Machine Learning    

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 NVIDIA vGPU technology is a core part of...
frankdenneman
10 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
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#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

   

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

All Stories

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

How to Create a Windows 11 Bootable USB on Mac OS Monterey

I need to install Windows 11 on a gaming PC, but I only have a MacBook in my house, as this...
frankdenneman
2 min read

Unexplored Territory Ep 34 – William Lam Talks Home Labs – Christmas Special

It’s the end of the year, and everybody is winding down from a hectic year, so we wanted to give you...
frankdenneman
53 sec read

Unexplored Territory Podcast 32 – IT giving McLaren Racing the edge

Edward Green, Head of Commercial Technology at McLaren Racing, keynoted at the VMware Explore tech conference in Barcelona. I had the...
frankdenneman
34 sec read

ML Session at CTEX VMware Explore

Next week during VMware Explore, VMware is also organizing the Customer Technical Exchange. I’m presenting the session “vSphere Infrastructure for Machine...
frankdenneman
34 sec read

vSphere 8 CPU Topology for Large Memory Footprint VMs Exceeding NUMA Boundaries

By default, vSphere manages the vCPU configuration and vNUMA topology automatically. vSphere attempts to keep the VM within a NUMA node...
frankdenneman
3 min read

Unexplored Territory Podcast EP30 – Project Keswick with Alan Renouf

While preparing the podcast, I knew this episode would be good. Edge technology immensely excites me, and the way the project...
frankdenneman
19 sec read

vSphere 8 CPU Topology Device Assignment

There seems to be some misunderstanding about the new vSphere 8 CPU Topology Device Assignment feature, and I hope this article...
frankdenneman
3 min read

Could not initialize plugin ‘libnvidia-vgx.so – Check SR-IOV in the BIOS

I was building a new lab with some NVIDIA A30 GPUs in a few hosts, and after installing the NVIDIA driver...
frankdenneman
1 min read