VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Administrator (2V0-17.25) Certification Preparation Guide | #vExpert Vikas Shitole, vThinkBeyondVM
Why Write Certification Exams? Yes, being certified and earning the badge is one of the drivers. However, what truly matters is what we do between deciding to write the exam and actually attempting it. Use exams as motivation for your learning journey, not just to pass. The preparation journey […]
Rest Easy: Why Manual Database HA/DR Belongs in the Past
VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) streamlines database management in private clouds, automating tasks traditionally requiring extensive expertise. It replaces tedious manual processes with policy-driven solutions for high availability, disaster recovery, and backups. This reduces human error, […]
Automic Automation: Application-Aware Automation for the Private Cloud
In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Advanced Services Series, we take a closer look at Automic Automation and how it helps organizations automate the business processes that run across their private cloud environments. John Nicholson and I are joined by Dave Kellermanns from Broadcom’s […]
VMware Cloud Foundation Operations HA Cluster Deep Dive. How to recover from Node Failures | In this video we will examine the internal working of the VCF Operations HAA Cluster. We examine the different nodes and look at various failures and how to recover from them – #vExpert Stephen DeBarros.
In this video we will examine the internal working of the VCF Operations HAA Cluster. We examine the different nodes and look at various failures and how to recover from them. #vExpert Stephen DeBarros.
Using enable_uens.py for EDP Transitions in VCF 5.2 | This post details how to use the enable_uens.py script—a built-in tool that automates the heavy lifting while maintaining the same zero-impact principles. – Gabe Rosas
Manually enabling EDP Standard on large clusters is an operational marathon. This post explains how to use the built-in enable_uens.py script to automate the rolling maintenance-mode transition, delivering a 2.5x efficiency gain and a 70% boost in packet processing performance with zero downtime.
Model Gallery: How to Use JupyterLab Notebooks to Simplify Model Deployment and Management
This is part two of six in a multi-blog series providing a practitioner’s guide to VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA. Overview This blog provides a comprehensive guide to using JupyterLab as a powerful interface for downloading NVIDIA NIMTM (NVIDIA Inference Microservice) Large Language […]
Understanding vSAN Storage Policies, Their Strengths, and Their Trade‑offs – #vExpert Leif Hegdal, VM Infrastructure
Storage Policy–Based Management (SPBM) is the backbone of how VMware vSAN delivers predictable, workload‑aligned outcomes. Instead of carving LUNs or managing fixed RAID groups the old-fashioned way, policies define the storage behavior of each […]
Mastering Application Migration to VKS: Patterns and Best Practices
Migrating applications to a modern platform like VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) is rarely a “one-size-fits-all” operation. Whether you are moving from a generic Kubernetes provider (like OpenShift, EKS, or GKE), migrating from virtual machines, or repatriating cloud services, the […]
Reducing cloud spend typically starts with a spreadsheet and ends with a headache. It should start with a strategy and end with an architecture. Most teams look for quick wins to hit a quarterly target. But quick wins usually lead to operational chaos and, ironically, higher costs. True cloud maturity isn’t about slashing expenses. It’s about building a foundation you actually control.
Reducing cloud spend typically starts with a spreadsheet and ends with a headache. It should start with a strategy and end with an architecture. Most teams look for quick wins to hit a quarterly target. But quick wins usually lead to operational chaos and, ironically, higher costs.
How to Deploy Avi 30.x/31.x in VCF 9.x – #vExpert Manish Jha
By default, VCF 9 deploys the v22.x of Avi, which is too old. To use newer versions of Avi in the VCF 9.x setup, Broadcom provides a shell script. This script uploads the newer Avi OVA and updates the SDDC Manager manifest file so that the new Avi can be selected in the SDDC Manager UI. {…]
Mixed Size vGPU Mode in Practice – Frank Denneman
Architecting AI Infrastructure – Part 6: Last time, I looked at how Same Size vGPU mode works with different assignment policies and how right-sizing profiles can make placement more flexible. The main point was that both profile variety and assignment choices have a big impact on how much GPU [..]
VCF 9 Fleet Planning Sizer – #vExpert Avnish Tripathi
After several VCF design sessions—navigating management domains, ESA policies, and the new core-based licensing—one thing became clear: we have plenty of docs, but we need more interactive clarity. I built the VCF 9 Fleet Planning Sizer (ESA Only) to help architects model […]
VMware TAM Services – Data Services Manager 9.0.2 Update (Video) – Cormac Hogan
A very quick message to let you know that I was recently invited to present on VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) by our VMware TAM (Technical Account Manager) Services team. In the video, I provide an update to our TAM customers on our current DSM version 9.0.2, and give some insight into […]
VCF 9.0 Server Certification: Preserving Your Hardware Investment and giving the best ROI
Executive Summary VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 is designed to enable customers to modernize their cloud infrastructure, and part of that design is doing so without forcing unnecessary hardware refresh cycles. It was therefore exciting news to announce that, following data-driven reviews in [..]
Webcast | Beyond vSAN: Optimizing VCF with External Storage. In this session, we’ll take a technical, administrator-focused look at running VMware Cloud Foundation with Pure Storage FlashArray. We will move past the basics to explore how VCF fleets, instances, and workload domains consume principal and supplemental storage via Fibre Channel and NFS.
In this session, we’ll take a technical, administrator-focused look at running VMware Cloud Foundation with Pure Storage FlashArray. We will move past the basics to explore how VCF fleets, instances, and workload domains consume principal and supplemental storage via Fibre Channel and NFS.
VMware vDefend: Advanced Network and Identity Security for VCF | In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, Pete Flecha and John Nicholson are joined by Jad El-Zein and security expert Chris McCain to talk about VMware vDefend and its role as an advanced security service for VMware Cloud Foundation.
Security has changed. It is no longer enough to focus on the perimeter and hope attackers never get inside. Modern threats are designed to move laterally through the environment using common protocols and predictable patterns. That is why security today is less about protecting everything and […]
vSAN – Fix a problem with an absent disk | Recently, I came across an issue in a vSphere cluster at a customer. Some vSAN disks were absent. This blog post will show you how I solved it. #vExpert Karl Widmer, driftars Blog
Recently, I came across an issue in a vSphere cluster at a customer. Some vSAN disks were absent. This blog post will show you how I solved it.
VMware Private AI on Consolidated VCF: Starting Small with Enterprise-Grade GenAI in Your Datacenter – #vExpert Gabi Nuñes
VMware Private AI is bringing generative AI much closer to traditional datacenter teams. What I like is how it runs fully on-premises on top of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), so you can keep control of performance, security and, especially, your private data while still giving data scientists […]
Install VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA using VCF Automation
VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA streamlines the deployment of AI workloads by offering several ready-to-use catalog items for your users. These include an AI workstation powered by a deep learning virtual machine (DLVM) with pre-installed AI/ML frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow, […]
vSAN Stretched Clusters Explained – Site-Level DR with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we take a complete look at VMware vSAN Stretched Clusters based on the official Broadcom whitepaper by Pete Koehler (December 2025). We cover how stretched clusters provide site-level disaster recovery with near-zero RPO using synchronous data mirroring across two sites, powered […]
