How to deploy VVF/VCF 9.0 using VMUG Advantage & VCP-VCF Certification...How to deploy VVF/VCF 9.0 using VMUG Advantage...VMUG Advantage members who have recently earned their VCP-VCF certification are entitled to non-commercial VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) licenses for personal use. When logging into the Broadcom Certification Portal, you may have noticed that only perpetual licenses for... Continue Reading →

VCF 9 – Depot Configuration and Binary Management in VCF Operations _...VCF 9 – Depot Configuration and Binary...In older versions of VCF (4.x & 5.x), before you deploy any of the Aria suite components, you have to download the binaries online or download the binaries manually and upload them into VMware […]Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

Planning for VCF 9 at VMware Explore - The Bitstream LivePlanning for VCF 9 at VMware Explore - The...Updates on VMware Explore sessions - The registration Tool is Live - VCF9 HOL details: By now your planning for Explore at the end of August should really be in full swing. I shared two recent posts... Continue Reading →

VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 45- Learn about What’s New in VMware Private AI...VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 45- Learn about...Welcome to the next episode of the VCF Breakroom Chats. Today, we are happy to present this vLog with Shawn Kelly, Principal Architect, VCF Division, Broadcom. This episode is part two in which, Shawn Kelly and Shobhit... Continue Reading →

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 →

APIs, SDKs, and PowerCLI Enhancements in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0APIs, SDKs, and PowerCLI Enhancements in VMware...In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson are joined by Broadcom Product Marketing Engineer Jatin Purohit, and Broadcom Product Manager Angel Petrov to explore what’s new with APIs, SDKs, and PowerCLI in VMware... Continue Reading →

Modern Applications on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0Modern Applications on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0The 2024 Cloud Native Survey by the Linux Foundation reveals compelling trends: Kubernetes adoption is soaring, with 93% of companies either using it in production, piloting it, or actively evaluating it, solidifying its role as a foundational technology. Cloud native principles have reached... Continue Reading →

Quick Tip - Establish trust between VCF 9.0 Installer and VCF Offline Depot w/self-sign TLS certificateQuick Tip - Establish trust between VCF 9.0...For lab purposes, when configuring a VCF 9.0 Offline Depot, you can streamline the infrastructure setup by configuring the VCF Installer to use HTTP instead of HTTPS, which is the default configuration from... Continue Reading →

MS-A2 VCF 9.0 Lab: Configuring NSX Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)MS-A2 VCF 9.0 Lab: Configuring NSX Virtual...This post is part of a short series that builds on our minimal VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 deployment (2x Minisforum MS-A2) and showcases how to fully leverage the exciting new capabilities in the VCF 9 platform, all while maintaining... Continue Reading →

SAP Customers Running on VMware vSphere 7 – Call to Action!SAP Customers Running on VMware vSphere 7 –...General Support for VMware vSphere 7 ends on October 2, 2025. (See the VCF Product Lifecycle Matrix for details.) SAP customers still on vSphere 7 should begin planning a migration to vSphere 8 which has SAP support as... Continue Reading →