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VMware vCloud Foundation 9 – Licensing Part 1. VCF 9 adopts a streamlined, subscription-based licensing model that simplifies management and compliance. Let’s dive deeper into it. – #vExpert Roshan Chavan

VMware vCloud Foundation 9 – Licensing Part 1

VCF 9 adopts a streamlined, subscription-based licensing model that simplifies management and compliance: Single license file replaces multiple component-specific keys (vCenter, ESXi, NSX, etc.) Licenses are version-agnostic, eliminating version-based key mismatches Managed centrally through […]

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VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 76: Cloud Admin Fast Track – Learn Infrastructure as Code the Easy Way with VCF 9.0. Alina Thylander chats with Scott McDermott about how VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 helps VI Admins step into the role of Cloud Admins with confidence.

VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 76: Cloud Admin…

Ready to make Infrastructure as Code feel easy? In this episode of VCF Breakroom Chats, Alina Thylander chats with Scott McDermott about how VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 helps VI Admins step into the role of Cloud Admins with confidence. From guided setup and a modern cloud interface […]

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VMware vCloud Foundation 9 – Licensing Part 2. In my previous blog post, we talked about registering VCF Operations on the Broadcom Portal and applying licenses to VCF Operations. Let’s continue and apply new licenses to vCenter and VSAN. – #vExpert Roshan Chavan

VMware vCloud Foundation 9 – Licensing Part 2

In previous blog post here, VMware vCloud Foundation 9 – Licensing Part 1 We talked about registering VCF Operations on the Broadcom Portal and applying licenses to VCF Operations. Let’s continue and apply new licenses to vCenter and VSAN. Click on Licenses> Assign Primary License Select […]

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VCF Operations Policy Creator – Automating Policy and Tag Management – What Kabir Writes

VCF Operations Policy Creator – Automating…

Problem: In large VCF Operations environments managing multiple workload types: +Manual policy creation for different environments (Production, Development, Test) is time-consuming and error-prone […]

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From Dec. 18, on CMTY Podcast # 751: “VMUG Advantage VCF Portal Bug Review with Bob, Eric & Corey.” VCF 9.0 now supports tokens and has been live since 12/08/2025. There are a list of known bugs we are working on. Get the details and status around the fixes, on the CMTY Roundtable Podcast.

CMTY Podcast # 751 – VMUG Advantage VCF Portal…

From TH Dec. 18, on CMTY Podcast # 751: “VMUG Advantage VCF Portal Bug Review with Bob, Eric & Corey.” VCF 9.0 now supports tokens and has been live since 12/08/2025. There are a list of known bugs we are working on. Get the details and status around the fixes, on the CMTY Roundtable Podcast.

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Automating License Entitlement Workflows between VCF Operations & VCF Business Service Console (BSC) – William Lam

Automating License Entitlement Workflows…

In an air-gapped or disconnected environment, license entitlement for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) involves a multi-step file exchange between the VCF Business Service Console (BSC) and your deployed VCF Operations instance. Below is a visual that outlines the workflow between VCF BSC (red) and […]

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Unlocking Your Expertise: A Closer Look at the VCF VCAP-Storage Exam (3V0-23.25) – Broad-Cloud.NL

Unlocking Your Expertise: A Closer Look at the…

It wasn’t that long ago that VMware introduced the Role-Based Framework, and since then, there have been some exciting developments I’d like to share with you. Currently, there are four VCF VCAP exams available, and in this blog post, I’d like to highlight the one focused on VCAP-Storage exam.

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VCF 5.2.2 On VxRAIL 8.0.361 – Walkthrough (Part 1: Bring-Up) – #vExpert David Ring

VCF 5.2.2 On VxRAIL 8.0.361 – Walkthrough (Part…

This is the first in a series of posts covering VCF 5.2.2 On VxRail 8.0.361. The following post provides an example walkthrough covering the process of: […]

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VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 77: Orchestrate like a Pro – Event Subscriptions and Extensibility for Every Admin with VCF 9.0 | In this episode of VCF Breakroom Chats, Alina Thylander and Scott McDermott break down how VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 makes private cloud automation smarter and easier with event‑driven extensibility.

VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 77: Orchestrate…

In this episode of VCF Breakroom Chats, Alina Thylander and Scott McDermott break down how VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 makes private cloud automation smarter and easier with event‑driven extensibility. You’ll see how real‑time event subscriptions cut out ticket queues, how policy‑as‑code […]

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Application Delivery for Private Clouds with AVI | This session provides a high-level overview of VMware Avi Load Balancer and demonstrates Avi’s modern, software-defined application services fabric. We will look at Avi’s control and data plane separation that makes it flexible and centrally managed.

