NVIDIA A2: Cooling a Lower-Power GPU with a DIY Blower Fan | #vExpert Andres S. #homelab #nvidia #nvidiaa2 #nvidial4 #vgpu #vmware #vsphereNVIDIA A2: Cooling a Lower-Power GPU with a DIY...Not every GPU needs a custom cooler. My third ESXi host runs an NVIDIA A2, a completely different GPU from the L4 I tested in my... Continue Reading →

Your Database Is About to Become an AI Tool. Is It Ready?Your Database Is About to Become an AI Tool. Is...A Security Primer for MCP Database IntegrationPart 1: Building the Security Foundation [A version of this article appeared in The New Stack] For 25 years, I’ve watched the database sit behind layers of protection: firewalls,... Continue Reading →

Design and Architecture Considerations for VKS on VCF | In this webinar, we dive deep into the critical architecture and design decisions necessary to build a production-ready Kubernetes platform on VCF #vmwarecloudfoundation #vks #vcfprofessionalservicesDesign and Architecture Considerations for VKS...In this webinar, we dive deep into the critical architecture and design decisions necessary to build a... Continue Reading →

Using Claude for VCF Operations Super Metrics – #vExpert Brock PetersonUsing Claude for VCF Operations Super MetricsI've been using OpenAI ChatGPT for years now, but in recent months I've been hearing more and more about Anthropic Claude, so figured I'd check it out.VCF Operations Super Metrics is a perfect use case for Claude. While we've... Continue Reading →

**Automated VMware Cloud Foundation Lab (VCF) 9.x Fleet Deployment VLAN Fork - with VCF Automation** – #vExpert Abbed Sedkaoui**Automated VMware Cloud Foundation Lab (VCF)...New blog post to deploy VCF 9 Management Domain and VCF Automation with 2 nested ESXi of 114GB of RAM running on NFS stored in a Rocky Linux VM on VMware Workstation.... Continue Reading →

VMware Cloud Foundation ver. 9 Automation Node Failure. Whats Happens When We Loose a Node? | In this video we will examine what happens when a VCF 9 Automation cluster has a Node failure. IS there an outage? How do we recover? – #vExpert Stephen DeBarrosVMware Cloud Foundation ver. 9 Automation Node...In this video we... Continue Reading →

n3rdware NVIDIA L4 Coolers: 3-Slot vs 1-Slot Compared | #vExpert Andres S.n3rdware NVIDIA L4 Coolers: 3-Slot vs 1-Slot...Robbe from n3rdware designed two custom aftermarket coolers for the NVIDIA L4: a 3-slot version and a 1-slot version. The L4 is a passively cooled data center GPU based on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 24 GB VRAM... Continue Reading →

VCF Operations 9 Management Pack Builder Configuration Guide – #vExpert Leaha Torres, Leaha's BlogVCF Operations 9 Management Pack Builder...In this article we will be exploring how to use the Management Pack Builder within VCF Operations to get metrics from applications that VCF Operations has no native support for, into the platform, where we can create... Continue Reading →

Transitioning to VMware vSphere Configuration Profiles From Host Profiles – #vExpert Mohammed Viquar AhmedTransitioning to VMware vSphere Configuration...Managing host configurations at scale has always been a bit of a balancing act. For years, Host Profiles were the go-to tool, but let's be honest: they could be "unwieldy." They required you to define every single setting... Continue Reading →

From Apr 01 2026 | Architect's Edge Live: 9 Practitioner Truths You Didn't Know About VCF 9Architect's Edge Live: 9 Practitioner Truths...From Apr 01 2026. It's true what they say: getting VCF 9 up and running is surprisingly straightforward. But flipping the switch is only step one. Unlocking its massive value—and keeping your environment bulletproof... Continue Reading →