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Lessons from the Field: Recovering from Orphaned Avi Controllers in VCF-9 | #vExpert Manish Jha Lessons from the Field: Recovering from… In a VCF environment, lifecycle operations are expected to be performed through SDDC Manager/VCF Operations. However, in real-world scenarios, operational mistakes occur—especially when components are modified directly in vCenter Server rather than through the … Read more
Observability on VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service Observability on VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service Cloud-native applications bring flexibility, scale, and faster delivery, but they also introduce new operational complexity. In Kubernetes environments, workloads are ephemeral, services are distributed, and telemetry is generated at high volume across multiple layers of the stack. Our new […] Broadcom Social Media … Read more
Bridging the (.Local) Gap: A Split-Domain Design for VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Bridging the (.Local) Gap: A Split-Domain… In the ever-evolving landscape of private cloud, technical debt often hides in the most fundamental places, like your DNS naming convention. For many years, .local was the go-to Top-Level Domain (TLD) for internal Active Directory environments. However, … Read more
Webcast | Running VCF on Amazon Elastic VMware Service: Technical Deep Dive. This technical deep‑dive is designed for VMware practitioners who want to understand how EVS works in practice. We’ll walk through the EVS and FSx for ONTAP architecture, deployment and sizing considerations, and data protection options. Join us! Webcast | Running VCF on Amazon … Read more
vSphere HA setting Performance degradation VMs tolerate – Duncan Epping vSphere HA setting Performance degradation VMs… There was a question this week internally and I really had to start digging, as I have not looked at this in a loooong time. What does “Performance degradation VMs tolerate” do? And does this feature require admission control … Read more
Design and Architecture Considerations for VKS on VCF Design and Architecture Considerations for VKS… Stop gambling on ‘best-effort’ configurations and learn the proven design patterns our Professional Services experts use to architect mission-critical Kubernetes environments on VCF. Join this session to find out how VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) provides a unified platform designed to […] … Read more
vDefend’s Edge Webinar Series | Part 1: Unifying Lateral Security for VMs and Containers with VMware Kubernetes Service and vDefend. April 23, 2026 | 8:00 AM PT vDefend’s Edge Webinar Series | Part 1:… Join us to learn how integrating VMware vDefend with vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) accelerates your Zero … Read more
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