your exam version and exams will remain related to product versions, not to certification year.

Here are the exam plans for each VCP certification for 2019:

VCP 2019 certifications
As you can see, there are multiple exam options for each certifications, based on the different product version or type (see for example NSX-V and NSX-T). That could be good to match your course requirements, but for sure will be more confusing to define on what product are your certified.

The VMware certification page has not been updated yet, but probably we will see some changes in the next weeks.

Will be also interesting see how VCP certification expiration will work, but I guess that i simple will match the years, so you have to gain a new VCP certification (direclty or indireclty using a VCAP exam) every odd or even year.

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Enhance Security with NSX Cloud and Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure

While virtual desktops have successfully helped address security and operational challenges, IT organizations still have concerns about a growing threat landscape and an expanded security perimeter that they need to protect, especially in public cloud environments. Malware, phishing, and other emerging advanced threats can be used to compromise a virtual desktop to serve as jumping off point for an attacker to move laterally into the rest of the network.  Until now, customers could secure their VMware Horizon deployments in on-premises data centers with VMware NSX. We are happy to announce that NSX can now also secure virtual workloads deployed by VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, providing a more robust security posture in cloud-hosted virtual desktop environments in Microsoft Azure.

It’s been a great year for Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure. This service offering allows customers to easily pair their own Microsoft Azure capacity with the intuitive Horizon Cloud control to quickly deliver virtual desktops and apps to end-users in a matter of hours. There is a lot of momentum from customers as they adopt Horizon Cloud to deliver virtual desktops and application from their own Microsoft Azure infrastructure to any device, anywhere.

One of the key features of the new Horizon Cloud release is the support for VMware NSX Cloud. We are particularly excited about this integration and the added security it brings to our customers – so let’s dive a little deeper on this topic.

What is NSX Cloud?

NSX Cloud delivers networking and security for applications running natively in public cloud environments such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS. NSX Cloud is an extension of VMware’s NSX Data Center technology that brings the NSX networking and security framework to cloud-native applications. NSX Cloud for Horizon Cloud on Azure brings enhanced security to virtual desktop environments, with policies that dynamically follow end users across infrastructure, devices, and locations.

Key Benefits of NSX Cloud for Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure Environments

Secure Virtual Desktops Using Micro-segmentation

NSX Cloud protects virtual desktops and apps hosted in Microsoft Azure data centers by securing traffic between each VDI system (east-west traffic) and providing isolation for desktop pools. The NSX Cloud micro-segmentation policy can control traffic between desktops within Azure VNET/s as well as traffic destined to on-premises applications in a hybrid deployment.

Automated Policy That Dynamically Follows End Users and Desktops

Administrators can set policies centrally that dynamically adapt to the end user’s computing environment, with network security services that map to the user based on role, logical grouping, desktop operating system, and more— independent of the underlying network infrastructure. Policies follow the virtual desktops wherever they are moved across the cloud-hosted environment.

We are extremely excited to have support for NSX Cloud for Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure and look forward to enabling customers with this powerful security solution in their cloud environments.

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AWS OUTPOSTS AND VMWARE HYBRIDITY DEFINED - VMware Certifications

Outposts as a Product Name is no Accident

Like many, I like the product name Outposts. It’s catchy and straight away you can make sense of what it is…however, I decided to look up the offical meaning of the word…and it makes for some interesting reading:

• An isolated or remote branch
• A remote part of a country or empire
• A small military camp or position at some distance from the main army, used especially as a guard against surprise attack

The first definition as per the Oxford Dictionary fits the overall idea of AWS Outposts. Putting a compute platform in an isolated or remote branch office that is seperate to AWS regions while also offering the ability to consume that compute platform like it was an AWS region. This represents a legitimate use case for Outposts and can be seen as AWS fulling a gap in the market that is being craved for by shifting IT sentiment.

The second definition is an interesting one when taken in the context of AWS and Amazon as a whole. They are big enough to be their own country and have certainly built up an empire over the last decade. All empires eventually crumble, however AWS is not going anywhere fast. This move does however indicate a shift in tactics and means that AWS can penetrate the on-premises market quicker to extend their empire.

The third definition is also pertinent in context to what AWS are looking to achieve with Outposts. They are setting up camp and positioning themselves a long way from their traditional stronghold. However my feeling is that they are not guarding against an attack…they are the attack!

Where does VMware fit in all this?

