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Testing the VCF 9.1 Distributed Connection Model with BGP EVPN and VXLAN | A small lab using containerlab and FRR to test the VCF 9.1 distributed connection model with BGP EVPN over VXLAN, focusing on Route Controller peering and control-plane visibility before testing against a physical EVPN fabric. – #vExpert Rutger Blom

Testing the VCF 9.1 Distributed Connection…

A small lab using containerlab and FRR to test the VCF 9.1 distributed connection model with BGP EVPN over VXLAN, focusing on Route Controller peering and control-plane visibility before testing against a physical EVPN fabric. – #vExpert Rutger Blom

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VCF 9.1 – Deploying VCF Operations for Networks to non-Management Network | William Lam

VCF 9.1 – Deploying VCF Operations for Networks…

Thanks to a fellow colleague, Abdullah, who reached out after coming across my blog posts (HERE and HERE) on how to deploy VCF Management Services (VCFMS) and VCF Automation (VCFA) on a non-management network as part of a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 upgrade. Using the same techniques, he […]

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VCF 9.1 | Minimum Lab Build | This post details the minimum requirements to build a lab environment for evaluating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1. – #vExpert Dale Hassinger, vCROCS

VCF 9.1 | Minimum Lab Build – vCROCS

This post details the minimum requirements to build a lab environment for evaluating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1. If you want to learn VCF 9.1 but lack the hardware resources for a full deployment, this minimal footprint is an option. I completed this process in my lab using four Minis-[…]

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Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation Private AI Services: Navigating Supervisor Architectures With and Without NSX

Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation Private AI…

To help businesses develop generative AI applications securely within their private data centers, VCF Private AI Services is built directly into VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). This embedded suite of services abstracts away the complexity of AI infrastructure, providing an end-to-end platform […]

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Governing the AI Private Cloud: Deep Dive into VCF 9.1 Infrastructure Placement Policies

Governing the AI Private Cloud: Deep Dive into…

Learn how VCF 9.1’s new Infrastructure Placement Policies enforce strict VM placement based on workload requirements and integrate with the VCF Automation governance framework to help IT teams ensure compliance, maintain control, and optimize budgets when scaling AI private clouds.

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VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Uninstalling Optional Day-N Components

VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Uninstalling Optional…

There are a number of new capabilities in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 that can be deployed as Day-N operations after the initial VCF Fleet deployment, including: Integrated Log Management (formally VCF Operations for Logs) directly within VCF Operations Real-time Metrics that can provide up to 2 seconds of granularity Network visibility and diagnostics with […]

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Managing part of the stack and orchestrating the entire platform are two different jobs. If you’ve built your career in vSphere, NSX, or vSAN, that expertise is the foundation for you to Level Up through training and certification. This video breaks down what the path to VCF 9 mastery actually looks like for practitioners, and the investment Broadcom has made to help you get there faster.

Level Up with Training and Certification

Managing part of the stack and orchestrating the entire platform are two different jobs. If you’ve built your career in vSphere, NSX, or vSAN, that expertise is the foundation for you to Level Up through training and certification. This video breaks down what the path.

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Early-bird discount for #VMwareExplore 2026 expires on June 16.

Register today to save $200 on your Full Event Pass and ensure your immediate access to the scheduling tool when it opens in July before popular technical sessions all fill up:

Lock in the Lowest Price for VMware Explore 2026

Early-bird discount for VMware Explore 2026 expires on June 16. Register today to save $200 on your Full Event Pass and ensure your immediate access to the scheduling tool when it opens in July before popular technical sessions all fill up!

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How to Prepare for the World of AI Driven Exploits | AI can compress the window between vulnerability disclosure and active exploit from weeks to hours. Learn the essential defensive architecture needed for continuous security in today’s rapidly changing threat environment. – Purnima Padmanabhan

How to Prepare for the World of AI Driven Exploits

AI can compress the window between vulnerability disclosure and active exploit from weeks to hours. Learn the essential defensive architecture needed for continuous security in today’s rapidly changing threat environment.

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The AI cost reckoning is here.
• Cost is now the #1 public cloud concern
• 62% are very concerned about Agentic & GenAI costs
• 52% say public cloud waste exceeds 25% of their budget
AI is exposing the economics of public cloud. Learn more.

Private Cloud Outlook 2026

The AI cost reckoning is here. • Cost is now the #1 public cloud concern • 62% are very concerned about Agentic & GenAI costs • 52% say public cloud waste exceeds 25% of their budget AI is exposing the economics of public cloud. Learn more.

