Broadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud Foundation VCAP Certifications – #vExpert Eric SloofBroadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud...Broadcom has announced three specialized VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certifications for VMware Cloud Foundation, coming very soon. These new credentials - Administrator, Architect, and Support - validate practical, role-specific expertise in full-stack private cloud operations.Broadcom Social Media... Continue Reading →

Automating The Deployment Of My Homelab AI Infrastructure | This post will be about using automation to deploy the VM infrastructure required to be able to run AI Workloads. – #vExpert JameskilbycoukAutomating The Deployment Of My Homelab AI...How I use Ansible automation to deploy my AI Infrastucture. This post will be about using automation to... Continue Reading →

GPU Consumption Models as the First Architectural Choice in Production AI | The previous article covered GPU placement as part of the platform’s lifecycle, not just a scheduling step. These choices affect what the platform can handle as workloads evolve. Before making placement decisions, it’s worth asking: how do AI workloads use GPUs? Read more... Continue Reading →

Unstuck Your VCF Lab: A Script to Bypass Compatibility & Interoperability Checks | VCF is designed to be rigid for stability in production. But in a lab, sometimes you just need to force things through to test a specific feature or scenario. Today, I’m sharing a quick shell script that modifies the LCM and Domain... Continue Reading →

Sizing de WAF en NSX Advanced Load Balancer – #vExpert Carlos Gonzalez, Storm-CloudSizing WAF in NSX Advanced Load Balancer -...Implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a critical step in protecting your applications, but if it's not properly sized, the cure can be worse than the disease. If you're going to manage a WAF, your... Continue Reading →

New Homelab - Who dis? | New Year, New Homelab? Well not quite. but like a lot of the community, I’ve moved my homelab into the Minisforum MS-A2 form factor in late 2025 (prompted by Williams Lam’s reviews) and I sincerely hope 2026 will see even more content creation with my newly upgraded homelab! –... Continue Reading →

VCF 9: The New Era of Password Management via VCF Operations | As part of a broader move toward a "unified cloud console," password management has migrated into VCF Operations. This isn't just a UI facelift—it’s a move toward a centralized "Fleet Management" model that treats your entire private cloud as a single entity rather... Continue Reading →

VCF Automation 9 – Automating Microsoft DNS Entries for VMs via ExternalDNS Service in Supervisor | #vExpert Christian Liebner, vrealize.itVCF Automation 9 – Automating Microsoft DNS...DNS entries are a critical component when provisioning virtual machines. To simplify this process, this blog post demonstrates how to leverage the ExternalDNS Service within the VCF 9 Supervisor to... Continue Reading →

Quick Tip - Debugging "stuck" vSphere Supervisor being removedQuick Tip - Debugging "stuck" vSphere...Disabling or deactivating vSphere Supervisor can take some time depending on the number of resources you may have deployed, which all need to be properly cleaned up. In case the removal is taking longer than expected, there is not much information provided... Continue Reading →

How vSphere GPU Modes and Assignment Policies Determine Host Level Placement – Frank DennemanHow vSphere GPU Modes and Assignment Policies...In the last article, we tracked a GPU-backed VM from resource configuration to host selection. DRS evaluated the cluster, Assignable Hardware filtered hosts for GPU compatibility, DRS ran its Goodness calculation, and picked a destination host.... Continue Reading →