Given my thoughts above…where does VMware fit into all this? At first when the announcement was made on stage I was confused. With Pat Gelsinger on stage next to Andy Jessy my first impression was that VMware had given in. Here was AWS announcing a direct competitive platform to on-premises vSphere installations. Not only that, but VMware had announced Project Dimension at VMworld a few months earlier which looked to be their own on-premises managed service offering…though the wording around that was for edge rather than on-premises.

A Managed Service Offering means a Mind shift

The big shift here from VMware that began with VMware Cloud on AWS is a shift towards managed services. A fundamental change in the mindset of the customer in the way in which they consume their infrastructure. Without needing to worry about the underlying platform, IT can focus on the applications and the availability of those applications. For VMware this means from the VM up…for AWS, this means from the platform up.

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VMware Cloud Foundation for EC2 Overview

Secure by Design:  The VCF Framework 

VCF is intended to provide one consistent set of data center management services across vSphere and non-vShpere environments.  For the EC2 environment, a mechanism must be in place to transparently insert these services into the workloads running on EC2.  In the private cloud environment, users may be familiar with VMware’s VM Tools.  This is a collection of host-resident probes, drivers and agents that allow the vSphere system to optimize and manage workloads running on VMWare’s ESXi hypervisor.  VMware has extended this concept to EC2 based workloads.  VM Tools for EC2 creates a bundle of host-resident probes, drivers and agents, and provides a framework to transparently insert, manage and protect these host components as they run on EC2 environments, either in Amazon’s EC2 public cloud or on premise on Amazon’s Outposts hybrid cloud solution.

Networking Services 

The first set of services enabled in VMware Cloud Foundation for EC2 is NSX Networking and Security.  A key feature of the NSX offering for EC2 is service insertion and packet capture.  With this capability, the rich partner ecosystem of NSX that exists on VMware private clouds can now be extended into native EC2 environments.  Partners can utilize the same NSX APIs for service insertion and packet capture on premise in vSphere environments and in EC2 environments.  This is extremely useful for using NSX and the VMware Cloud Foundation as the platform to deliver consistent services across the hybrid cloud. 

Another very popular feature of NSX for EC2 is layer two network stretching.  This allows workloads running in any EC2 environment, whether on AWS Outposts on premises or in the public cloud to share a common L2 IP space even across multiple VPCs.  This greatly simplifies workload migration and DR scenarios as workloads do not to be re-addressed or modified to take advantage of the flexibility and elasticity of the hybrid cloud.

Security Services 

NSX is known for its built-in security services.  One of the most powerful is the firewall built for Internal (East-West) traffic flows.  This firewall understands the application topology and can visualize and map flows between the web tier, app tiers, and persistence tiers.  Firewall policies can then be automatically deployed and dynamically updated if there are changes to application topology.  This use case has been widely deployed and there are now thousands of enterprise customers using NSX to internally segment server to server traffic in the data center.  With VMware Cloud Foundation for EC2, this same capability can be extended to EC2 based workloads, either on the public cloud or running on AWS Outposts in the customer data center.  From a single policy console, IT can now ensure that foundational security policies are consistently enforced for workloads running on premise or in the public cloud, on vShpere or on EC2 environments.  In the future, this same architecture will allow VMware advanced security offerings such as App Defense to be extended onto native EC2 environments.

Management 

In addition to the data plane services of NSX, VMware has a collection of control plane services that support both vSphere and native EC2 workloads.  vRealize Network Insights provides a single pane of glass that allows customers to visualize their flows for workloads running in a vSphere environment and/or in EC2.  This is extremely helpful for troubleshooting hybrid cloud workloads, and also for formulating security policies. Additionally, VMware’s Cloud Health provides industry leading cost management for EC2 environments. 

The Foundation for all workloads 

VMware Cloud Foundation for EC2 creates a common set of data center services that spans the hybrid cloud. These services support all types of workloads from traditional VM based enterprise applications to modern container-based workloads utilizing platforms like PKS or Red Hat OpenShift.

VMworld 2018 Europe: New Innovations Coming Your Way with the Intelligence-driven Digital Workspace

At VMworld US in Las Vegas, we announced game-changing updates to VMware Workspace ONE to drive employee productivity and redefine modern management and security. We introduced a whole slew of new apps, services and partner integrations to our digital workspace platform to help organizations drive business transformation. At VMworld Europe in Barcelona this week we are continuing the charge adding support for devices, more apps, across clouds– to make Workspace ONE the platform uniquely positioned to support the diversity and heterogeneity that is found across every single organization out there today.

So, without further ado– here is everything you need to know about what VMware is announcing at the show this week around the digital workspace.

