Building a Proxmox VE Lab in VMware Fusion on macOS
If you've ever wanted a self-contained virtualization lab on your Mac without touching your daily-driver setup, running Proxmox VE inside VMware Fusion is a surprisingly solid option. It gives you a...
View ArticleVMware HyperArmor: Bringing Proactive Security to the ESX Hypervisor
On October 13, 2026, as VMware Explore on Tour got under way in Frankfurt, Broadcom introduced VMware HyperArmor—a new security solution focused on protecting the ESX hypervisor. The Frankfurt event...
View ArticleITQ Launches Cloud Platform in Frankfurt: Managed Private Cloud with a...
At VMware Explore on Tour in Frankfurt this week, ITQ launched ITQ Cloud Platform: a fully managed private cloud built on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), running on dedicated bare-metal infrastructure...
View ArticleITQ Launches Cloud Platform in Frankfurt: Managed Private Cloud with a...
At VMware Explore on Tour in Frankfurt this week, ITQ launched ITQ Cloud Platform: a fully managed private cloud built on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), running on dedicated bare-metal infrastructure...
View ArticleHomelabs After VMware: Containers Are Growing, but VMs Are Not Going Away
The claim that the homelab is “not VMware anymore” and that containers are replacing VMs is too simplistic. What is changing is what people use a full virtual machine for. A DNS filter, password...
View ArticleVCF 9.1.1 Fleet Latency Diagram v3 Is Now Available
Version 3 of the VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.1 Fleet Latency Diagram is now available in the Broadcom VMware Ports and Protocols portal.This is not a new VCF feature. It is a practical architecture...
View ArticleHashiCorp Nomad on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1: A Practical Alternative to VKS?
Not every application needs Kubernetes. But in VCF 9.1, “not Kubernetes” does not automatically mean “Nomad.”VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 gives infrastructure teams several ways to run modern...
View ArticleVMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Upgrade Pathways: What Changed and How to Choose...
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 changes the upgrade discussion in an important way. Moving forward no longer has to mean deploying every element of the full private-cloud stack in one operation. An...
View ArticlevSphere Standard Is Coming Back for Smaller Environments - But the 128-Core...
VMware by Broadcom has signalled that it intends to refresh vSphere Standard for smaller deployments. That part is credible. The claim that a generally available “vSphere 9 Standard” already exists for...
View ArticleBroadcom Launches Three New VCAP Exams for VMware Cloud Foundation 9
Until now, the VMware Certified Advanced Professional programme for VMware Cloud Foundation 9 was organised by pillar. There were five VCAP exams, one for each functional area of the platform:...
View ArticleVMware Explore 2026: Broadcom Goes All-In on the Private AI Cloud
Broadcom opened VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas today with the clearest articulation yet of where VMware Cloud Foundation is heading: the Private AI Cloud. After two years of positioning VCF 9 as the...
View ArticleRunning the Homey Self-Hosted Server on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1
Athom recently released the Homey Self-Hosted Server as an official Docker image (ghcr.io/athombv/homey-shs), which means you can now run the Homey smart home platform on your own hardware instead of a...
View ArticleComing Soon: VMware Cloud Foundation: Build, Manage, Secure [v9.1]
The cornerstone of the VMware Cloud Foundation curriculum is getting its 9.1 refresh: VMware Cloud Foundation: Build, Manage, Secure [v9.1] is about to be released. I've been reviewing the course...
View ArticleComing Soon: VMware Cloud Foundation Troubleshooting [v9.1]
Broadcom is about to release a brand-new edition of the VMware Cloud Foundation: Troubleshooting course, fully updated for VCF 9.1. I recently got a first look at the course material, and this...
View ArticleComing Soon: VMware Cloud Foundation – Automate and Operate [V9.1]
A new edition of one of the most hands-on courses in the VMware Cloud Foundation curriculum is about to be released: VMware Cloud Foundation: Automate and Operate [V9.1] (VCFAOP91). Built around the...
View ArticleRunning a Local AI on Your Mac with LM Studio
What if you could run your own AI model locally — no subscription, no data leaving your computer, no internet required? With LM Studio, that's exactly what you get. In this post I'll walk you through...
View ArticleComing Soon: What's New in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 — a Five-Day Deep Dive
Broadcom is about to release a brand-new instructor-led course: What's New in VMware Cloud Foundation [v9.1]. I've had the chance to review the course materials, and this is not your typical two-day...
View ArticleZero Touch Provisioning with a Tagged Management VLAN: Fixing an ESX...
With VCF 9.1, Broadcom introduced Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP), a capability that takes a bare-metal server at a remote edge site from power-on to a fully registered host in a vSphere cluster, without...
View ArticleFrom Zero to Rainbow: Programming an ESP32-C6 on macOS Without an IDE
A first-time journey with the ESP32-C6 DevKitM-1— from detecting the board over USB to a smooth rainbow LED cycling through the full spectrum, entirely from the command line.Why the ESP32-C6?The...
View ArticleWhat’s New in VCF 9.1 Private AI Services - and What Actually Matters
VCF 9.1 is now generally available, and its Private AI Services update is not a cosmetic refresh. Broadcom has made a serious push to turn VMware Cloud Foundation into a credible platform for private,...
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