Boosting VM Performance with vSphere 8.0 Virtual Topology: What You Need to Know...Boosting VM Performance with vSphere 8.0...VMware vSphere 8.0 introduces a major enhancement for virtual CPU configuration: virtual topology. This feature automatically determines the optimal way to assign virtual CPUs (vCPUs) to virtual machines, improving alignment with physical hardware and potentially boosting performance.Broadcom Social... Continue Reading →

Navigating the Future of National Tech Independence with Sovereign AINavigating the Future of National Tech...Sovereign AI refers to a national or regional effort to develop and control artificial intelligence (AI) systems, independent of the large non-EU foreign private tech platforms that currently dominate the field. It represents a strategic push by countries or regions to... Continue Reading →

10 Essential Requirements for a Modern Private Cloud10 Essential Requirements for a Modern Private...Building & managing IT infrastructure can feel like spinning plates. Need a #privatecloud solution to keep everything in balance? ⚖️ Explore 10 essential requirements for a modern private cloud and learn how #VMwareCloudFoundation meets them: https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/03/13/top-10-reasons-vmware-cloud-foundation-outshines-other-private-cloud-platforms/ #BreakItDown #VMwareCloudFoundation #VMware #Broadcom #PrivateCloudBroadcom Social... Continue Reading →

Using vSAN Snapshots To Expand Your Protection CapabilitiesUsing vSAN Snapshots To Expand Your Protection...Data protection strategies often include snapshots in some form or another. Learn how vSAN ESA snapshots can play an integral part of a data protection strategy, as well as augment formal data protection practices to make recovery operations more convenient. The UK... Continue Reading →

We want to see you at #VMUGConnect, and now you have the flexibility to join us Thursday or Friday—whichever works best for you! For just $300, enjoy a full day packed with instructor-led Hands-On Labs, world-renowned speakers, and exclusive deep-dive sessions! Register today!1 Day Passes Now Available for VMUG Connect!We want to see you at... Continue Reading →

Unexplored Territory Podcast - Latency Sensitive WorkloadsUnexplored Territory Podcast - Latency...For episode 93, I invited Mark A to discuss with us what low latency workloads are all about, and what they require! Mark explains all the ins and outs of why vSphere, and VCF, is the perfect platform for latency sensitive workloads. Listen on Spotify... Continue Reading →

Quick Tip - Which vCenter Server Key Provider (KMS) is a VM using?Quick Tip - Which vCenter Server Key Provider...vCenter Server requires a Key Management Service (KMS) for enabling VM Encryption, vTPM, or vSAN Encryption. Users have the choice of configuring the embedded Native Key Provider (NKP) built into vCenter Server and/or use an external... Continue Reading →

VMware GPU Homelab: Part 3 – Installing ESXi Step by Step _ vxworld.co.ukVMware GPU Homelab: Part 3 – Installing ESXi...In this post, I will take you though the step by step process of installing ESXi 8 U3 on one of the Dell Precision 5820 workstations I will be using for my GPU Homelab. This post... Continue Reading →

VMware GPU Homelab: Part 2 – BIOS ConfigurationVMware GPU Homelab: Part 2 – BIOS ConfigurationIn this post, I upgrade the BIOS firmware and outline the BIOS settings configured on the Dell Precision 5820 Workstation, which will be used as part of my two-node GPU Homelab cluster This has been split out into the following sections:... Continue Reading →

VMware GPU Homelab: Part 1 – Introduction _ vxworld.co.ukVMware GPU Homelab: Part 1 – Introduction _...Welcome to the first post in this series I have not had a physical Homelab for a long time. I have been using VMware’s Hands on Lab (HOL) to learn new skills. HOL have been fantastic and enabled me to... Continue Reading →