Modern Management: Embracing Physical and Virtual Across More Devices, Platforms and Clouds

At VMware we believe that modern management applies to more than just Windows management— it is about enabling IT with an automated, cloud-based, real-time and unified approach to managing Android, Chrome OS, iOS, macOS, and Windows 10, from a single-pane-of-glass. What’s more, it’s about ensuring that this approach can be applied to physical as well as virtual endpoint management to streamline and simplify how IT manages and delivers IT services.

With that in mind— here’s a look at what’s new to help our customers fully embrace modern management across all of their devices and platforms.

We’re Simplifying Onboarding

• With Dell Provisioning for VMware Workspace ONE, IT can deliver devices fully configured with apps and resources straight from the factory to the end user. The service is now available within Dell ProDeploy Client Suite, which provides additional configuration services to ease PC deployment. This service can be purchased together with a new Workspace ONE license at a special combined rate as part of ProDeploy.

We’re Helping Automate Day 2 Operations

• Orchestrate Management Workflows: Workspace ONE Intelligence can now be leveraged with third-party IT service management and notification systems via the Workspace ONE Intelligence automation connector. Building on existing out-of-box connectors to Slack and ServiceNow, the connector provides a way for customers to easily connect automated actions and notifications created in Workspace ONE Intelligence with their service desk and other ITSM investments.
• Easily Deliver Windows 32 Apps into the Digital Workspace with Flexera: A new integration with Flexera Admin Studio simplifies the import and delivery of critical Win32 apps packaged by Flexera into Workspace ONE for deployment.
• Improve Windows and Mac Management and Compliance: With Workspace ONE sensors, IT can maintain macOS and Windows configuration baselines across the OS, firmware, applications, and more with real-time collection of system. In addition, there is support for new macOS System Integrity Protection (SIP) across kernel and system files, allowing IT to detect changes that may be indicative of device compromise.

We’re Improving Service Delivery by Enabling Cost-effective Bursting and DR Use Cases

• Horizon 7 Instant Clones, App Volumes and User Environment Manager on VMC is now generally available. Organizations can also take advantage of a tech preview that allows them to automate the installation of Horizon 7 on VMware Cloud (VMC) on Amazon Web Services to get employees up and running faster.
• Monitor and manage desktop health and capacity consumption simultaneously across public and private cloud environments, including the VMware Cloud thanks to the integration of Horizon 7 into the Horizon Cloud Service. And now, Horizon 7 and Horizon Cloud also supports Windows Microsoft Server 2019 to enable IT to create an optimized Windows image for Horizon virtual desktops.
• Looking for HA? Now organizations can take advantage of native high-availability support for Unified Access Gateway (UAG), simplifying on-premises deployments for both Horizon and Workspace ONE. This means that organizations no longer need to purchase and integrate 3rd party load-balancers when deploying virtual desktops and apps across datacenters and locations.

Zero Trust: Increasing Security with Visibility and Remediation

IT faces the challenge of balancing simple access with security on a daily basis. With Workspace ONE, security is built-in to the platform, enabling IT to configure conditional access and data loss prevention policies, set automated compliance remediation actions, perform remote actions and more. For organizations looking to get visibility into best-of-breed third party security investments, Workspace ONE offers integrations with a broad ecosystem of security partners, through VMware Trust Network.

With this in mind — here is what we’re introducing to help bolster visibility, improve security and support conditional access into the digital workspace.

We’re Beefing Up Threat Detection

• Improve Security Posture with Integrated EDR Threat Intelligence: The latest integrations from Trust Network partners Carbon Black and AppDefense improve security posture with threat detection and automated remediation from endpoints to the hypervisor.
• Prevent Threats from traversing Cloud Infrastructure with Micro-segmentation for Cloud Desktops: VMware NSX support for cloud-based virtual desktop and app workloads allows IT to quickly isolate threats on Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure.
• Proactively manage risk with insights into user behavior: Workspace ONE Intelligence provides new insights and contextual awareness into user behavior helps and recommendations to increase security.

We’re Supporting Rich Conditional Access with Okta

• Now generally available in partnership with Okta, apps can be delivered to employees through a unified app catalog leveraging device trust and user identity to enable conditional access to the most mission-critical apps.

User Productivity: Enhancing Experiences on Any App and Device

Today’s workers expect to be able to have the same experience with modern apps at work that they are used to in their personal lives.  VMware Workspace ONE provides employees with a “consumer simple” unified app catalog with integrated single sign-on (SSO) and a suite of engaging productivity apps that give secure, instant access to work data.  Horizon is deeply integrated with Workspace ONE to give users the same seamless access to their virtualized apps and desktops with rich graphics across a range of network conditions.  The combination allows employees to be productive, on any app – Windows, native, cloud and web – across devices and locations.

