The most visible feature in Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.0.1 is the appearance of some additional new objects in the navigation menu on the left hand side of the DSM UI. These are Namespaces and Data Services Policy. Customers who have already looked at VCF Automation, particularly as it integrates with DSM, may have some familiarity with these. Their purpose in DSM 9.0.1 is to align with RBAC features that are already in VCF Automation, specifically around multi-tenancy controls. Through the use of Namespaces and Data Service Policies in DSM 9.0.1, a DSM admin can now control which DSM users…
It gives me great pleasure to announce the availability of VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) version 9.0.1. Over the coming weeks I will be deep-diving into many of these new features, but for now I want to provide you all with a brief overview of the capabilities and enhancements that you can find in this release. Automated Active Directory integration for MS SQL Server We continue to enhance our MS SQL Server integration. Although the data service is still in tech preview in DSM 9.0.1, a significant enhancement in this release is the ability to specify a privileged Active Directory…