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AI-Assisted Infrastructure Operations with LLMs
LLMs are being integrated into infrastructure tooling at every level — from natural-language kubectl queries to vSphere alarm triage. Here's what's genuinely useful today and what's still vaporware.
Thu Nov 12 2026
vCenter 8 Performance Tuning: The Settings That Actually Matter
vCenter's default configuration is conservative. These tuning adjustments — from database maintenance to DRS sensitivity and alarm storm suppression — make a measurable difference in large environments.
Wed Jun 18 2025
vSphere with Tanzu: Workload Domains Explained
Supervisor clusters, Namespace-level resource quotas, and TKG workload clusters — vSphere with Tanzu has a lot of moving parts. This post maps the architecture and explains when to use each layer.
Thu Mar 20 2025
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2: Architecture Overview
VCF 5.2 consolidates vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and Aria into a single lifecycle-managed stack. This post breaks down the domain model, SDDC Manager's role, and what the Broadcom acquisition means for your VCF deployment.
Wed Jan 15 2025
vSphere Distributed Switch: Advanced Configuration Guide
The vSphere Distributed Switch is more capable than most admins use it. This guide covers LACP, NetFlow, traffic shaping, and the port mirroring features that eliminate the need for a dedicated network tap.
Mon Oct 14 2024
Running AI Workloads on vSphere: A Practical Guide
GPU passthrough, vGPU profiles, and NUMA-aware scheduling for ML training jobs on vSphere 8. What works, what doesn't, and how to avoid burning GPU hours on misconfigured VMs.
Fri Jul 12 2024
NSX-T 4.1 Micro-Segmentation in Practice
Micro-segmentation promises to contain lateral movement in your datacenter. This guide walks through a real NSX-T 4.1 implementation, the pitfalls we hit, and the policy model that actually works at scale.
Wed Jun 05 2024
vSAN 8 Express Storage Architecture Explained
vSAN ESA is not just an incremental update — it's a ground-up redesign of VMware's HCI storage layer. This post breaks down the log-structured engine, single-tier storage, and what it means for your hardware choices.
Sat May 18 2024
vSphere 8 U3: What's New and What Matters
A hands-on breakdown of the most impactful changes in vSphere 8 Update 3, from DPU offloading improvements to vMotion enhancements and the refreshed vCenter UI.
Thu Feb 15 2024