Month: March 2026

VCF Operations Custom Groups, Custom Properties, and Super Metrics | I have a Custom Group of VMs and would like to know the number of total VMs in my environment minus the number of VMs in this Custom Group. – #vExpert Brock Peterson

VCF Operations Custom Groups, Custom…

I have a Custom Group of VMs and would like to know the number of total VMs in my environment minus the number of VMs in this Custom Group. I first considered a Super Metric against vSphere World taking Total VMs minus Custom Group Population (which is a metric on all Custom Groups), but there […]

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HOW TO: Create a Custom VCF 9.0 VMware ESXi 9.0 ISO with VMware Realtek Driver Fling (PowerCLI) | Yes… we finally have an ESXi 9.0 Realtek driver, which means homelabs running consumer or whitebox hardware can once again get networking working properly with modern ESXi builds. – #vExpert Andrew Hancock

HOW TO: Create a Custom VCF 9.0 VMware ESXi 9.0…

In this episode of Hancock’s VMware Half Hour, we build a custom VMware ESXi 9.0 ISO for VCF 9.0 that includes the VMware Realtek Driver Fling, using PowerShell 7, VMware PowerCLI, and Python 3.12. Yes… we finally have an ESXi 9.0 Realtek driver, which means homelabs running consumer or […]

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#758 – Introducing the VMware Certified Distinguished Expert (VCDX): A New Era | #vExpert Eric Sloof takes us through the a new era for elite private cloud professionals with the VCDX offerings – the very best certification that marks you as a “Distinguished Private Cloud” Expert. WE, March 4 at Noon Pacific.

#758 – Introducing the VMware Certified…

#vExpert Eric Sloof takes us through the a new era for Elite private cloud professionals with the VMware Certified Distinguished Expert (VCDX) offerings. The very best certification that marks you as a “Distinguished Private Cloud” Expert. WE, 3/4 at Noon Pacific.

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The AI revolution just entered a new dimension—literally.

We are excited to announce that Broadcom has begun shipping the industry’s first 2nm custom compute SoC (system on a chip), built on our groundbreaking 3.5D eXtreme Dimension System in Package (XDSiP) platform.

As AI clusters scale toward gigawatt-level demands, the “old way” of building chips isn’t enough. Our 3.5D F2F (Face-to-Face) technology changes the game by combining 2.5D techniques with 3D-IC integration. This modular approach allows compute, memory, and network I/O to scale independently, delivering a trifecta of performance:

🔷 Unparalleled Signal Density: Maximizing throughput in a compact form factor.
🔷 Superior Power Efficiency: Unlocking high-efficiency computing to meet massive AI demands.
🔷 Ultra-Low Latency: Essential for the next generation of XPUs.

The AI revolution requires more than just innovation; it requires execution at scale that Broadcom consistently delivers.

Read the full announcement here:

Broadcom Ships 3.5D Face-to-Face Compute SoC…

Industry’s first 3.5D Face-to-Face (F2F) technology enables large-scale integration of XPUs delivering breakthrough performance, efficiency and scalability for AI clusters

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Supporting NIST Compliance and Security Excellence with VMware Telco Cloud Platform

Supporting NIST Compliance and Security…

Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are confronted with the imperative of large-scale network modernization and stringent regulatory and compliance framework simultaneously. In such scenarios, security and data privacy requirements become fundamental for business continuity, customer […]

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VMware Good 2 know [CW09] | The blog post, “VMware Good 2 know [CW09]“ provides a concise weekly digest of the latest developments in the VMware ecosystem as of late February 2026. – #vExpert Marcel Daube, vmdaube

VMware Good 2 know [CW09] – vmdaube

The blog post, “VMware Good 2 know [CW09]“ provides a concise weekly digest of the latest developments in the VMware ecosystem as of late February 2026.

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Tanzu Platform Application Onboarding Demo

Tanzu Platform Application Onboarding Demo

The video provides a walkthrough demonstration of app onboarding capabilities on the Tanzu platform. Presented by Jame Gonzalez Aguilar, this is the second part of a two-part series. The first part reviewed app assessment features, which assessed and identified the application suitability for onboarding. This demonstration focuses on the next steps, starting with the ‘cf repo onboard application’ command. This command creates all the necessary onboarding configurations and automatically applies a remediation recipe to fix the “log into files” technical challenge by directing logs to standard output. Once the application is ready, it is pushed to the platform using an autogenerated deployment manifest and the Java buildpack. A…Read More

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VMware vDefend for VCF

VMware vDefend 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.

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Upgrade vCenter 8 → 9 FAST | Upgrading vCenter from 8 to 9 is easier than people think — but the download path in Broadcom portal trips everyone up. – #vExpert Piotr Tarnawski

Upgrade vCenter 8 → 9 FAST

Upgrading vCenter from 8 to 9 is easier than people think — but the download path in Broadcom portal trips everyone up. In this video I show: ✅ Where to find Center 9 (hint: it’s under VMware Cloud Foundation 9, not “vCenter Server”); ✅ The 2-stage upgrade workflow (deploy new appliance → […]

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February 2026 TAM Customer Webinar – Data Services Manager | Join Cormac Hogan in this deep-dive session where he will explain how to get up and running with Data Services Manager on VCF, specifically integration with VCF Automation. He will also describe some of the services currently supported by DSM (Postgres, MySQL) and which services we are hoping to have in the future (Microsoft SQL Server).

February 2026 TAM Customer Webinar – Data…

Join Cormac Hogan in this deep-dive session where he will explain how to get up and running with Data Services Manager on VCF, specifically integration with VCF Automation. He will also describe some of the services currently supported by DSM (Postgres, MySQL) and which services we are hoping […]

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Automated Deployment of VCF Operations 9 OVA

Automated Deployment of VCF Operations 9 OVA

After receiving an email asking about automating the deployment of VCF Operations 9.0 using the OVA image, I remembered that I had previously written a blog post on this topic back in 2014. Revisiting that article, it was clear the content needed to be refreshed, especially the OVF properties used within the script. Since I […]

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