Machine Learning    

The misconception of self-learning capabilities of Large Language Models during Production

I enjoyed engaging with many customers about bringing Gen-AI to the on-prem data center at VMware Explore. Many customers want to keep their data and IP between the four...
frankdenneman
4 min read

Podcast    

#47 – How VMware accelerates customers achieving their net zero carbon emissions goal

In episode 047, we spoke with Varghese Philipose about VMware’s sustainability efforts and how they help our customers meet...
frankdenneman
26 sec read

#46 – VMware Cloud Flex Compute Tech Preview

We’re extending the VMware Cloud Services overview series with a tech preview of the VMware Cloud Flex Compute service....
frankdenneman
39 sec read

VMware Cloud Services Overview Podcast Series

Over the last year, we’ve interviewed many guests, and throughout the Unexplored Territory Podcast show, we wanted to provide...
frankdenneman
1 min read

Research and Innovation at VMware with Chris Wolf

In episode 042 of the Unexplored Territory podcast, we talk to Chris Wolf, Chief Research and Innovation Officer of...
frankdenneman
19 sec read

   

Gen AI Sessions at Explore Barcelona 2023

I’m looking forward to next week’s VMware Explore conference in Barcelona. It’s going to be a busy week. Hopefully, I will...
frankdenneman
1 min read

vSphere ML Accelerator Spectrum Deep Dive – Using Dynamic DirectPath IO (Passthrough) with VMs 

vSphere 7 and 8 offer two passthrough options, DirectPath IO and Dynamic DirectPath IO. Dynamic DirectPath IO is the vSphere brand...
frankdenneman
5 min read

vSphere ML Accelerator Spectrum Deep Dive – ESXi Host BIOS, VM, and vCenter Settings

To deploy a virtual machine with a vGPU, whether a TKG worker node or a regular VM, you must enable some...
frankdenneman
16 min read

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vSphere ML Accelerator Spectrum Deep Dive –NVIDIA AI Enterprise Suite

vSphere allows assigning GPU devices to a VM using VMware’s (Dynamic) Direct Path I/O technology (Passthru) or NVIDIA’s vGPU technology. The...
frankdenneman
10 min read

vSphere ML Accelerator Spectrum Deep Dive – GPU Device Differentiators

The two last parts reviewed the capabilities of the platform. vSphere can offer fractional GPUs to Multi-GPU setups, catering to the...
frankdenneman
3 min read

vSphere ML Accelerator Spectrum Deep Dive for Distributed Training – Multi-GPU

The first part of the series reviewed the capabilities of the vSphere platform to assign fractional and full GPU to workloads....
frankdenneman
12 min read

vSphere ML Accelerator Deep Dive – Fractional and Full GPUs

Many organizations are building a sovereign ML platform that aids their data scientist, software developers, and operator teams. Although plenty of...
frankdenneman
11 min read

vSphere ML Accelerator Spectrum Deep Dive Series

The number of machine learning workloads is increasing in on-prem data centers rapidly. It arrives in different ways, either within the...
frankdenneman
2 min read

vSphere 8.0 Update 1 Enhancements for Accelerating Machine Learning Workloads

Recently vSphere 8 Update 1 was released, introducing excellent enhancements, ranging from VM-level power consumption metrics to Okta Identity Federation for...
frankdenneman
6 min read

My Picks for NVIDIA GTC Spring 2023

This week GTC Spring 2023 kicks off again. These are the sessions I look forward to next week. Please leave a...
frankdenneman
6 min read

Discover what’s new in vSphere 8.0 U1 and vSAN 8.0 U1

We (the Unexplored Territory team) work with the vSphere release team to get you the latest information about the new releases...
frankdenneman
14 sec read

Simulating NUMA Nodes for Nested ESXi Virtual Appliances

To troubleshoot a particular NUMA client behavior in a heterogenous multi-cloud environment, I needed to set up an ESXi7.0 environment. Currently,...
frankdenneman
2 min read

Sapphire Rapids Memory Configuration

The 4th generation of the Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (codenamed Sapphire Rapids) was released early this year, and I’ve been trying...
frankdenneman
2 min read