Solutions include vCloud Usage Meter, Identity Manager (vIDM), vCenter Server, vSphere Data Protection, vSphere Integrated Containers, and vRealize Automation (vRA). And they are important because VMware now sends many of its products as devices: vCenter, for example, can no longer run on a Windows virtual machine.
The knowledge base articles for all products indicate that Meltdown and Specter can create problems for virtual devices, explain that mitigation tactics will stop attacks, but should be considered as "a temporary fix and permanent solutions will be launched soon are available. "Many of the solutions listed here require a login as a privileged user and then writing a few commands. Others require more effort. So open your command lines, vAdmins: there is work to do.
And if you're very interested in VMware and/or wondering what Dell plans to do with VMware, think about your SEC files and Virtzilla's Dell Technologies tracking technologies.
Both report that the colossal investment management firm Blackrock Inc. recently increased its holdings in both stocks above the five percent level that makes public disclosure mandatory. This type of purchase is sometimes a sign that an investor wants his opinions to carry more weight.
