Why Infrastructure Architects Need to Think Like Enterprise Architects – #vExpert Leif Hegdal, VM InfrastructureWhy Infrastructure Architects Need to Think...Over the course of my career, I’ve spent countless hours discussing servers, storage, virtualization platforms, cloud infrastructure, resiliency, and disaster recovery. Like many infrastructure architects, I built my career around solving technical problems and designing platforms... Continue Reading →

Perimeter vs. Microsegmentation: Why 85% of You Said "Both" – #vExpert Apoorv MalmanePerimeter vs. Microsegmentation: Why 85% of You...A few days ago I asked the "Network Security Community" & "Information Security Network" a question that keeps coming up in architecture reviews: Is perimeter security fading out in favor of microsegmentation, or is defense-in-depth with both... Continue Reading →

Initial Triage Guide for VMware Cloud Foundation Private AI ServicesInitial Triage Guide for VMware Cloud...In an enterprise architecture with private AI services running on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), the application layer is heavily dependent on the underlying Kubernetes runtime and hardware infrastructure. In production environments with VCF Private AI Services deployed, the majority of the... Continue Reading →

Upgrade to VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 and Express Patching Webinar Top 10 Questions AnsweredUpgrade to VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 and...Thank you to everyone who joined our recent technical webinar on upgrading to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 and applying Express Patches in modern private cloud environments. During the session, attendees submitted questions on security compliance,... Continue Reading →

62,000 Virtual Machines. 53,000 CPU Cores. Five VCAP Exams. And VMware’s Evolution Under Broadcom. | Three candid conversations from VMware Explore 2026: Pete Flecha on VMware after Broadcom, Jonathan Copeland on Broadcom Knights and five VCAP exams, and Jon Schulz inside a 62,000-VM Hands-on Labs environment. – #vExpert Christopher Kusek, PKGuild62,000 Virtual Machines. 53,000 CPU... Continue Reading →

How to Become a Broadcom Knight | 🎙️ Live from VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas, Christopher Kusek sits down with Jonathan Copeland of SHI International, a Broadcom Knight, longtime VMware vExpert, and technical community advocate. – #vExpert Chris KusekHow to Become a Broadcom Knight | VMware VCP,...🎙️ Live from VMware Explore 2026 in Las... Continue Reading →

Stale NSX Federation site after deleting a VCF 9 workload domain – Reboot and Chill. – Matic LulikStale NSX Federation site after deleting a VCF...We removed a workload domain from VCF 9, including its NSX Local Manager and edge nodes, and forgot one step: taking the site out of the NSX Global Manager federation first.... Continue Reading →

Upgrading VCF 9.1 SDDC Manager to 9.1.1: A Step-by-Step Guide | A step-by-step walkthrough of patching SDDC Manager from 9.1.0.0400 to VCF 9.1.1 through VCF Operations, including binary download, prechecks, upgrade monitoring, and verification. – #vExpert Cosmin TrifUpgrading VCF 9.1 SDDC Manager to 9.1.1: A...A step-by-step walkthrough of patching SDDC Manager from 9.1.0.0400 to VCF... Continue Reading →

Upgrading the VCF Migration Service Engine to 9.1.1 Step by Step | A step-by-step walkthrough of upgrading the VCF Migration Service Engine, also shown as VCD_MIGRATOR, from 9.1.0.0200 to 9.1.1 through VCF Operations. – #vExpert Cosmin TrifUpgrading the VCF Migration Service Engine to...A step-by-step walkthrough of upgrading the VCF Migration Service Engine, also shown as... Continue Reading →

Automated Budget Control for Multi-Tenant EnvironmentsAutomated Budget Control for Multi-Tenant...Private cloud was sold on a promise: the agility of public cloud with the economics of owned infrastructure. But for most enterprises, that promise remains half-kept. Business units can provision workloads in minutes, yet financial accountability trails weeks behind actual consumption. By the [...]Broadcom Social Media... Continue Reading →