VCF Breakroom Chats | Ep. 93: Simplifying VCF 9.1 Install and Brownfield ImportVCF Breakroom Chats | Ep. 93: Simplifying VCF...In this episode of VCF Breakroom Chats, Sehjung Hah (Product Marketing Engineer, Broadcom) is joined by Puneet Chawla (Product Management, Broadcom) to discuss the install and import enhancements in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1. Learn how... Continue Reading →

Most organizations have invested heavily in recovery infrastructure. But, if we want to believe the research, the results aren't matching the investment. Restores are taking longer, and the cost of downtime keeps climbing. It's not a spending problem; it's a foundational issue. Legacy architectures were built for a different era, and the environment has changed... Continue Reading →

STIG Compliance in VCF 9.1 What DoD Hardening Standards Mean for Every Regulated Estate | Broadcom’s July post on Security Technical Implementation Guides lands squarely in defence territory but the compliance-as-operations model it describes is exactly where APRA and DORA are heading. #vExpert Mohammad (Sarge) SiddiquiSTIG Compliance in VCF 9.1 What DoD Hardening...Broadcom’s July post... Continue Reading →

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Release Notes: What Changed for Operators | Review the VCF 9.1 release notes, including Management Services, vSAN efficiency, VKS scale, security changes, and upgrade planning. – #vExpert Paul BryantVMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Release Notes: What...Review the VCF 9.1 release notes, including Management Services, vSAN efficiency, VKS scale, security changes, and upgrade... Continue Reading →

Baselines Are on Borrowed Time The Architect’s Guide to Moving ESXi Patching to vLCM Images | Baseline-based host patching has been deprecated since vSphere 8.0 and cannot carry you into vSphere 9. – #vExpert Mohammad (Sarge) SiddiquiBaselines Are on Borrowed Time. The Architect’s...Baseline-based host patching has been deprecated since vSphere 8.0 and cannot carry you... Continue Reading →

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 vs 9.1: What Changed and Why It Matters | Compare VCF 9.0 vs 9.1 across management services, scale, memory, vSAN, Kubernetes, security, automation, and upgrade planning. – #vExpert Paul BryantVMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 vs 9.1: What...Compare VCF 9.0 vs 9.1 across management services, scale, memory, vSAN, Kubernetes, security, automation, and upgrade... Continue Reading →

VCF 9.1 VPC Networking: Distributed vs. Centralized Transit Gateway Designs | #vExpert Paul BryantVCF 9.1 VPC Networking: Distributed vs....Compare VCF 9.1 distributed and centralized Transit Gateway designs, including NSX Edge requirements, routing, scale, VLAN connectivity, and ownership.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

Shared VMDK Expansion on vSAN in VCF 9.1 Retiring the Last Outage Window for Clustered Applications | WSFC and clustered database estates have carried a storage growth constraint through every platform generation. VCF 9.1 removes it shared VMDKs expand online. #vExpert Mohammad (Sarge) SiddiquiShared VMDK Expansion on vSAN in VCF 9.1...WSFC and clustered database estates... Continue Reading →

Deploy Linux VMs on vSphere with cloud-init and GuestInfo: A Complete PowerCLI Guide | Deploy Ubuntu, Rocky Linux, and Photon OS VMs on vSphere with PowerCLI, cloud-init GuestInfo, static IPs, SSH keys, encoding, and troubleshooting. – #vExpert Paul BryantDeploy Linux VMs on vSphere with cloud-init and...Deploy Ubuntu, Rocky Linux, and Photon OS VMs on vSphere... Continue Reading →

Green Hardware Does Not Mean a Ready AI Platform: Commissioning VCF Private AI Services | Commission VCF Private AI Services on VCF 9.1 with an end-to-end readiness framework covering GPUs, vGPU, NSX, VKS, Harbor, NIM, telemetry, quotas, and recovery. – #vExpert Paul BryantGreen Hardware Does Not Mean a Ready AI...Commission VCF Private AI Services on... Continue Reading →