NetApp BlueXP Disaster Recovery is a simple as-a-service approach to protect your VMware virtual machines backed by ONTAP storage on-premises with VMware Cloud (VMC) backed by ONTAP storage in the public cloud (i.e. AWS FSx for ONTAP). This technical guide will walk you through the entire protection setup process, showcase how you manage your environment inside BlueXP once set, and then highlight the ease of failover from VMware OnPrem to VMC in AWS.

VMware's 2021 VMworld provided some big announcements about new offerings packed with rich features. This year's virtual event showcased over 1,200 sessions, so it was impossible to capture everything. In this article we'll cover some of the key takeaways during the three-day virtual event. As you will see, cloud and app modernization was at the heart of everything, giving a glimpse into the VMware focus areas for 2022 and beyond.

At VMware Explore 2022, NetApp, VMware and AWS announced the general availability of AWS FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSxN) as a supplemental primary datastore for VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC on AWS). Learn more about this solution and its benefits.

VMware's 2023 Explore Conference provided some exciting announcements about new product offerings and features. This year's live event in Las Vegas featured more than 600 keynote and breakout sessions, hands-on-labs, as well as a large expo showcasing VMware ecosystem partners.

VMware held their annual EMPOWER for the Americas in May of 2022. The three day virtual partner conference consisted of general/breakout sessions, "ask the expert" sessions, hands-on labs and technical training. All the sessions were available to VMware partners online, but there are often themes and details that get lost along the way. So, we asked WWT's VMware technical experts what they found most interesting from EMPOWER. Here is what they had to say.

VMware's 2022 Explore Conference provided some exciting announcements about new product offerings and features. This year's live event in San Francisco featured more than 600 keynote and breakout sessions, hands-on-labs, as well as a large expo showcasing VMware ecosystem partners.