Securing the Hypervisor – Virtualization security is often split into two uncomfortable extremes: +Hardening guides that assume perfect prevention; +Incident reports that start after everything already went wrong; This blog series exists to close that gap.#vExpert Lukas Klinger, hcidude's blogSecuring the Hypervisor - hcidude's blogBaselines and Reality at the ESXi Layer Virtualization security is often... Continue Reading →

VxRail – vSAN ESA Configuration Minimums | #vExpert David RingVxRail – vSAN ESA Configuration MinimumsWhen configuring vSAN ESA, it’s important to adhere to the following minimum requirements. Below is a quick reference table for supported VxRail models, minimum RAM, networking, storage, and CPU requirements.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

400G/lane technology has arrived! We're proud to introduce the industry’s first 400G/lane optical DSP — Taurus BCM83640 — at OFC 2026 next week. Paired with our first-to-market 400G electro-absorption modulated laser (EML) and photodiodes (PD), the device enables optical module manufacturers to deliver cost-effective, low-power 1.6T transceivers. This innovation lays the foundation for 3.2T transceiver... Continue Reading →

People often present "Shadow IT" as a discipline problem. I'd suggest it’s actually a service delivery problem. In an environment where time is of the essence, we shouldn't be surprised when speed wins. That's what's compelling about VMware Data Services Manager in VCF 9.Speed matters.People often present "Shadow IT" as a discipline problem. I'd suggest... Continue Reading →

Depending on your current environment, there are two paths for converging your VMware vSphere environment into VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). Learn about each of these paths and the approach used by VCF Professional Services. Watch live demos of converting a vSphere environment into a new VCF fleet using the VCF Installer and importing a vSphere... Continue Reading →

Learn how VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 leverages advanced NVMe memory tiering to deliver faster data access and smarter resource usage for performance-intensive workloads.Extreme Performance Series 2026: Advanced NVMe...Extreme Performance series video blog on advanced NVMe memory tiering feature and its performance in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

Broadcom is setting a new pace for the AI era. We are proud to announce that our Tomahawk 6 family is now shipping in production volume! Moving from initial sampling to full production in under eight months is an industry-leading milestone. This achievement is a testament to Broadcom’s relentless execution and our commitment to delivering... Continue Reading →

Upgrading a vSphere 8 Brownfield Workload Domain to VCF 9: My Step-by-Step Guide – #vExpert Tarsio MoraesUpgrading a vSphere 8 Brownfield Workload...Welcome back! I’m going to walk you through exactly how I upgraded an imported vSphere 8 brownfield workload domain to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0.2. If you remember from my last post, we ran... Continue Reading →

Understanding Activation Memory in Mixture of Experts Models – Frank DennemanUnderstanding Activation Memory in Mixture of...Explains how activation memory behaves in Mixture of Experts models and why long-context and agentic inference introduce unpredictable activation peaks during prefill phases.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

The Dynamic World of LLM Runtime Memory | In the unpredictable world of production AI, where concurrent users, complex system prompts, and varying RAG content create constant flux, it is easy to view memory as an elusive target. This article is designed to move your service level from probabilistic to deterministic concurrency. – Frank DennemanThe... Continue Reading →