Tag: VCF
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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 vs 9.1: What Actually Changed
A plain comparison of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 and 9.1: what changed, which features matter (vCenter quick patch, VKS Fast Deploy, vSAN object storage, VCF Management Services), and whether to upgrade.
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Rightsizing and Reclamation in VCF Operations (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 9)
Reclaim capacity in VCF Operations from snapshots, orphaned disks, dead VMs and oversized VMs. Rightsize CPU freely, memory carefully, and record realized savings.
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Set Up Cost Visibility and Showback in VCF Operations (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 8)
VCF Operations Cost Management turns invisible infrastructure spend into per-workload cost. Showback vs chargeback, cost drivers, rate cards, and why to show before you bill.
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Performance Troubleshooting in VCF Operations: Chase Contention, Not Utilization (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 7)
Performance troubleshooting in VCF Operations is a hunt for contention: CPU ready, co-stop, ballooning, swap and latency. Use the Troubleshooting Workbench to find cause, not utilization.
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What Does Running Out of Capacity Mean in VCF Operations? (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 6)
Capacity in VCF Operations is time remaining on your most constrained resource, measured against usable capacity. How the demand vs allocation model and HA admission control change the answer.
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Alerts and Symptoms in VCF Operations Without the Alert Fatigue (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 5)
Symptoms, alert definitions, recommendations and actions in VCF Operations, and the four levers, wait cycles, severity ladders, notification rules and deactivation, that end alert fatigue.
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Dashboards in VCF Operations That Actually Get Used (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 4)
Most predefined VCF Operations dashboards never get opened twice. How to build the few that earn their place: scoped, interactive, audience-driven, plus views and reports.
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Deploying and Connecting VCF Operations: Adapters, Cloud Proxies and Data Sources (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 3)
In VCF 9 the installer deploys VCF Operations, so the work is connection: integrations, accounts and adapters, cloud proxies and collector groups, and the defaults that bite.
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The VCF Operations Data Model: Objects, Metrics, Properties and Relationships (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 2)
The VCF Operations data model explained: objects, metrics, properties and relationships, and why telling a metric from a property decides whether your alerts ever fire.
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What VCF Operations Is in VCF 9: The Day-2 Console That Replaced Aria Operations (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 1)
VCF Operations is the mandatory day-2 console in VMware Cloud Foundation 9. What it is, what it absorbed from Aria Operations, and why to run it as a tier-0 service.
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How to break into a VMware career: certs, interviews and your first job (VMware for Beginners, Part 18)
A practical, no-fluff guide for freshers on breaking into a VMware career in 2026: which certification to start with, the interview questions that trip people up, and what actually gets you hired.
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Where VMware fits in 2026: still everywhere, now subscription-only (VMware for Beginners, Part 16)
VMware in 2026 under Broadcom: the same technology, a shorter product list, subscription and per-core pricing, and an honest look at where it still beats Proxmox, Nutanix and Hyper-V for freshers.
Architect’s Toolkit
PJ’s Tools
VMware Cloud Foundation
- VCF Documentation
- VCF 9 Planning & Preparation Workbook
- VCF Bill of Materials (BoM)
- VMware Compatibility Guide
- VMware Interoperability Matrix
- VMware Configuration Maximums
- VMware Ports & Protocols
- VMware Hands-on Labs
- RVTools Download
Nutanix
AI & Cloud-Native Platform
- NVIDIA Build (Model Catalog)
- NVIDIA AI Enterprise Reference Architecture
- NVIDIA NIM Performance Benchmarking
- NVIDIA NGC Catalog
- NeMo Microservices Helm Chart
- Helm Charts Repository
- Hugging Face Models
Architecture & Design
About the Author
Dr Pranay Jha
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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