vSphere 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...
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Running 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...
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From 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,...
View ArticleFrom Image to Production: Deploying Native Containers with VMware Cloud...
Application modernization and the shift toward containerization are forcing IT infrastructures to evolve. Where organizations once maintained a strict separation between virtual machines and container...
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Running 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 ArticleThe Day the Model Went Dark: Why Your AI Strategy Needs a Sovereignty Layer
Last week, the most capable publicly available AI model on the planet went from "the hard part is finding a task it can't do" to a 404 in under a week. Not because of a bug. Not because of a billing...
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VCF 9.1 Feature Comparison and Upgrade Paths
Broadcom has released the updated Feature Comparison & Upgrade Paths white paper for VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 and VMware vSphere Foundation 9.1. This document is the authoritative reference for...
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Kong on vSphere Kubernetes Service – What does this white paper cover?
Broadcom published a technical white paper in February 2026 covering the integration of Kong API Gateway with vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) within VMware Cloud Foundation. The paper describes a...
View ArticleChatting with 9,000 Pages of VMware VCF 9.1 Documentation — Locally, Free,...
Imagine having the entire VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 documentation right at your fingertips. We're talking about over 9,000 pages of dense technical content. Finding a specific answer usually means...
View ArticleThe Shadow AI Imperative | Transitioning to Private AI
Public AI platforms are increasingly used by employees to accelerate daily work — but sensitive business data is flowing into them outside IT visibility and governance. This phenomenon, known as...
View ArticleConquering the VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Documentation with Google NotebookLM
As enterprise IT environments become increasingly complex, so does the documentation required to manage them. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 is a prime example. The release brings significant...
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