Holodeck Lab: Building the lab – My Software Defined DataCenterHolodeck Lab: Building the lab – My Software...After leaving Broadcom at the end of last year, I lost the control of my “VCF on VCD” lab environment (I am happy to say I was able to transfer it to a colleague, so it got a good... Continue Reading →

Holodeck Lab: Replacing Networking with pfSense – My Software Defined DataCenterHolodeck Lab: Replacing Networking with pfSense...After the first blog I posted in this new series, I am going to change some of the networking. The Holodeck itself comes with a pretty good way of containing the lab environment in its own bubble, and only having... Continue Reading →

Supported chipsets for the USB Network Native Driver for ESXi FlingSupported chipsets for the USB Network Native...A longtime community favorite, the USB Network Native Driver for ESXi Fling makes it super easy for users to expand additional networking capabilities for ESXi-x86. While helping a customer recently, I realized that we did not have a published... Continue Reading →

Got a story worth sharing? The #VMwareExplore Call for Proposals is open for 1 more week! Share your story, lead the conversation, and take the stage in Las Vegas. Submit your session by April 25:Want to Speak at VMware Explore 2025? Today is...Submit your proposal to speak at VMware Explore 2025. Submissions are open March... Continue Reading →

Using Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry to deploy an app & connect to a DB _ vikt...Using Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry to...In a previous post I showed how to deploy an app to Tanzu Platform and bind a Postgres database using a Kubernetes runtime. This whole concept is originally came from Cloud Foundry, so... Continue Reading →

VMware Cloud Foundation 9 BetaVMware Cloud Foundation 9 BetaThe VMware Cloud Foundation 9 beta was announced yesterday and it’s possible to request admission into the programme.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

NetApp - The Intelligent Data InfrastructureNetApp - The Intelligent Data InfrastructureThis week marks my 90 days in NetApp. It was truly an eye opener to what thought to be a storage company can do beyond just data storage. NetApp has evolve over the years and with the amount of R&D and investment made to its... Continue Reading →

AI ROI from Tanzu: Faster and Less Expensive Iteration for AI ApplicationsAI ROI from Tanzu: Faster and Less Expensive...Learn why faster and less expensive GenAI and agentic application iteration is key for AI ROI.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

VMware Explore 2025 ExpectationsVMware Explore 2025 ExpectationsThe VMware Explore landscape is changing a bit in 2025 by consolidating/collapsing the Europe (Barcelona) and United States events into a singular, bigger conference in Las Vegas on August 25-28, and coupling it with several smaller one-day “On Tour” roadshows in the fall.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

Best Budget GPU for AI in Your Home Server 2025Best Budget GPU for AI in Your Home Server 2025Learn about the best GPU for AI tasks in your home lab. Find the perfect model for budget-friendly AI performance.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy