What’s the typical dynamic in your professional relationships? One difficult coworker? That happens. One tough season at work? Also happens. But if most of your work relationships feel tense, political, or draining… that’s usually not random. Patterns are worth paying attention to. Especially when you’re the one constant in every room.You're the common factorWhat’s the... Continue Reading →

Tanzu Catsup - Us AI for Boring Platform Engineering WorkTanzu Catsup - Us AI for Boring Platform...The developers are having all the fun with AI. How about the poor ops person?Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

Spring Office Hours: S5E07 - Copilot CLI and Java SDK with Bruno BorgesSpring Office Hours: S5E07 - Copilot CLI and...Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for an insightful session with Bruno Borges, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, as we dive into the next generation of AI-assisted development. In this episode, we explore the GitHub Copilot... Continue Reading →

Automating VCF Readiness: From Spreadsheets to CI/CD | Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) into a “Brownfield” environment is notoriously unforgiving. Unlike a fresh install, a brownfield deployment requires your existing ESXi hosts to meet a strict Bill of Materials (BOM). In this post, I’ll explain how we automated this audit using Python (pyVmomi) and GitHub... Continue Reading →

Advanced Holodeck 9 – Custom ESX Images – gibsonvirtualizationAdvanced Holodeck 9 – Custom ESX Images –...Most of the Holodeck environments I deploy are on NFS primary storage. The Synology device I have requires an additional ESX driver to enable the hardware acceleration features when using NFS. To streamline the deployment I’ve created a custom ESX... Continue Reading →

Modernizing Your Infrastructure: A Practical Framework for VKS on VMware Cloud FoundationModernizing Your Infrastructure: A Practical...The shift toward VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) represents a significant architectural evolution. While the benefits—cost optimization, consolidated management, and improved operational efficiency—are well-documented, the transition itself requires [...]Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

VCF Security Services Platform (SSP) / vDefend Advanced Threat Protection – Part 1 (Deployment) – gibsonvirtualizationVCF Security Services Platform (SSP) / vDefend...The VCF SSP is the next evolution of the NSX Application Platform that was available on version 4.x to enable functionality such as the Network Intrusion Detection/Prevention Services (IDS/IDP). Now we have some additional... Continue Reading →

VCF Automation – Organization for All Apps vs VM Apps | – Thomas L RodriguesVCF Automation – Organization for All Apps vs...One of the key announcements in VCF Automation 9 is the introduction of two types of organization - Organizations for All Apps and Organizations for VM Apps. While both organization types provide a robust... Continue Reading →

Cross vCenter vMotion workloads from vSphere 7.0 to vSphere 9.0 – William LamCross vCenter vMotion workloads from vSphere...While vSphere 7.0 officially reached end of support in October 2025, many organizations continue to operate on it, often not by choice, and on hardware that is likely end of life. An established transition strategy among enterprises is... Continue Reading →

Architecting AI Infrastructure Series: Why GPU Placement Becomes the Defining Problem | This article sets the scene. It explains why GPU placement is challenging, why early AI platforms often struggle as they grow, and why solving placement issues requires a new way of thinking about architecture rather than just introducing another scheduler. – Frank DennemanArchitecting... Continue Reading →