Easily audit ESXi boot options programmatically in vSphere 8.0 Update 3
ESXi (kernel) boot options can be added during ESXi boot up (by pressing SHIFT+O) or by updating the ESXi boot.cfg configuration to influence specific configurations and/or behaviors. In the past, it was difficult to get visibility across your fleet of ESXi hosts on which hosts might be using […]
Announcing Dual DPU Support in VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2
We are thrilled to introduce the latest enhancement in VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 with the launch of Dual DPU Support. This feature is designed to significantly boost performance and deliver high availability for your network infrastructure. Why Dual DPU Support Matters As organizations […]
VMware Aria Operations Provides New Centralized License Management Functionality
Centralized License Management streamlines IT operations. It reduces overhead by automating tasks such as tracking consumption, monitoring renewals, and reporting usage. The latest release of VMware Aria Operations provides key functionality that helps you better do all these things for your […]
Quick Tip – VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 5.2 provisioning fails with Update SDDC Manager with Licensing Information
Since the introduction of the License Later feature with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 5.1.1, I typically deploy my VCF lab without needing any license keys and simply take advantage of the built-in 60 day evaluation period. I was doing some testing recently with the latest VCF 5.2 release, which had just GA’ed last week and […]
Surprise Extension! Save €200 on Early-Bird Registration in Barcelona
Extended for one final week! Register before 5 August and save €200 with early-bird pricing.
Meta Llama 3.1 405B: GPU vs. CPU Performance Evaluation and RAM Considerations
It’s time to start testing various Private AI models, and fortunately, the timing is just right. Meta has just released six new AI language models. These models run on-premises and do not […]
Quick and Easy Guide to Installing Meta Llama 3.1 405B, 70B, 8B Language Models …
I will show how easy and quick it is to install Llama 3.1 405B, 70B, 8B, or another language model on your computer or VM using Ollama, Docker, and OpenWebUI. It is so simple to install that even […]
Auditing vGPU Profile Reconfigurations in vSphere
vCenter Server Events are extremely powerful and contains a ton of useful information, especially for auditing and compliance purposes. As of vSphere 8.0 Update 3, there are over 2.1K+ out of the box events with many more through 2nd and 3rd party integrations. One of my favorite vCenter […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 Overview
Discover the key capabilities and new customer-driven innovations of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 that can help drive modernization, developer productivity, and security and resilience.
Tech Deep Dive: Automating VMware ESXi Installation At Scale [CODEB1574LV]
This session will bring together all the learnings and modern best practices in managing unattended installations of VMware ESXi, whether that is for a centralized data center deployment or far out at the edge. We will do a deep dive into the most common deployment scenarios, constraints […]
Meet the Judges! The VMware {code} Hackathon is Coming To Vegas
Teams are forming; training is happening; excitement is brewing. Take a moment and meet this year’s VMware Explore HACKATHON judges! Plus more details about projects & teams to join on the {code} blog.
Exploring VMware Cloud Foundation: VCF Storage
Welcome to a special 10-part series on the Virtually Speaking Podcast: “Exploring VMware Cloud Foundation.” In this series, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson interview various subject matter experts to break down the components that make up VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and provide insights […]
What’s New with VCF Learning
Join two of our VMware Certified Instructors for a comprehensive overview of recently announced updates to VCF Learning. During this webinar, we will: – Discuss changes to the Certification program – Show how to use the new Learning platform – Review the new Learning entitlements and Digital […]
Exploring VMware Cloud Foundation: VCF Networking
Continuing our special 10-part series “Exploring VMware Cloud Foundation.” Virtually Speaking hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson interview various subject matter experts to break down the components that make up VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and provide insights into its powerful capabilities [..]
Automating VMware Cloud Foundation offline depot bundle downloads
In this post I will demonstrate how one can automate the downloading of VMware Cloud Foundation bundles with Ansible, for later use with the offline depot functionality.
Introducing PowerCLI 13.3
It’s the perfect moment! With just a month until VMware Explore Las Vegas, we have an exciting new PowerCLI 13.3 version to share. This release brings numerous bug fixes, enhancements, and fantastic new capabilities, such as the Privilege Report cmdlet, among others. There will be plenty of […]
The VMware Explore 2024 Content Catalog Is Now Live for Barcelona
Emerging tech. Enlightening tracks. Discover sessions, experts, labs and more in Barcelona. Join us at VMware Explore Barcelona, Spain. Only two weeks left! Secure your seat before 29 July and save €200 with early-bird pricing. The content catalog has officially launched with over 150+ sessions.
🏆 VMware Edge Compute Stack Wins 2024 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Award
Broadcom is proud to announce that VMware Edge Compute Stack (ECS) has received the prestigious 2024 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Award from IoT Evolution World, the leading website covering IoT technologies.
Data Services Manager version 2.1 now available
It gives me great pleasure to announce the availability of Data Services Manager version 2.1. The team have been working tirelessly on this release to deliver on new features and functionality. In this post, I will cover a number of the big ticket items found in this release. In later posts, […]
vSphere ESXi 7.x End of General Support Extended!
This is definitely one of the good news that the vSphere 7.x End of General Support (EoGS) has been extended to 2nd Oct 2025 instead of the original Apr 2025. You can find this in the lifecycle website https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productlifecycle. […]
