Memory tiering in vSphere
Extreme Performance Series 2026: Advanced NVMe Memory Tiering VCF 9 Memory tiering with NVMe drives – really useful these times where RAM is really expensive
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vSAN Stretched Cluster
What is a stretched cluster A vSAN stretched cluster is a deployment model where a single vSAN cluster is extended across two geographically separated data centers, with a third site hosting the Witness Appliance. This architecture provides site‑level resilience by synchronously mirroring data between two active…
VMware vExpert for the 4th year
I am thrilled to continue contributing to the incredible ecosystem of VMware technologies. Being able to work hands‑on with such innovative platforms—and seeing how they empower organizations to build resilient, scalable, and modern infrastructures—continues to inspire me year after year.…
Why Separating Workload and Management Should Be a Standard in Every VMware Environment
As virtualization continues to mature and hybrid cloud models become the norm, one architectural principle consistently proves itself essential for both resilience and security: the separation of workload and management. In VMware environments—whether traditional vSphere, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), or hybrid…
VMware Security Architecture – Zero Trust (brownfield)
Creating a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) in a VMware-based brownfield environment is not about installing a single product — it’s a strategic, multi-layer redesign of trust boundaries across users, workloads, networks, and data. Below is a comprehensive roadmap and reference…
VMware Certifications
At VMware Explore, I attempted to take a VCF certification as it was free of charge, so why not? I have no working experience with the product, so it went as expected. I have to study and retry. However, i…
VMware Explore 2025
This is my first VMware conference. I want you to know that I have no idea how the previous ones have been. It is obvious to me that we are standing at a “fork in the path”. VMware is fully…
Extract configuration
As mentioned in the previous post, I am gathering an overview of vSphere infrastructure in an easy, absorbable format. What other information is good to understand. Output: Fetching vSphere Cluster Information…Cluster Information:Cluster Name: ClusterNameNumber of Hosts: 2DRS Enabled: TrueHA Enabled:…