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...
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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
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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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VMworld 2009 sessions

After skipping both VMworld events in 2008 I’m attending the VMworld event in San Francisco. This is the first event after VMware released vSphere...
frankdenneman
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Flex10 update

In my first post I had a question about the path data travels when sent to a “standby” virtual connect module....
frankdenneman
1 min read

Windows 2008 disk alignment

Due to many performance studies about disk performance it is well known that disk alignment for both VMFS partitions and NTFS...
frankdenneman
3 min read

Flex-10 lessons learned

One of my clients bought a couple of HP blade c7000 enclosures recently. Including the new dual port Flex-10 mezzanine cards...
frankdenneman
4 min read

VMFS Volume Management document

VMware published an excellent document about VMFS volume management a few days ago. VMware® VMFS Volume Management information guide The guide...
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My first lefthand ISCSI VI architecture

I’m currently reviewing a design of a new virtual infrastructure. The VI uses multiple 10GB links to connect to a very...
frankdenneman
1 min read

Increasing the queue depth?

When it comes to IO performance in the virtual infrastructure one of the most recommended “tweaks” is changing the Queue Depth...
frankdenneman
3 min read

HP CA and the use of LUN balancing scripts

Some of my customers use HP Continuous Access to replicate VM data between storage arrays. Lately a couple of LUN balancing...
frankdenneman
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