USB Native Network Driver for ESXi supports Realtek RTL8157 & RTL8156BG – William LamUSB Native Network Driver for ESXi supports...In response to community feedback, we are excited to announce an update to the popular USB Native Network Driver for ESXi Fling . This release is currently available for ESXi 8.0 Update 3 and adds support... Continue Reading →

VMware vSAN Space Efficiency Explained – Compression, Dedup & Erasure Coding (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric SloofVMware vSAN Space Efficiency Explained –...In this video, we dive deep into VMware vSAN space efficiency techniques and how they can dramatically reduce your storage costs. Based on the official Broadcom/VMware whitepaper by Pete Koehler, we cover everything... Continue Reading →

vSAN Availability Technologies Deep Dive – How vSAN Keeps Your Data Resilient on VCF 9.0 | #vExpert Eric SloofvSAN Availability Technologies Deep Dive – How...In this video, we take a comprehensive look at VMware vSAN Availability Technologies based on the official Broadcom whitepaper by Pete Koehler (December 2025). We explain how vSAN maintains high levels... Continue Reading →

Network Observability by Broadcom: End-to-end visibility for modern, distributed applicationsNetwork Observability by Broadcom: End-to-end...In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, Pete Flecha and John Nicholson continue the Advanced Services series with a deep dive into Network Observability. Joined by Broadcom’s Alec Pincman, the conversation explores how traditional, reactive network monitoring falls short in modern... Continue Reading →

Broadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud Foundation VCAP Certifications – #vExpert Eric SloofBroadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud...Broadcom has just announced three brand-new VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certifications specifically for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). In this video, we break down everything you need to know about the VCAP-VCF Administrator (3V0-11.26), Architect (3V0-12.26), and Support... Continue Reading →

Eliminating the OS Barrier: vSphere Kubernetes Service 3.6 Now Supports RHEL 9Eliminating the OS Barrier: vSphere Kubernetes...For many enterprise platform teams, adoption isn’t blocked by Kubernetes features—it’s blocked by the operating system (OS). You might want the automated lifecycle management of vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS), but you cannot abandon the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)... Continue Reading →

VCF 5.2.2 On VxRail 8.0.361 – Walkthrough (Part2: NSX Edge & AVN) – #vExpert David RingVCF 5.2.2 On VxRail 8.0.361 – Walkthrough...PART 1: This is the second post in a series exploring VCF 5.2.2 on VxRail 8.0.361. This detailed guide walks you through the following processes: Deploying an NSX Edge Cluster for the Management WLD... Continue Reading →

Spring Data 2025.1.3 and 2025.0.9 released | On behalf of the team and everyone who has contributed, I’m pleased to announce the availability of 2025.1.3 and 2025.0.9 service releases. These releases ship with dependency upgrades, fixes for regressions and selected improvements. – Mark PaluchSpring Data 2025.1.3 and 2025.0.9 releasedOn behalf of the team and everyone... Continue Reading →

One Platform for All WorkloadsOne Platform for All WorkloadsVMware Cloud Foundation is the best platform to future-proof IT workloads All IT workloads, agnostic of form factor or purpose, require infrastructure. At any point in time, there is a finite amount of silicon on the planet, and the breakdown of workloads that live on it is... Continue Reading →

Spring Data 2026.0.0-M1 released | On behalf of the team and everyone who has contributed, I’m delighted to announce the first milestone of the 2026.0.0 release train. – Mark PaluchSpring Data 2026.0.0-M1 releasedOn behalf of the team and everyone who has contributed, I’m delighted to announce the first milestone of the 2026.0.0 release train. –... Continue Reading →