Case Study: Navigating VKS Upgrades – Balancing Infrastructure Constraints and Application Reality
Kubernetes upgrades are often presented as straightforward, linear progressions: move from one version to the next, validate, and repeat. This approach—commonly called the Sequential In-Place Upgrade—is proven, conservative, and widely adopted. However, in modern enterprise platforms, upgrades […]
ESXi Host and VM Secure Boot Visibility with VCF Operations | I was trying to determine what ESXi Hosts and VMs in my lab had Secure Boot enabled, here’s what I did. – #vExpert Brock Peterson
I was trying to determine what ESXi Hosts and VMs in my lab had Secure Boot enabled, here’s what I did.A couple caveats before we get started: • ESXi Host Secure Boot property isn’t available in Operations 8.18.x, it’s not available until 9.0 • VM EFI Secure Boot property is available in VCF […]
How vSphere GPU Modes and Assignment Policies Determine Host Level Placement – Frank Denneman
In the last article, we tracked a GPU-backed VM from resource configuration to host selection. DRS evaluated the cluster, Assignable Hardware filtered hosts for GPU compatibility, DRS ran its Goodness calculation, and picked a destination host. Now, the host is selected. But the placement is […]
VMware Avi Load Balancer: Automation-first load balancing for VCF and Kubernetes | In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, Pete Flecha and John Nicholson are joined by Jad El-Zein and load balancing expert Nathan McMahon to talk about VMware Avi Load Balancer and its role as an advanced service in VMware Cloud Foundation.
Load balancing has been around for decades, but the way applications are built and delivered today has changed the problem entirely. It is no longer just about speeds and feeds. It is about operational scale, automation, and the ability to support modern apps across private clouds, public […]
Owning the Platform on VCF 9 – #vExpert Rutger Blom
Much of my current work revolves around VCF and NSX. The conversations are less about individual features and more about responsibility boundaries, lifecycle, and what the platform should enforce by default. VCF 9 simply makes those questions harder to ignore. Deploying a platform is one […]
VCF 9.0.1 Deployment Series Part-7 : Deploying the VMware Identity Broker (vIDB) – Devi Injamuri
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 introduces the VCF Identity Broker (vIDB) as a central authentication solution, replacing the legacy vIDM (Workspace ONE Access) for a unified Single Sign-On (SSO) […]
vSAN Encryption Services Explained – Data-at-Rest & Data-in-Transit on VCF 9.0 (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we take a deep dive into VMware vSAN Encryption Services using VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0. Based on the official Broadcom whitepaper by Pete Koehler, we cover both Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Transit encryption, and explain the major differences between the Original Storage […]
VCF Operations Diagnostics – #vExpert Brock Peterson
We introduced Diagnostics in 8.18, improved on it in 8.18.2, and re-imagined it entirely in VCF Operations 9! In addition to Active Findings (exportable), we have Historical Findings, and the Findings Catalog. We also introduced Log Assist, the ability to upload Support Bundles to Broadcom […]
Infrastructure Operations – Reports | With the introduction of VCF 9 and VCF Operations, we’ve seen a growing need for deeper insight into these useful new capabilities To address this, we’re launching a new series of updates focused on VCF Infrastructure Operations.
In this blog post we will take a closer look at the “Reports”. – #vExpert Bart Peeters
With the introduction of VCF 9 and VCF Operations, we’ve seen a growing need for deeper insight into these useful new capabilities To address this, we’re launching a new series of updates focused on VCF Infrastructure Operations. In this blog post we will take a closer look at the “Reports”.
Enable GPU-enabled Resources for VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
As the demand for AI applications and agents rapidly grows, providing your organization with access to GPU-enabled resources is essential. This is key to leveraging AI for accelerated business growth and minimizing security risks, particularly by keeping AI workloads within your on-premises VCF [..]
Managing vSphere DRS Groups and Rules with PowerShell | Manually maintaining vSphere DRS Groups can be an onerous task. VCF Automation is a great tool to help with this but a simple PowerShell script can assist just as easy. Read on from #vExpert Donagh Moynihan
Manually maintaining vSphere DRS Groups can be an onerous task. VCF Automation is a great tool to help with this but a simple PowerShell script can assist just as easy. Is this example, I needed all Windows VMs to exist on a DRS VM group. The first script provided, checks each cluster for […]
VMware Private AI on Consolidated VCF Architecture
Discover how to leverage VMware Private AI on a minimal-footprint VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployment. Even if you’re starting small with a consolidated VCF architecture, this video demonstrates the deployment and utilization of VMware Private AI, ensuring your business can begin harness-[…]
Private AI is moving from concept to reality, but many teams are still figuring out where to start.
The Dummies Guide for Private AI, authored by Shobhit Bhutani and Ulrika Jägare, breaks down what private AI really means for the enterprise, why it matters, and how organizations can run AI workloads with more control over data, security, and infrastructure with VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA
From understanding the fundamentals to exploring real-world use cases, this guide helps IT leaders and practitioners cut through the hype and get practical about deploying AI in private cloud environments.
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From understanding the fundamentals to exploring real-world use cases, this guide helps IT leaders and practitioners cut through the hype and get practical about deploying AI in private cloud environments.
VCF 5.2.2 On VxRail 8.0.361 – Walkthrough (Part2: NSX Edge & AVN) – #vExpert David Ring
PART 1: This is the second post in a series exploring VCF 5.2.2 on VxRail 8.0.361. This detailed guide walks you through the following processes: Deploying an NSX Edge Cluster for the Management WLD Deploying Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) for the Management WLD Application Virtual […]
How vSphere DRS Makes GPU Placement Decisions – Frank Denneman
Architecting AI Infrastructure – Part 3 In the first two articles, I looked at GPU consumption models and how AI workloads state their accelerator needs. In vSphere, these models take shape through virtual machine settings. CPU reservations, memory guarantees, and GPU profile choices together […]
USB Native Network Driver for ESXi supports Realtek RTL8157 & RTL8156BG – William Lam
In response to community feedback, we are excited to announce an update to the popular USB Native Network Driver for ESXi Fling . This release is currently available for ESXi 8.0 Update 3 and adds support for the latest Realtek USB devices: RTL8157 (5GbE) & RTL8156BG (2.5GbE), bringing the total […]
Broadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud Foundation VCAP Certifications – #vExpert Eric Sloof
Broadcom has just announced three brand-new VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certifications specifically for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). In this video, we break down everything you need to know about the VCAP-VCF Administrator (3V0-11.26), Architect (3V0-12.26), and Support […]
VMware vSAN Space Efficiency Explained – Compression, Dedup & Erasure Coding (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we dive deep into VMware vSAN space efficiency techniques and how they can dramatically reduce your storage costs. Based on the official Broadcom/VMware whitepaper by Pete Koehler, we cover everything you need to know about optimizing capacity in your vSAN environment.
SAP HANA on vSAN HCI – Complete Guide to Running SAP HANA on VMware Cloud Foundation with vSAN 8 – #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we dive into the official Broadcom technical paper by Erik Rieger (November 2025) on running SAP HANA on Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) powered by VMware vSphere and vSAN 8. We cover the complete solution architecture, supported configurations, and best practices for both […]
vSAN Availability Technologies Deep Dive – How vSAN Keeps Your Data Resilient on VCF 9.0 | #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we take a comprehensive look at VMware vSAN Availability Technologies based on the official Broadcom whitepaper by Pete Koehler (December 2025). We explain how vSAN maintains high levels of data availability across both the Original Storage Architecture (OSA) and the Express […]
