VMware vRealize Operations 8.6: Enhanced Features and Capabilities for Public Cloud Support, User Interface, and Sustainability
VMware has recently announced the release of vRealize Operations 8.6, which includes a range of new features and capabilities to enhance public cloud support, user interface, and sustainability. This blog post will provide an overview of the key updates and enhancements in this latest version of vRealize Operations.
Public Cloud Support
One of the significant enhancements in vRealize Operations 8.6 is the support for monitoring all AWS services, including custom metrics. This feature allows users to gain deeper insights into their public cloud infrastructure and applications, enabling them to identify and resolve issues more effectively. Additionally, the product now supports defining custom email notices within the user interface, which was a highly requested feature by customers.
User Interface
The new version of vRealize Operations features a revamped user interface that is more intuitive and easier to navigate. The simplified interface makes it easier for non-administrator users to access and utilize the product’s capabilities. Furthermore, the product now supports customized interfaces for non-administrator users, allowing them to view only the information relevant to their roles and responsibilities.
Sustainability
VMware is committed to sustainability, and vRealize Operations 8.6 includes several new dashboards that highlight an organization’s sustainability efforts through responsible operations. The new dashboards are grouped into three categories: Green Supply, Clean Demand, and Lean Operations. These dashboards provide visibility into carbon footprint savings achieved, recommendations for additional carbon footprint reduction, and maximizing utilization without compromising performance.
Certificate Expiration Monitoring
One of the significant challenges faced by vRealize Operations users is the expiration of endpoint certificates, resulting in the loss of monitoring for endpoints. To address this issue, vRealize Operations 8.6 now includes support for early warning of expiring endpoint certificates. This feature covers all native management packs (except public cloud) and will be extended to non-native management packs in a future release.
Application Performance Management
vRealize Operations 8.6 also integrates application performance management toolsets within the on-premise version, allowing users to leverage application insights using existing tools. This feature does not require in-guest agents and provides better collaboration between application and infrastructure teams. Support for popular application performance management tools such as Dynatrace, Datadog, New Relic, and AppDynamics is also included.
Telegraf Agent
VMware has also extended support for the open-source Telegraf agent in vRealize Operations 8.6. This feature allows users to monitor over 200 applications using the Telegraf agent, providing a more comprehensive view of their infrastructure and applications. Users can now continue to use curated applications and operating systems included in vRealize Operations or utilize the open-source Telegraf agent and its plugin ecosystem for hundreds of applications as well as custom developed Telegraf plugins.
Cost Home Page
vRealize Operations 8.6 also includes a new Cost Home Page, providing a landing page for all costing information within the product. This feature allows users to quickly access and view their cost data, enabling them to make more informed decisions about their infrastructure and applications.
In conclusion, vRealize Operations 8.6 offers a range of enhancements and new features that improve public cloud support, user interface, sustainability, and application performance management. With these updates, VMware continues to demonstrate its commitment to providing customers with the most advanced and comprehensive infrastructure management solutions available.