A practical look at the open-source VCF Readiness Tool for VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1: assess BMCs, hardware compatibility, vSAN ESA, firmware and security before Day 0, with a safe first-scan checklist.
What does VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.1 mean for architects, and how does EP1 fit in? Explore management sizing, Avi networking changes, Secure Boot, lifecycle updates, deprecations, and practical checks to perform before upgrading.
Three candid conversations from VMware Explore 2026: Pete Flecha on VMware after Broadcom, Jonathan Copeland on Broadcom Knights and five VCAP exams, and Jon Schulz inside a 62,000-VM Hands-on Labs environment.
From VMware Explore 2026, a conversation with Broadcom Field CTO Gordon Barr on agentic AI, private AI, governance, security boundaries, and enterprise architecture.
A practical cross-vCenter vMotion guide for VMware architects: networking prerequisites, authentication considerations, migration planning, and backup-system edge cases.
A retrospective field guide to VMware Explore 2026 Las Vegas: planning sessions, getting around, networking, and the lessons that translate to future conferences.
An August 2026 VMware Explore guide to certification and Hands-on Labs, including then-current exams and home-lab offers. Check current terms before relying on them.
A preview of VMware Explore 2026 technical sessions and Architect’s Edge LIVE interviews, with links to the subsequent interviews and event coverage.
Watch the July 2026 Architect’s Edge LIVE recap on VCF 9.1, Project Glasswing, security patching, and frontier AI with Gordon Barr and Bob Plankers.
Archived announcement for the July 8, 2026 Architect’s Edge LIVE session on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, Project Glasswing, and AI-powered security. The event has concluded; the article now links to the recording, recap and presentation resources.
VCF 9 credential management and RBAC explained: administrative identity boundaries, password rotation, privileges, and practical security design considerations.
Plan a move from vSphere 7 or 8 to VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 on existing servers, considering supported hardware, migration prerequisites and lifecycle planning.