Exploring VMware Cloud Foundation: A Cloud Management Experience

In the Virtually Speaking Podcast series "Exploring VMware Cloud Foundation" hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson interview various subject matter experts to break down the components that make up VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and provide insights into its powerful capabilities for private cloud environments.

In Episode 7, 'Cloud Management Experience,' we sit down with Chandra Prathuri, Senior Director of Product Management, to delve into the practical aspects of adopting VMware Aria within VMware Cloud Foundation.

The conversation revolves around the actionable steps needed to onboard internal customers onto the cloud seamlessly. Chandra emphasizes the importance of automated operations in the process, illustrating how Aria simplifies the build, management, and operation of cloud resources.

Aria's ability to organize resources into tenants is highlighted as a key feature, catering to both service providers and enterprise customers alike. Chandra also sheds light on the new Kubernetes interface for modern applications, providing a single consumption surface for enhanced user experience.

Throughout the interview, Chandra showcases the capabilities of Aria Operations, focusing on troubleshooting methodologies encompassing metrics, logs, and VMware's Log Insight platform. He emphasizes Aria's role in simplifying subscription management, offering a streamlined approach with only one entitlement key for all services.

Join us in Episode 7 as we uncover the practicalities of cloud management with VMware Aria, and learn how it empowers organizations to efficiently build, manage, and operate their cloud environments with ease.

Links Mentioned:

• VCF Landing Page
• Announcing General Availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1
• VCF Webinars
• ​​Announcing General Availability of VMware Aria Automation 8.17.0
• VCF YouTube Page
• Virtually Speaking YouTube Page
• Virtually Speaking Podcast

Watch the Entire Series

• Ep 01: Inside the Private Cloud
• Ep 02: What’s Inside
• Ep 03: The Cloud Admin Journey
• Ep 04: VCF Compute
• Ep 05: VCF Storage
• Ep 06: VCF Networking
• Ep 07: A Cloud Management Experience
• Ep 08: VMware Private AI
• Ep 09: Data Services Manager 
• Ep 10: VMware vDefend 

The Virtually Speaking Podcast

The Virtually Speaking Podcast is a technical podcast dedicated to discussing VMware topics related to private and hybrid cloud. Each week Pete Flecha and John Nicholson bring in various subject matter experts from VMware and from within the industry to discuss their respective areas of expertise. If you’re new to the Virtually Speaking Podcast check out all episodes on vspeakingpodcast.com and follow on Twitter\X @VirtSpeaking.