Category: VMware & Cloud
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Turn Repeated Code Into Functions (Python for Beginners, Part 9)
Stop copying the same lines. Write Python functions with def, pass arguments and defaults, return values, avoid the mutable default trap, then wrap the expense tracker in add and show functions.
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Store Data by Name with Python Dictionaries (Python for Beginners, Part 8)
Dictionaries store data as key and value pairs so each number keeps its label. Read keys safely with .get(), update entries, loop over pairs, and total spend by category.
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List, Tuple, or Set? Choosing the Right Container (Python for Beginners, Part 7)
Lists, tuples and sets are Python three everyday containers. See what each one does, when to reach for which, and how to strip duplicates the clean way while the expense tracker learns to remember every entry.
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Repeating Work with for and while Loops (Python for Beginners, Part 6)
Loops let Python repeat work for you. Learn for and while loops, range, break and continue with runnable examples, and give the expense tracker several entries in one run.
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Make Python Decide With if, elif, and else (Python for Beginners, Part 5)
Teach your program to choose. A beginner friendly guide to if, elif and else in Python 3, with runnable code, real error messages, and the expense tracker learning to flag a big spend.
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How Do You Read Input and Print Output in Python? (Python for Beginners, Part 4)
Python input() and print() explained plainly: why input is always text, converting with int() and float(), reading a ValueError calmly, and the expense tracker going interactive.
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Variables, Numbers, and Text in Python (Python for Beginners, Part 3)
Python variables, numbers, strings, and the four core types explained plainly, with runnable code, the classic string-plus-number bug, and the expense tracker storing its first real data.
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Install Python and Run Your First Program (Python for Beginners, Part 2)
Install Python 3 on Windows, macOS, or Linux, confirm it from a terminal, and run your first real program from a saved file. Setup made painless.
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What the Cloud Actually Means (Cloud for Beginners, Part 1)
The cloud is just computers you rent over the internet instead of buying. A plain-English start for freshers, with everyday analogies, a worked cost example, and the five traits that define cloud computing.
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Why Learn Python First (Python for Beginners, Part 1)
Why Python is the language to start with, how it turns your text into working output, where it fits in real work, and the indentation trap that catches almost every beginner in week one.
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Architect Workshop Series #1 — Converting vSphere 8 Clusters to vLCM Images Before VCF 9
A field note from a recent VCF workshop: a customer running a baseline-managed (VUM) vSphere 8 cluster wanted to converge onto VMware Cloud Foundation 9 and asked a simple question — is vLCM optional, or required? Here is the story, the deep dive on why baselines are gone in VCF 9, and the exact steps…
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A VCF 9 Disaster Recovery Runbook You Can Trust at 3 a.m. (VMware Live Recovery for VCF 9, Part 14)
A field-tested runbook for VCF 9 disaster recovery on VMware Live Recovery: how to tier recovery plans, avoid the cross-group dependency and message-step traps, and budget an RTO you can actually hit at 3 a.m.
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Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.
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