A Leap Forward in Virtualization with vSphere 8

vSphere 8 vs vSphere 7

As a key player in the industry, VMware has been instrumental in paving the way for efficient and scalable IT infrastructures. With the release of vSphere 8, they’re offering an array of features designed to enhance performance, security, and usability.

Whether you’re a seasoned IT professional or new to the realm of virtualization, vSphere 8 has the capability to pose a potential impact on your IT strategies.

Exploring vSphere 8

A year ago, VMware launched vSphere 8, a new version of its virtualization platform for cloud computing. This release introduced a number of interesting advancements.

Notably, vSphere 8 supports heterogeneous computing, making the virtualization platform suitable for different types of hardware.

Among its enhancements vSphere 8:

• Accommodates DPUs (Data Processing Units), which can take over network and security functions from CPUs. This improves the performance and efficiency of application workloads.
• Supports GPUs (Graphics Processing Units), which can accelerate graphics and compute-intensive tasks. This makes vSphere 8 suitable for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance computing.
• Introduces vSphere with VMware Tanzu, a solution that enables deployment and management of Kubernetes clusters on vSphere infrastructure. This simplifies the development and management of modern applications.
• Offers enhanced DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler), which takes into account network performance, allocable hardware, and memory monitoring when placing and balancing workloads. This ensures optimal resource distribution and availability.
• Enables larger and more complex workloads to run on vSphere.

A Comprehensive Guide to VMware Training Courses

If you’re keen on understanding the distinctions between vSphere 7 and vSphere 8, we recommend the following training:

• VMware vSphere: What's New (VMWN).

For those seeking hands-on experience with different versions of vSphere, we provide tailored training courses for both vSphere 7 and vSphere 8:

• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage v7 (VSICM)
• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage v8 (VSICM8)

These foundational courses offer a comprehensive introduction to the basics of vSphere and serve as a steppingstone for other VMware technologies in a software-defined data center. They’re also excellent preparatory courses for the VCP-DCV exam*.

For more advanced learning, consider the following:

• VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale v7 (VSOS)
• VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale v8 (VSOSS)

These  trainings delve deeper into vSphere’s capabilities, equipping you with the skills needed for configuring and maintaining the virtual infrastructure. They’re also pivotal in preparing for the VCP-DCV certification*.

If you’re looking for a fast-paced learning experience, opt for:

• VMware vSphere: Fast Track v7 (VSFT)
• VMware vSphere: Fast Track v8 (VSFT8)

The accelerated courses below are a combination of the main modules of VSICM and VSOS (version 7) or VSICM8 and VSOSS (version 8). They’re ideal for those with some vSphere 8 experience seeking rapid progression through the course material, and they’re great  preparation for the VCP-DCV exam*.

For troubleshooting expertise, we offer:

• VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting v7 (VST)
• VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting v8 (VST8)

If you’re looking to build knowledge, skills, and capabilities in troubleshooting the VMware vSphere® 8 environment and designing a VMware vSphere virtual infrastructure consider these courses:

• VMware vSphere: Design v7 (VSD)
• VMware vSphere: Design v8 (VSD8)

They’re also a step towards training for the VCAP-DCV Design certification*.

Important Deadlines for VMware

• The Professional VMware vSphere 7.x (2V0-21.20) exam expires 31 January 2024.
• The last opportunity to take an Advanced Design VMware vSphere 7.x (3V0-21.21) exam is 31 January 2024.

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