Category: vmware
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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Fleet Latency Diagram
Recently, Broadcom published an architecture diagram that defines the maximum supported latency between the components of VMware Cloud Foundation. This material brought more clarity and made life easier for VCF architects, especially when planning multi-site environments. Since most VMware customers already have VMware solutions implemented (vSphere, Aria Operations, NSX), I…
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Asymmetry in vSAN ESA – Part 2: The Role of RI and MU Disks
In this second part, we’ll explore how the types of disks used in a host or cluster can directly influence the behavior and construction of a vSAN ESA cluster. In my last article, Asymmetry in vSAN ESA – Part 1: What You Need to Know, I explained what it means to…
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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – A New Architecture Model – Part 2
On June 17, 2025, VMware Cloud Foundation 9 was officially released. Since then, many details about the updates have been shared. If you want to stay current with all the announcements, it’s worth following the official VMware blog. Last week I published part 1 of this series, where I talked…
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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – What You Need to Know? – Part 1
Now that VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 is available, more and more people are trying to understand its new features and improvements. To help with that, I’ll create a series of two articles to explain the main changes that are coming. In this first article, I’m going to talk about some…
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Storage Bottlenecks: How to Identify Performance Issues in VMware
Performance indicators are essential tools in managing any IT environment, especially in complex virtualized infrastructures. They provide a crucial starting point for identifying bottlenecks and diagnosing problems. However, knowing which indicators to monitor isn’t the same as understanding them. Interpreting metrics, forming consistent hypotheses, and, above all, trusting the data…
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Managing Firmware Updates in a VMware Environment
Managing a VMware environment almost always involves also managing the physical servers. Anyone who’s done this knows how much time is spent checking each server model and validating where it fits on the Broadcom compatibility matrix. I always wondered if there was a smarter way to update server firmware without…
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The Future of VMware After the Acquisition: A Look After 6 Months of Broadcom
After Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware, little was known about the company’s future and how these changes would affect customers. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check this other article here)Today, after nearly six months into this new era, we can already see some differences. Keeping up…
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VMware by Broadcom — Licensing Changes That Will Affect You!
Recently, Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware, and this has led to a number of changes. Broadcom reorganized the business into four divisions: New Licensing Model Broadcom also announced a change in the product portfolio and licensing model (shared by Krish Prasad, Senior VP for the VMware Cloud Foundation division).…
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How to Use VMware Customization Specs
With virtualization, creating virtual machines has become very simple. However, most administrators still don’t always have the time for certain fine-tuning tasks that can save a lot of time. That’s why this article shows how to use the VMware Customization Specifications feature. When aligned with a good golden image, you…
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