The Arraya Blog

Microsoft’s Ignite conference bills itself as an “every tech event” and it lived up to that moniker this year. If you made it to Orlando, FL for Ignite last month, you witnessed several key announcements from Microsoft, including a look at what the future holds for its Skype for Business and Teams solutions. However, the […]

The news broke fast and furious at VMworld last month, keeping the members of the Arraya team in attendance plenty busy as they attempted to experience (and document) everything that took place. While their efforts were admirable – check out their coverage HERE and HERE – there’s still plenty of stories to dive in more […]

Data center transformation isn’t just a buzz-phrase nor is it merely a to-do list box to be checked off once and forgotten about. Instead, it’s a continuous process, one which IT must remain vigilant for new ways to apply. Finding these fresh approaches can prove difficult, particularly for time-strapped technology departments. However, with the help […]

Day two of VMworld 2017 brought with it even more news and announcements from the software virtualization giant. Once again, members of the Arraya team were there with pencils in hand, to capture the most important stories breaking out in Las Vegas. Here’s a look at some of the biggest announcements they witnessed during the second […]

VMworld 2017 kicked off yesterday morning in Las Vegas with the usual flurry of VMware news and announcements. Some of the biggest stories to break during day one of the conference pertained to perennial IT talking points like the cloud and cyber security. If you couldn’t make it out to take in these updates in […]

  Now that the dust has settled on Petya (NotPetya, etc.), businesses and countries are attempting to come to terms with the malware outbreak, which began in Ukraine before spreading to an estimated 65 countries globally. Petya was initially believed to be a ransomware campaign similar to WannaCry. However, security experts later came to see […]

Perhaps you have always taken pride that your network maintains strong perimeter securities, including your formidable firewall which is functioning as it should – IT infrastructure well organized, everything tightly sealed from outside threats.  You’ve done everything possible to protect your vast amount of data.  Or so you have always assumed … The fact is, […]

It’s well established that companies around the world are benefiting from using VMware NSX to create virtualized, software-defined networks. From faster deployments,Arraya VMware vNRI Assessment more flexibility to support application network requirements, and improved security inside the four walls, NSX is putting complete control over the network in the hands of the architects and administrators. […]

  In recent years, IT leaders felt a budget pinch like never before, spanning software, applications, and equipment, and also the very resources who drive those everyday operations for the rest of the company.  And while Gartner reports that the majority of budgets will actually grow into 2017, the memory of using extreme caution in […]

Heads up: VMware just announced its vSphere Data Protection (VDP) offering has reached end of availability (EOA). This means all vSphere versions coming after 6.5 will no longer feature the backup and recovery solution. Naturally, customers who count on vSphere Data Protection to defend their virtualized data are going to have a few concerns as it […]