#112 – Introducing VMware vDefend featuring Chris McCain!#112 – Introducing VMware vDefend featuring...A few episodes ago we had Yves Hertoghs on the show to discuss networking, so I decided it was also time to discuss security. As Chris McCain has been at the forefront of networking and security at VMware for over a decade, it... Continue Reading →

VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 2: Fleet Services vs Instance Management Planes (and Who Owns What) – #vExpert Paul BryantVCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 2: Fleet Services...Build an accurate VCF 9.0 GA mental model by separating fleet-level services from per-instance management planes. Learn what runs where, day-0 to day-2 ownership, SSO boundaries, and... Continue Reading →

Unexplored Territory episode 112 - Introducing VMware vDefend featuring Chris McCain! | A few episodes ago we had Yves Hertoghs on the show to discuss networking, so I decided it was also time to discuss security. As Chris McCain has been at the forefront of networking and security at VMware for over a decade, it... Continue Reading →

VCF 9 - VKS with NSX VPCs and AVI – #vExpert Steven SchrammVCF 9 - VKS with NSX VPCs and AVIIn my last blog post I wrote about the integration of VKS with NSX and VPCs. As LoadBalancer I used the NSX native version and the AVI integration was not done. In addition to the... Continue Reading →

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations View 9.x - What are Dashboards and How Do We Create Them? – #vExpert Stephen DeBarrosVMware Cloud Foundation Operations View 9.x -...In this video we will discuss the built-in dashboards that are built-in to VCF Operations as well as how to create a custom dashboard. We will also discuss What a... Continue Reading →

vSAN Encryption Services Explained – Data-at-Rest & Data-in-Transit on VCF 9.0 (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric SloofvSAN Encryption Services Explained –...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,... Continue Reading →

SAP HANA on vSAN HCI – Complete Guide to Running SAP HANA on VMware Cloud Foundation with vSAN 8 – #vExpert Eric SloofSAP HANA on vSAN HCI – Complete Guide to...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... Continue Reading →

vSAN Stretched Clusters Explained – Site-Level DR with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric SloofvSAN Stretched Clusters Explained – Site-Level...In this video, we take a complete look at VMware vSAN Stretched Clusters based on the official Broadcom whitepaper by Pete Koehler (December 2025). We cover how stretched clusters provide site-level disaster... Continue Reading →

USB Native Network Driver for ESXi supports Realtek RTL8157 & RTL8156BG – William LamUSB Native Network Driver for ESXi supports...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... Continue Reading →

VMware vSAN Space Efficiency Explained – Compression, Dedup & Erasure Coding (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric SloofVMware vSAN Space Efficiency Explained –...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... Continue Reading →