VCF Security Services Platform (SSP) / vDefend Advanced Threat Protection – Part 2.5 (Bugfix) | Before we proceed further with the VVS Implementation, Broadcom has released a support bulletin for SSP Workload Cluster Instability which impacts SSP version 5.1. – Jarrad Cox, gibsonvirtualizationVCF Security Services Platform (SSP) / vDefend...Before we proceed further with the VVS... Continue Reading →

VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 1: Fleets, Instances, Domains, and the Fleet Management Layer – #vExpert Paul BryantVCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 1: Fleets,...Learn the VCF 9.0 GA mental model with clear definitions of fleet, instance, management domain, and workload domains. Get a practical ownership map, blast radius guidance, and topology patterns for... Continue Reading →

#112 – Introducing VMware vDefend featuring Chris McCain!#112 – Introducing VMware vDefend featuring...A few episodes ago we had Yves Hertoghs on the show to discuss networking, so I decided it was also time to discuss security. As Chris McCain has been at the forefront of networking and security at VMware for over a decade, it... Continue Reading →

VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 2: Fleet Services vs Instance Management Planes (and Who Owns What) – #vExpert Paul BryantVCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 2: Fleet Services...Build an accurate VCF 9.0 GA mental model by separating fleet-level services from per-instance management planes. Learn what runs where, day-0 to day-2 ownership, SSO boundaries, and... Continue Reading →

Unexplored Territory episode 112 - Introducing VMware vDefend featuring Chris McCain! | A few episodes ago we had Yves Hertoghs on the show to discuss networking, so I decided it was also time to discuss security. As Chris McCain has been at the forefront of networking and security at VMware for over a decade, it... Continue Reading →

VCF 9 - VKS with NSX VPCs and AVI – #vExpert Steven SchrammVCF 9 - VKS with NSX VPCs and AVIIn my last blog post I wrote about the integration of VKS with NSX and VPCs. As LoadBalancer I used the NSX native version and the AVI integration was not done. In addition to the... Continue Reading →

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations View 9.x - What are Dashboards and How Do We Create Them? – #vExpert Stephen DeBarrosVMware Cloud Foundation Operations View 9.x -...In this video we will discuss the built-in dashboards that are built-in to VCF Operations as well as how to create a custom dashboard. We will also discuss What a... Continue Reading →

vSAN Encryption Services Explained – Data-at-Rest & Data-in-Transit on VCF 9.0 (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric SloofvSAN Encryption Services Explained –...In this video, we take a deep dive into VMware vSAN Encryption Services using VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0. Based on the official Broadcom whitepaper by Pete Koehler, we cover both Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Transit encryption,... Continue Reading →

SAP HANA on vSAN HCI – Complete Guide to Running SAP HANA on VMware Cloud Foundation with vSAN 8 – #vExpert Eric SloofSAP HANA on vSAN HCI – Complete Guide to...In this video, we dive into the official Broadcom technical paper by Erik Rieger (November 2025) on running SAP HANA on Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) powered... Continue Reading →

vSAN Stretched Clusters Explained – Site-Level DR with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric SloofvSAN Stretched Clusters Explained – Site-Level...In this video, we take a complete look at VMware vSAN Stretched Clusters based on the official Broadcom whitepaper by Pete Koehler (December 2025). We cover how stretched clusters provide site-level disaster... Continue Reading →