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For a decade, enterprises were forced to choose between developer speed and IT control. Most teams picked one and paid for the other. With AI accelerating and data sovereignty reshaping IT strategy, that compromise doesn’t work anymore…

Your Private Cloud is the New Public Cloud (eBook)

For a decade, enterprises were forced to choose between developer speed and IT control. Most teams picked one and paid for the other. With AI accelerating and data sovereignty reshaping IT strategy, that compromise doesn’t work anymore….Read More

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Focused learning. Immediate impact. The scheduling tool in the VMware Explore 2026 Content
Catalog is now accessible for attendees looking to lock in their schedule. Guarantee a seat in your
favorite sessions and strengthen your professional toolkit. Full Event Pass required.

Browse the Content Catalog. Lock in your…

The scheduling tool in the VMware Explore 2026 Content Catalog is now accessible for attendees looking to lock in their schedule. Guarantee a seat in your favorite sessions and strengthen your professional toolkit. Full Event Pass required.

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Meet MTAT: Your Zero-Friction Path to Memory Tiering in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0

Meet MTAT: Your Zero-Friction Path to Memory…

If you’ve been watching Memory Tiering build momentum in the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) ecosystem, I’m glad you’ve asked the obvious next question about how to actually plan for this in your environment. Let’s talk about that because the Memory Tiering Assessment Tool (MTAT) v3.0 is here […]

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Deploying NVIDIA Run:ai on VMware Cloud Foundation

Deploying NVIDIA Run:ai on VMware Cloud Foundation

Learn how to deploy NVIDIA Run:ai on VMware Cloud Foundation and unlock GPU-aware scheduling, multi-team workload orchestration, and inference serving, all on the private AI platform you already operate. Adding GPU-Aware Workload Orchestration to Your Private AI Platform Enterprises adopting AI on-premises keep hitting the same problem. They already have a private cloud that runs … Continued The post Deploying NVIDIA Run:ai on VMware Cloud Foundation appeared first on VMware Cloud Foundation…Read More

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Quick Tip: Reducing High CPU Utilization on NSX due to slow Entropy from AMD Zen4/5 CPUs | William Lam

Quick Tip: Reducing High CPU Utilization on NSX…

AMD Zen4/Zen5 processors have been known to have slower entropy generation, which can lead to higher CPU utilization for workloads that depend on random number generation. I recently learned from a colleague (Ross Wynne) about a simple optimization for NSX Manager that can significantly reduce […]

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Expert-Led Worskhop: Go from Zero to Hero with VCF Operations 9.1 | Attending #VMwareExplore in Las Vegas? Know nothing about at all about VCF Operations or just want to brush up on some skills with the experts? Come along to this Expert-led workshop, book early in your schedule to avoid disappointment!

Expert-Led Worskhop: Go from Zero to Hero with…

Attending VMware Explore in Las Vegas? Know nothing about at all about VCF Operations or just want to brush up on some skills with the experts? Come along to this Expert-led workshop, book early in your schedule to avoid disappointment!

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#124 – VMware Explore 2026, The podcast!

#124 – VMware Explore 2026, The podcast!

For me personally, ⁠VMware Explore⁠ is the event of the year and a very exciting (and stressful) time. I asked Nikki Sherin from the Explore team to talk us through what we can expect at Explore 2026, and I also asked my good friends William Lam, Alan Renouf, and Pete Flecha to explain to us […]

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Implementing VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) on VMware Cloud Foundation: A Practical Architecture Guide – #vExpert Leif Hegdal, VM Infrastructure

Implementing VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) on…

Implementing VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) on VMware Cloud Foundation: A Practical Architecture Guide

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Refreshing an Existing vSAN Cluster with New Servers

Refreshing an Existing vSAN Cluster with New…

Refreshing hardware is an inevitable task of lifecycle management in a data center. Existing vSAN clusters may have servers that are nearing the end of life by the manufacturer, or simply may no longer meet the technical requirements of an organization. The most common strategy for replacing […]

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Resetting the admin@local Password on the VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Installer | Learn how to reset the admin@local password on the VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Installer with a safe operational runbook, validation steps, and rollback guidance. #vExpert Paul Bryant

Resetting the admin@local Password on the…

Learn how to reset the admin@local password on the VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Installer with a safe operational runbook, validation steps, and rollback guidance.

