Find Your People: The VMware Explore 2026 Community Guide | Heading to #VMwareExplore this year? From the Communities Lounge to the VMware {code} Hackathon, this is your handy guide to all the community happenings in Las Vegas.
Maximize your time in Las Vegas by tapping into a community powerhouse. Discover meet-ups, networking spaces, and more.
Configuring Cluster Autoscaler Scan Interval on VKS – Christian Schausberger
Cluster Autoscaler ships with VKS out of the box, but tuning its scaling speed isn’t officially documented. Here’s how to configure the scan-interval with proof it actually works.
VI Workload Domains: Shared vs Dedicated NSX | How to choose between a shared and a dedicated NSX Manager instance for each VI workload domain in VCF 9.1, and what that decision costs you in footprint, availability, and lifecycle. – Mohamed Rabiee
How to choose between a shared and a dedicated NSX Manager instance for each VI workload domain in VCF 9.1, and what that decision costs you in footprint, availability, and lifecycle.
VMware Cloud Foundation APIs: Replacing VCF Operations Certificate – #vExpert Gary J. Blake
VMware Cloud Foundation enables centralized certificate management across its platform. This post outlines the steps to replace component certificates using VCF Operations APIs, covering actions […]
Navigating the DRAM Crisis: Memory Tiering in vSphere 9 — Tom Fenton examines how vSphere 9 Memory Tiering combines DRAM with enterprise NVMe storage to help organizations offset soaring memory costs, increase VM density and reduce server spending. Virtualization Review
Tom Fenton examines how vSphere 9 Memory Tiering combines DRAM with enterprise NVMe storage to help organizations offset soaring memory costs, increase VM density and reduce server spending.
How to setup a vSAN Storage Cluster and vSAN Storage vSAN Compute Client. | In this video we will examine what and how to setup a vSAN Storage Cluster and a vSAN Compute Only cluster. #vExpert Stephen DeBarros
In this video we will examine what and how to setup a vSAN Storage Cluster and a vSAN Compute Only cluster. Thanks for watching.
Consolidating Legacy vSphere and Older VCF onto VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1: Design Patterns, Migration Paths, and Best Practices | Learn how to consolidate older vSphere and VCF environments onto VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 using upgrade, convergence, import, and clean migration patterns. – #vExpert Paul Bryant
Learn how to consolidate older vSphere and VCF environments onto VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 using upgrade, convergence, import, and clean migration patterns.
VCF NSX 9.1 VPC Networking: Secure, Isolated Private Cloud Enclaves | Learn how VCF NSX 9.1 VPC networking handles isolation, transit gateways, network spans, shared services, security, IPAM, and operations. – #vExpert Paul Bryant
Learn how VCF NSX 9.1 VPC networking handles isolation, transit gateways, network spans, shared services, security, IPAM, and operations.
Expert-led Workshop Alert! VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1: What’s New | Attending VMware Explore in Las Vegas? Looking at ways to get the most from your VCF subscription? Want to know what’s new in VCF Automation 9.1? Look no further! Come along to this Expert-led workshop with Ian Smith and Christopher Lewis to learn more! Book early in your schedule to avoid disappointment! ELW-HOL-2711-20-VCF-L
Attending VMware Explore in Las Vegas? Looking at ways to get the most from your VCF subscription? Want to know what’s new in VCF Automation 9.1? Look no further! Come along to this Expert-led workshop with Ian Smith and Christopher Lewis to learn more! Book early in your schedule to avoid […]
With DRAM prices projected to double in 2026 and GPU scarcity rising, how are CIOs scaling enterprise AI?
IDC’s recent report explains how VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 acts as an essential financial lever for IT leaders. Discover how to deploy up to twice the workload density on your existing physical memory footprint while driving down AI TCO.
Read the full IDC Link Commentary here:
IDC’s recent report explains how VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 acts as an essential financial lever for IT leaders. Discover how to deploy up to twice the workload density on your existing physical memory footprint while driving down AI TCO. Read the full IDC Link Commentary.
Quick Tip: Automating PAK Upload & Installation for VCF Operations | William Lam
While testing an update workflow, I needed to update VCF Operations directly, which can be performed through the /admin UI and by uploading and then installing the PAK file. Although the process itself is straightforward, the two-step workflow and the waiting between each step make it feel […]
For a decade, enterprises were forced to choose between developer speed and IT control. Most teams picked one and paid for the other. With AI accelerating and data sovereignty reshaping IT strategy, that compromise doesn’t work anymore…
For a decade, enterprises were forced to choose between developer speed and IT control. Most teams picked one and paid for the other. With AI accelerating and data sovereignty reshaping IT strategy, that compromise doesn’t work anymore….Read More
Focused learning. Immediate impact. The scheduling tool in the VMware Explore 2026 Content
Catalog is now accessible for attendees looking to lock in their schedule. Guarantee a seat in your
favorite sessions and strengthen your professional toolkit. Full Event Pass required.
The scheduling tool in the VMware Explore 2026 Content Catalog is now accessible for attendees looking to lock in their schedule. Guarantee a seat in your favorite sessions and strengthen your professional toolkit. Full Event Pass required.
Meet MTAT: Your Zero-Friction Path to Memory Tiering in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
If you’ve been watching Memory Tiering build momentum in the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) ecosystem, I’m glad you’ve asked the obvious next question about how to actually plan for this in your environment. Let’s talk about that because the Memory Tiering Assessment Tool (MTAT) v3.0 is here […]
Deploying NVIDIA Run:ai on VMware Cloud Foundation
Learn how to deploy NVIDIA Run:ai on VMware Cloud Foundation and unlock GPU-aware scheduling, multi-team workload orchestration, and inference serving, all on the private AI platform you already operate. Adding GPU-Aware Workload Orchestration to Your Private AI Platform Enterprises adopting AI on-premises keep hitting the same problem. They already have a private cloud that runs … Continued The post Deploying NVIDIA Run:ai on VMware Cloud Foundation appeared first on VMware Cloud Foundation…Read More
Quick Tip: Reducing High CPU Utilization on NSX due to slow Entropy from AMD Zen4/5 CPUs | William Lam
AMD Zen4/Zen5 processors have been known to have slower entropy generation, which can lead to higher CPU utilization for workloads that depend on random number generation. I recently learned from a colleague (Ross Wynne) about a simple optimization for NSX Manager that can significantly reduce […]
Expert-Led Worskhop: Go from Zero to Hero with VCF Operations 9.1 | Attending #VMwareExplore in Las Vegas? Know nothing about at all about VCF Operations or just want to brush up on some skills with the experts? Come along to this Expert-led workshop, book early in your schedule to avoid disappointment!
Attending VMware Explore in Las Vegas? Know nothing about at all about VCF Operations or just want to brush up on some skills with the experts? Come along to this Expert-led workshop, book early in your schedule to avoid disappointment!
#124 – VMware Explore 2026, The podcast!
For me personally, VMware Explore is the event of the year and a very exciting (and stressful) time. I asked Nikki Sherin from the Explore team to talk us through what we can expect at Explore 2026, and I also asked my good friends William Lam, Alan Renouf, and Pete Flecha to explain to us […]
Implementing VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) on VMware Cloud Foundation: A Practical Architecture Guide – #vExpert Leif Hegdal, VM Infrastructure
Implementing VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) on VMware Cloud Foundation: A Practical Architecture Guide
Refreshing an Existing vSAN Cluster with New Servers
Refreshing hardware is an inevitable task of lifecycle management in a data center. Existing vSAN clusters may have servers that are nearing the end of life by the manufacturer, or simply may no longer meet the technical requirements of an organization. The most common strategy for replacing […]
