VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 APIs: Obtaining Authentication Tokens | #vExpert Gary J. BlakeVMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 APIs: Obtaining...This post outlines how organizations can leverage public APIs of the VMware Cloud Foundation platform for custom automation. It emphasizes obtaining authentication tokens across various endpoints, including VCF Installer, VCF Operations, and SDDC Manager, with detailed procedures using... Continue Reading →

Squeezing Every Last Byte: Inside vSAN 9.1’s Massive Space Efficiency Upgrades | If you manage vSAN environments, you know the holy grail of storage is maximizing your capacity reductions without sacrificing a single drop of VM performance. Well, I have some excellent news: with the release of vSAN in VCF 9.1, the platform is taking... Continue Reading →

VMware Explore 2026 lands August 31 – September 3 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. Registration opened April 28. For anyone running VCF, NSX, or vSAN in production, this is the one week where the roadmap, the engineering teams, and the wider community are in the same building. – #vExpert Tommy GrotVMware Explore 2026: What... Continue Reading →

VCF 9.1 Fleet Management API (3): Automated Password Management | #vExpert David ZhangVCF 9.1 Fleet Management API (3): Automated...In our previous posts, we discussed automating certificate lifecycles using both custom and integrated Certificate Authorities. Today, we turn our attention to another foundational security pillar: credential rotation and password management.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

VCF 9.1 API Access (4): vCenter Authentication | #vExpert David ZhangVCF 9.1 API Access (4): vCenter AuthenticationIn this post, we will walk through how to leverage your centralized VCF VIDB API token to get access to VCF SSO-enabled vCenter. By utilizing this secure token-exchange architecture, you can execute programmatic tasks against vCenter APIs without ever... Continue Reading →

Defending the VCF 9.1 Core: Virtual Patching, IDPS, and Surviving the “Mythos” Era of AI Threats | Joe TietzDefending the VCF 9.1 Core: Virtual Patching,...Executive Summary: The Speed of the Adversary Has Changed In early April 2026, the cybersecurity landscape experienced a tectonic shift. Anthropic announced Project Glasswing and the restricted release of Claude Mythos... Continue Reading →

VMs with Virtual SCSI Bus Sharing | #vExpert Vincent JansenVMs with Virtual SCSI Bus SharingIf you’ve ever spent time patching a set of ESXi hosts, the following scenario will likely feel all too familiar. You kick off the deployment of a new cluster image in a VMware HA cluster. Everything starts smoothly, updates are rolling... Continue Reading →

Why the Old CVE Math Just Broke for Java AppsWhy the Old CVE Math Just Broke for Java AppsIt’s Monday morning. Your boss walks up, says “scrap the backlog, we’ve got a list of CVEs longer than that curved screen we bought you last year, the CISO is coming, fix them,” and goes to brunch.... Continue Reading →

OpenRewrite, AI, and chaining CVEs - patching Java apps in 2026OpenRewrite, AI, and chaining CVEs - patching...It's Monday morning. Your boss walks up, says "scrap the backlog, we've got a list of CVEs longer than that curved screen we bought you last year, the CISO is coming, fix them," and goes to brunch. A year... Continue Reading →

Ditching External KMS: The AngrySysOps Guide to vSphere Native Key Provider | #vExpert Piotr TarnawskiDitching External KMS: The AngrySysOps Guide to...Let’s be honest: managing external Key Management Servers (KMS) for vSphere VM encryption has always been a massive pain. Introducing the Native Key Provider (NKP). No external KMS required. It’s built right into vCenter, it’s... Continue Reading →