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We work in the most connected industry on the planet. And we spend most of our days on a screen. Which brings me to what I love most about VMware Explore… the community.

The Community at VMware Explore

We work in the most connected industry on the planet. And we spend most of our days on a screen. Which brings me to what I love most about VMware Explore… the community.

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Explore What’s New: VMware vSphere Foundation 9.1 Resources Now Available

Explore What’s New: VMware vSphere Foundation…

Modernizing Infrastructure Economics for the Modern Data Center Data center modernization looks different today than it did just a few years ago. The pressure has shifted from simply expanding capacity to getting more out of the infrastructure already in place. For most infrastructure teams, […]

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Bypassing the VCF 9.1 Subnet Trap: How the SDDC Manager API and a Bit of PowerShell Saved My Upgrade | I’m going to share how a hardcoded UI validation limitation nearly derailed my upgrade, how some quick network consolidation kept it alive, and how leveraging the SDDC Manager REST API (with an older-PowerShell twist on a script by William Lam) ultimately got me across the finish line. – #vExpert Piotr Tarnawski

Bypassing the VCF 9.1 Subnet Trap: How the SDDC…

I’m going to share how a hardcoded UI validation limitation nearly derailed my upgrade, how some quick network consolidation kept it alive, and how leveraging the SDDC Manager REST API (with an older-PowerShell twist on a script by William Lam) ultimately got me across the finish line.

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Announcing VMware Cloud Foundation on Dell Private Cloud v1.4 | #vExpert David Ring

Announcing VMware Cloud Foundation on Dell…

Released on June 2, 2026, DPC 1.4 introduces full support for VCF 9.1, major advances in lifecycle automation, deeper PowerStore integration, and expanded capabilities powered by the Dell Automation Platform 2.0. Powered by the Dell Automation Platform, […]

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VCF 9.1 – Deploying VCF Automation (VCFA) to non-Management Network

VCF 9.1 – Deploying VCF Automation (VCFA) to…

Similar to VCF Management Services (VCFMS), VCF Automation (VCFA) can also be deployed to a non-management network using an API workflow. A typically deployment workflow is to first upgrade to VCF 9.1, deploy VCFMS and then deploy VCFA as a Day-N operation using the new VCF Operations Fleet Lifecycle Management (Fleet LCM) capability, located within […]

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VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Understanding VCF Installer Default Behavior for VCF Patch Releases

VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Understanding VCF…

With the first Expression Patch (9.1.0.0100) now available for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, I was wondering about version selection behavior (UI and API/JSON) within the VCF Installer. The VCF Installer UI will automatically select the latest VCF release (e.g. 9.1.0) along with the latest available patch version for each VCF component (e.g. 9.1.0.0100). As […]

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Level Up: Your Path to VCF 9 Certification.

Level Up: Your Path to VCF 9 Certification.

Managing part of the stack and orchestrating the entire platform are two different jobs. If you’ve built your career in vSphere, NSX, or vSAN, that expertise is the foundation for you to Level Up through training and certification. James breaks down what the path to VCF 9 mastery actually looks like for practitioners, and the investment Broadcom has made to help you get there faster. It’s time to Level Up. #VMwareCloudFoundation #VCF9 #VMware #ITCertification #LevelUp

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VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Upgrading ESX Hosts with Non-Certified vSAN ESA NVMe Devices in SDDC Manager

VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Upgrading ESX Hosts with…

I recently started rolling out the latest VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 Express Patch 1 (9.1.0.0100) into my lab environment, and everything had been going quite smoothly. After successfully upgrading vCenter Server and NSX earlier this morning, I moved on to my ESX hosts. Since I always run the pre-checks before kicking off an upgrade, I […]

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Infrastructure you manage is overhead. Infrastructure you program is an advantage.

VCF 9.1: API-first, unified SDK, real-time metrics, and official Terraform support.

One platform. No feature gaps. Read more ➡️

Unlocking the Full Potential of Programmable…

Infrastructure you manage is overhead. Infrastructure you program is an advantage. VCF 9.1: API-first, unified SDK, real-time metrics, and official Terraform support. One platform. No feature gaps. Read more ➡️

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VMware Image Builder in Docker on macOS Tahoe (arm64) — Comprehensive Setup Guide | #vExpert Victoria Gimma

VMware Image Builder in Docker on macOS Tahoe…

What am I doing in this post? My Goal: To build custom ESX install ISOs for the Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro which I am using as workload domain home-lab nodes. We will cover ESXi 8.0 U3, ESX 9.0, and ESX 9.1 base images, with the latest USB Network Native Driver Flings injected.

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