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

#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
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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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Impact of Intra VM affinity rules on Storage DRS

By default Storage DRS applies an Intra-VM affinity rule to all new virtual machines in the datastore cluster. The Intra-VM affinity...
frankdenneman
3 min read

Storage DRS I/O load balancing and Array-based Auto-Tiering

In its basic form Storage DRS can be used together with any array, however there are a few combinations of Storage...
frankdenneman
2 min read

(Storage) DRS (anti-) affinity rule types and HA interoperability

Lately I have received many questions about the interoperability between HA and affinity rules of DRS and Storage DRS. I’ve created...
frankdenneman
1 min read

Retrospect of 2011 content due to Bloggers survey

vSphere-land.com is running it’s annual Top 25 virtualization blog survey again and I’m really interested to see who are picked this...
frankdenneman
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Storage DRS initial placement and datastore cluster defragmentation

Recently an interesting question was raised about what happens if enough free space is available in the datastore cluster but not...
frankdenneman
4 min read

Storage DRS and Multi-extents datastores

Somebody asked me if VMFS3 multi-extents datastores are supported by Storage DRS. Although they are supported and fully operational in Storage...
frankdenneman
1 min read

vSphere 4.1 HA and DRS book for only $19.95

We lowered the price of the vSphere 4.1 HA and DRS technical Deepdive book permanently. As of this week you can...
frankdenneman
1 min read

Impact of load balancing on datastore cluster configuration

This article is a part of the series on architecture and design on datastore clusters. This article zooms in on why...
frankdenneman
3 min read

Cyber Monday deal!

We are long time fascinated by the whole Black Friday and Cyber Monday craze in the USA. Unfortunately we do not...
frankdenneman
1 min read

New job role

The last two years I enjoyed working as an architect within the PSO organization of VMware, designing and reviewing the most...
frankdenneman
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