Organizations are rethinking their cloud strategies—seeking flexibility on-prem with the security and cost control of Private Cloud. At Broadcom, we’re investing in our partners to help customers modernize, innovate, and grow. Read more from Brian Moats →Driving Success Together: Broadcom’s Partner...Following VMware Explore 2025, Broadcom reaffirmed its commitment to empowering partners to drive customer innovation.... Continue Reading →

Our brand new Thor Ultra is yet another AI Networking breakthrough: Industry's first 800G Ethernet NIC. Thor Ultra is engineered to deliver Advanced RDMA for large-scale AI Data Centers with over 100,000 XPUs. It's the unmatched performance, scalability, and reliability combined with an open ecosystem in AI scale-out networking you've come to expect from Broadcom,... Continue Reading →

VMware Workstation & Fusion 25H2: Embracing Calendar Versioning and New FeaturesVMware Workstation & Fusion 25H2: Embracing...We’re excited to announce VMware Workstation 25H2 and VMware Fusion 25H2, the latest updates to our desktop hypervisors. These releases introduce a new versioning model, deliver new features, and expand support for the latest operating systems and hardware — all... Continue Reading →

How I Built a Self-Healing Home Lab That Fixes ItselfHow I Built a Self-Healing Home Lab That Fixes...Learn how to build a self-healing home lab with n8n, Netdata, and Proxmox automation to detect issues, restart services, and recover automatically.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

VMware Cloud Director – Change the Primary Resource Pool for a Provider VDCVMware Cloud Director - Change the Primary...Cloud Director does not have the capability to switch a Provider VDC's secondary resource pool to primary via UI or API. As the Broadcom KB 325643 article explains; "The only way to change a resource pool so... Continue Reading →

Upgrading VCF 9.0.0 Fleet Management to 9.0.1: A Step-by-Step Guide _ cosmin.usUpgrading VCF 9.0.0 Fleet Management to 9.0.1:...Upgrading your VCF Fleet Management from version 9.0.0 to 9.0.1 is a relatively modest patch update, but careful execution ensures minimal disruption. Below is a step-by-step guide to walk you through the process safely.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

Deploying VCF Fleet Management 9 from OVA: A Step-by-Step Guide _ cosmin.usDeploying VCF Fleet Management 9 from OVA: A...Deploying the VCF Fleet Management (Operations / Fleet Manager) appliance using an OVA is a common approach when standing up a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 environment or re-deploying the component. Below is a refined guide... Continue Reading →

What’s New in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.1: An Enterprise Perspective - GiovanniDominoni.itWhat’s New in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.1: An...VMware | What’s New in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.1: An Enterprise Perspective. Broadcom announced the general availability (GA) of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 on June 17th, 2025, and has now followed up with the release of VMware... Continue Reading →

Deploying vSphere 9.0 Memory Tiering: Cluster Integration and ManagementDeploying vSphere 9.0 Memory Tiering: Cluster...Introduction to Memory Tiering with vSAN: Parts 1 and 2 of this series addressed the foundational activation of vSphere Memory Tiering on individual hosts and its integration within a standard vSphere cluster. This final segment extends the discussion to environments leveraging VMware... Continue Reading →

Reducing Alert Noise for VM Groups in VCF Operations - TOMsOpsReducing Alert Noise for VM Groups in VCF...In my previous post (https://thomas-kopton.de/vblog/?p=2198), I detailed how to track HA-induced Virtual Machine restarts in VCF Operations, including the required symptoms, alert definitions, and REST Webhook notifications. However, in larger setups, with potentially over 20 VMs per ESX... Continue Reading →