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How to Replace VCF Automation Certificate | Tomas Fojta

How to Replace VCF Automation Certificate

In an Enterprise or Cloud Provider scenario the VCF Automation (VCFA) certificate should be signed by a public Certificate Authority and will need to be rotated yearly. If the VCFA is fronted by an external load balancing the same certificate must be installed internally in the VCFA and on the […]

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VMware Cloud Foundation APIs: Configure Certificate Authorities | #vExpert Gary J. Blake

VMware Cloud Foundation APIs: Configure…

A key fleet management capability delivered by VMware Cloud Foundation is the ability to centrally manage certificates across all the components of your platform, the process involves first configuring VCF Operations to interact with either a Microsoft or an OpenSSL Certificate Authority. The […]

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VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 92: Simplifying VCF 9.1 Install and Brownfield Import

VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 92: Simplifying VCF…

In Episode 92 of VCF Breakroom Chats, Puneet Chawla (Product Management, Broadcom) joins Sehjung Hah (Product Marketing Engineer, Broadcom) to discuss the install and import enhancements in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1. Learn how VCF 9.1 streamlines the path to a private cloud, whether […]

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Password, Certificate & Backup Management UI/API for VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) 9.1 | William Lam

Password, Certificate & Backup Management…

When it comes to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) capabilities such as the new unified Fleet Management, it is important to distinguish between the deployment type and the deployment entitlement. Deployment Type VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Deployment Entitlement […]

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Broadcom Knights: What This Distinction Really Means for Your Infrastructure | Discover how Broadcom Knights help organizations modernize enterprise infrastructure with expert guidance for VMware Cloud Foundation upgrades and deployments.

Broadcom Knights: What This Distinction Really…

Discover how Broadcom Knights help organizations modernize enterprise infrastructure with expert guidance for VMware Cloud Foundation upgrades and deployments.

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Getting edge sites deployed is a known challenge. Time-consuming, expensive, but doable. Day 2 is harder. Security patches that require reboots. Sites that go dark when connectivity drops. AI workloads that need GPU hardware most edge environments can’t justify. VCF Edge 9.1 addresses all three.

Edge deployments with VCF Edge 9.1

Getting edge sites deployed is a known challenge. Time-consuming, expensive, but doable. Day 2 is harder. Security patches that require reboots. Sites that go dark when connectivity drops. AI workloads that need GPU hardware most edge environments can’t justify. VCF Edge 9.1 addresses all three.

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Webcast | The Evolution to Platform Engineering 2.0. TU, August 4, 2026 | 12:00 PM CDT. This session introduces Platform Engineering 2.0, a deliberate evolution co-developed with the 280,000-strong practitioner community at PlatformEngineering.org.

Webcast | The Evolution to Platform Engineering…

This session introduces Platform Engineering 2.0, a deliberate evolution co-developed with the 280,000-strong practitioner community at PlatformEngineering.org. We will unpack the five pillars of PE 2.0—AI-Native Platform, Multi-Persona Experience, Embedded FinOps, Security Shifts Down, and […]

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Have you heard? Over 70 people have signed up for the AI Training and Hackathon event Monday evening at #VMwareExplore in Las Vegas!

In CMTY Roundtable Podcast #776, Eric Nielsen and Dale Hassinger talk about what you need to do to run your datacenter via agentic AI and what you will learn at the {code} Hackathon this year!

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#776 – VMware {code} Hackathon

Over 70 people have signed up for the AI Training and Hackathon event Monday evening at VMware Explore in Las Vegas! Eric Nielsen and Dale Hassinger talk about what you need to do to run your datacenter via agentic AI and what you will learn at the {code} Hackathon.

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Brownfield vSphere to VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1: Import, Converge, or Rebuild? – #vExpert Paul Bryant

Brownfield vSphere to VMware Cloud Foundation…

Compare VCF 9.1 import, convergence, and side-by-side rebuild paths for brownfield vSphere, with NSX, storage, rollback, and validation guidance.

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VMware Cloud Foundation APIs: Create a Cloud Proxy Group | #vExpert Gary J. Blake

VMware Cloud Foundation APIs: Create a Cloud…

This post explains how to create a cloud proxy group using VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations APIs to enhance data collection reliability. It describes the process of grouping cloud proxies, […]

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