Application Delivery for Private Clouds with AVI

This session provides a high-level overview of VMware Avi Load Balancer and demonstrates Avi’s modern, software-defined application services fabric. We will look at Avi’s control and data plane separation that makes it flexible and centrally managed. We will also look at its advanced analytics […]

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Understanding VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Fleet Latency. – #vExpert Mohammed Viquar Ahmed

Understanding VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Fleet…

VCF 9.0 introduces advanced capabilities for managing multi-instance environments with improved automation, operations, and latency considerations. One of the critical aspects of VCF architecture is understanding fleet latency—the network communication delays between […]

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VCF9 – Building a VCF Operations Dashboard. – #vExpert Daniel Krieger

VCF9 – Building a VCF Operations Dashboard

A short blog about the joys of creating a dashboard in VCF 9 Operations.

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Deep Dive: Understanding VMware vSAN Availability and Resilience – #vExpert Eric Sloof

Deep Dive: Understanding VMware vSAN…

This article explores the core availability technologies within VMware vSAN, with a special focus on the advancements introduced in the Express Storage Architecture (ESA). We will break down how vSAN ensures data remains available and resilient across a wide range of failure scenarios, from […]

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Welcome to the 7th part of the VMware vDefend SSP series. In the previous post, I discussed the SSP Segmentation Report feature and how you can leverage it to plan micro-segmentation. This post will provide a high-level overview of the security intelligence feature and the security journey workflow. – #vExpert Manish Jha

VMware vDefend Security Services Platform –…

Welcome to the 7th part of the VMware vDefend SSP series. In the previous post, I discussed the SSP Segmentation Report feature and how you can leverage it to plan micro-segmentation. This post will provide a high-level overview of the security intelligence feature and the security journey workflow.

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vDefend Security Services Platform and Security Segmentation – Part 5 – Publishing Assets and Policies. #vExpert Harikrishnan T.

vDefend Security Services Platform and Security…

Welcome back!!! We are at Part 5 of the blog series on vDefend Security Services Platform and Security Segmentation. Let’s start publishing the assets and policies and review the NSX objects that are created by the workflow.

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I recently presented a packed webinar with Brent Douglas, diving into the VCF 5.2 to VCF 9.0 upgrade process. I’ve sifted through the noise, merging similar inquiries into single, comprehensive challenges. Below are the Top 10 “must-know” questions submitted by the audience, complete with answers! – Jonathan McDonald

Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 to 9.0:…

I recently presented a packed webinar with Brent Douglas, diving into the VCF 5.2 to VCF 9.0 upgrade process. I’ve sifted through the noise, merging similar inquiries into single, comprehensive challenges. Below are the Top 10 “must-know” questions submitted by the audience, complete with answers!

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Find all your favorite archived podcasts from Unexplored Territory, the VMware Community Roundtable, and Virtually Speaking – now at blogs.vmware.com/podcasts.

VMware Podcasts – All in one place.

Find all your favorite archived podcasts from Unexplored Territory, the VMware Community Roundtable, and Virtually Speaking – now at blogs.vmware.com/podcasts.

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The New Paradigm: MLPerf 5.1 Confirms VCF is the Future of AI/ML Performance

The New Paradigm: MLPerf 5.1 Confirms VCF is…

Broadcom collaborated with Dell, Intel, NVIDIA, and SuperMicro to highlight the advantages of virtualization, delivering standout MLPerf Inference v5.1 results. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 achieved performance on par with bare-metal environments across key AI benchmarks—including Speech-[…]

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VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025. Part 3. | IT Architecture and Training – #vExpert Andrii Romanenko

VMware Training and Certification. Year 2025….

Previously, we explored the Authorized Training: Datacenter Virtualization learning domain with a focus on VMware vSphere 8, its training structure, learning objectives, and certification alignment. We continue this series by turning our attention to VMware vSAN – one of the core technologies […]

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VCF Fleet – Certificate Management – #vExperts Sadaf Allahyari & Shahrouz Lahiji

VCF Fleet – Certificate Management

In this video, I walk you through Certificate Management in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0. You’ll see how to prepare your environment by integrating a Certificate Authority (CA), generating and signing CSRs, and understanding how certificate templates are used across VCF components.

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