Employees are at the heart of the digital workspace, and here is what we are doing to help ensure they have the best possible experience.

We’re Making Employees More Productive

• Employees can take advantage of Google G Suite support for corporate email within VMware Boxer. Organizations now have even more flexibility to add the services that best meet their needs. And for organizations with high security requirements, Boxer has attained industry-first NIAP certification for secure email.
• IT now has better visibility across all VMware secure apps. Available today in beta, organizations can gain insights into enhanced app performance analytics through Workspace ONE Intelligence for Workspace ONE Boxer, Web, and Content to help optimize the employee’s experience.
• Everyone can leverage the Samsung Desktop Experience with Workspace ONE and Horizon. Employees can launch their smartphone on a full monitor with apps in full screen with use of a mouse and keyboard with Workspace ONE. In addition to supporting the Workspace ONE productivity app suite in DeX mode, VMware also provides support VDI in DeX mode with Horizon.
• Organizations can deliver the best video and live streaming video experience across virtual apps and desktops. Horizon now supports H.265/High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) encoder for reduced latency and rich graphics.

We’re Making Privacy SDKs Available

• A new Privacy SDK is now generally available, enabling developers to build privacy workflows into apps to increase user trust and transparency for increased app adoption.

We’re Helping Make It Easier for Employees to Collaborate

• Collaborate across sessions with up to 10 other employees. Employees leveraging Horizon virtual desktops can now invite up to 10 other users to join either virtual Linux or Windows sessions.

We’re excited about these new announcements and look forward to showcasing these at the show. With Workspace ONE, VMware is paving the way for organizations to provide simple, secure access to all their apps and desktops across devices and clouds. Be sure to join us at the EUC Keynote where one lucky person will get a chance to win an Oculus Go, and 200 attendees will get a free Fusion or Workstation license.

VMware 2v0-642 Practice Test Questions - 2v0-642 Exam Dumps

VMware Certified Professional 6 - Network Virtualization (NSX v6.2)

VMware 2v0-642 Certification Exam Sample Questions

Q: Which NSX Manager CLI command would identify the Distributed Firewall rules that have been applied to a specific vNIC?

1. show dfw host hostID filter filterID rules
2. show dfw host hostID vnic vnicID rules
3. show dfw vm vmID filter filterID rules
4. show dfw vm vmID vnic vnicID rules

Q: When deploying a new NSX Edge what is the default firewall configuration?

1. Allow all
2. Deny all
3. Not enabled
4. Allow only admin

Q: What NSX tool provides the ability to monitor live network flows from a virtual machine?

1. MACflow
2. TCPflow
3. Flow Monitoring
4. Traceflow

Q: What monitoring mechanism(s) can be configured for NSX Edge devices in NSX 6.2?

1. Syslog only
2. SNMP Polling only
3. Both Syslog & SNMP Polling
4. Zookeeper transaction logging

Q: Which two Health check options can be enabled for a virtual distributed switch? (Choose two.) 

1. VLAN and MTU
2. Teaming and Failover
3. Discovery Protocol and Traffic Shaping
4. IP Discovery and MAC Learning

Q: The NSX Manager backup file contains the backup configuration data for which two networking and security components? (Choose two.) 

1. Edge Services Gateway
2. Resource Pools
3. Grouping Objects
4. Virtual Distributed Switch

Q: In the VLAN configuration of a virtual switch port group, what does the VLAN setting of 4095 represent?

1. It represents the equivalent of an 802.1Q trunk to the virtual machines.
2. It represents the VXLAN number assigned to the 802.1Q trunk.
3. It represents the 802.1Q tag of 4095 for all traffic coming from the VMs.
4. It represents the VXLAN number assigned to the VTEP.

Q: Which NSX routing protocol offers the most flexible policy control when peering with the physical environment?

1. OSPF
2. ISIS
3. BGP
4. EIGRP

Q: When creating or adding a new user that will administer NSX, what is a valid available source?

1. Local NSX User database
2. vCenter Users/Groups
3. LDAP Users
4. Active Directory Users/Groups

Q: In which format is the NSX Manager available to customers for an initial install?

1. .ova
2. .dmg
3. .iso
4. .tar.gz

Q: Which two statements are true regarding L2 Bridges and Distributed Logical Routers? (Choose two.) 

• Each L2 bridge instance can only map to a single VLAN.
• Each L2 bridge instance can map to multiple VLANs.
• There can only be one instance of an L2 bridge on a DLR.
• There can be multiple instances of an L2 bridge on a DLR.

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