Planning a Successful VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 DeploymentPlanning a Successful VMware Cloud Foundation...Key Points: Getting Started Increasing demands on modern infrastructure are driving many organizations who are running vSphere-based environments to adopt VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). A common question we are often asked is… “What is the best approach to planning a VCF deployment?” The... Continue Reading →

Five Reasons to Upgrade from VMware vSphere Foundation to VMware Cloud Foundatio...Five Reasons to Upgrade from VMware vSphere...VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) is a robust compute and storage virtualization platform. It simplifies workflows, improves operational efficiency, and provides a solid foundation for your virtualized workloads. The ever-evolving IT ecosystem demands increased agility, lower TCO, support for... Continue Reading →

Quick Tip - Workaround for failed VCFABinding for connecting VCF 9.0 Automation ...Quick Tip - Workaround for failed VCFABinding...I recently deployed the latest release of VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.0 in my VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 lab to explore the new integration with VCF Automation (VCFA), allowing organizations to enable a true Database-as-a-Service... Continue Reading →

VCF 9.0 for Edge: Automating App Deployment at Scale with GitOps using Argo CDVCF 9.0 for Edge: Automating App Deployment at...Manually deploying applications at scale especially across distributed edge sites can be time consuming, prone to manual error and difficult to standardize. Traditional automation tools like Terraform or Ansible help reduce manual effort. However, they... Continue Reading →

Using VMware.Sdk.Srm: Commands for VMware Live Recovery in PowerCLI _ my-cloudy-...Using VMware.Sdk.Srm: Commands for VMware Live...VCF PowerCLI 9.0 introduces the VMware.Sdk.Nsx.Policy module, offering cmdlets for NSX Policy Public APIs. Users can connect to NSX instances with local credentials and utilize various commands for GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE operations. Command details for each method... Continue Reading →

Everything You Wanted to Know About VCF Operations Costing _ brockpeterson.comEverything You Wanted to Know About VCF...As soon as you set the Currency in VCF Operations, the Cost Engine starts calculating costs. It discovers your ESXi Hosts, assigns a cost to them, sums them up into Cluster cost, then calculates CPU/Memory/Disk base rates, which are... Continue Reading →

Getting started with DSM 9.0 and VCF Automation (Videos)Getting started with DSM 9.0 and VCF Automation...Continuing on from the VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.0 introductory videos from my most recent post, these next two videos look at how to configure VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Automation in VCF 9.0 with DSM to provide a true... Continue Reading →

Bare-Metal Kubernetes: The Performance Advantage Is Almost Gone CIOs, platform teams, and architects today must seriously consider whether bare metal is still the right approach.​Bare-Metal Kubernetes: The Performance...CIOs, platform teams, and architects today must seriously consider whether bare metal is still the right approach.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

VCF Certification Updates: A Streamlined Path to Private Cloud ExpertiseVCF Certification Updates: A Streamlined Path...It’s now easier than ever to earn and maintain your VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) certification. Recent updates to the VMware Certification Program have made it more accessible, flexible, and valuable—helping you validate your skills and demonstrate up-to-date knowledge. New VCF Certification... Continue Reading →

Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.0 Microsoft SQL Server data service (tech preview)Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.0 Microsoft SQL...Data Services Manager 9.0 introduces support for a new Data Service, namely Microsoft SQL Server. This is currently tech preview and should be treated as non-production until full support is available. Customers can use this integration to deploy... Continue Reading →