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
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#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
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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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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
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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
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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

Sub-NUMA Clustering

I’m noticing a trend that more ESXi hosts have Sub-NUMA Clustering enabled. Typically this setting is used in the High-Performance Computing...
frankdenneman
10 min read

VMware Sessions at NVIDIA GTC

Overcome Your AI/ML Challenges with VMware + NVIDIA AI-Ready Enterprise Platform (Presented by VMware, Inc.) Tuesday, Sep 20, 8:00 PM...
frankdenneman
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