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- 7 Nov 2026
This week, Broadcom announced the vSphere Express license. vSphere Express is a new entry-level package for smaller environments. It is built on vSphere 9 and is available now in all regions. VMware vSphere 8.0 (including ESXi 8.x, vCenter Server 8.x, and vSAN 8.x) reaches End of General Support on October 11, 2027. After this date, VMware/Broadcom stops providing standard patches, security fixes…
- 4 Dec 2025
In my home lab, I have a UGREEN DXP2800 NAS. I wanted to create an Offline Depot for VMware Cloud Foundation or VMware vSphere Foundation. Most blogs are running an Ubuntu VM with Apache as web server. I didn't want to use an Ubuntu VM as web server. I use a small NGINX container that is running on the NAS as offline depot web server without requiring certificates. The VCF Download Tool (VCFDT)…
- 11 Nov 2025
After years of running my Shuttle SH370R6 and SH370R8 as a home lab server (see my 2019 build here), it was time for an upgrade to meet new virtualization demands. My goals for the new lab server build: Powerful hardware to efficiently run multiple nested hypervisor platforms such as: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Azure Local HPE VM Essentials Proxmox Omnissa Ability to test IaC, Packer…
- 20 Jun 2025
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 is the latest release of VMware’s integrated software platform for building and managing hybrid cloud environments. VCF 9 brings together compute, storage, networking, and cloud management into a single, automated stack, making it easier for organizations to deploy and operate private and hybrid clouds. Key highlights of VCF 9 include enhanced automation, improved…
- 10 Jun 2025
Welcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a deep dive into these cutting-edge platforms' latest technological advancements, news, and trends…
- 4 May 2025
Welcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a deep dive into these cutting-edge platforms' latest technological advancements, news, and trends…
- 31 Mar 2025
Welcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a deep dive into these cutting-edge platforms' latest technological advancements, news, and trends…
- 28 Feb 2025
Welcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a deep dive into these cutting-edge platforms' latest technological advancements, news, and trends…
- 20 Feb 2025
Using Terraform I can create new AVD session hosts when I want. For example after patch tuesday I create new AVD images with Packer and deploy new AVD session hosts using Terraform with GitHub Actions. When deploying new AVD session hosts in existing host pools, I don't want users to log in directly after the new AVD session host is created. In the Terraform azurerm provider, I could not find a…
- 31 Jan 2025
Welcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a deep dive into these cutting-edge platforms' latest technological advancements, news, and trends…