Year in Review 2023As the curtains draw on 2023, what a ride it has been! Engaging with numerous customers within the VMware Aria charged me with a surge of energy and creativity, translating into a total of 27 insightful posts throughout the year. VMware Social Media Advocacy

VMware vSphere 8: Identify NFS, iSCSI, SAN...In this article we have discussed different storage protocols including NFS, iSCSI, VMFS, NAS, FC SAN, SAN Storage Access Protocols in VMware vSphere 8VMware Social Media Advocacy

Read vCenter inventory using VI/JSON API Read vCenter inventory using VI/JSON APIIt has been a while since vCenter 8.0u1 shipped and with it the JSON based protocol for the Virtual Infrastructure APIs aka VI/JSON. In this article we will put the VI/JSON APIs to use in a practical and complete example. We will read vCenter … Continue reading Read vCenter inventory using VI/JSON API →

Holiday Project: Bringing AI to my Homelab –...Since AI (Artificial Intelligence) is so hot and I finally had some time over the holidays to work on it and even implement it in my Homelab, I’d like to share with you a quick look at what I did and how I achieved the goal of my … Continue reading Holiday Project: Bringing AI to my Homelab –… →

ESXi Autostart VMs with CLIMaintenance mode is great however, when you have a single ESXi host and you have perfected the perfect VM startup order and you have to place your host into maintenance mode how do you start your VMs in the same order without having to manually do it? In this post, I … Continue reading ESXi Autostart VMs with CLI →

Self-Guided Workshop: vSphere Performance Intro (HOL-2409-21-SDC) Self-Guided Workshop: vSphere Performance Intro...🚀 Elevate your skills with 'Introduction to vSphere Performance (HOL-2409-21-SDC)' in our Self-Guided Workshop. This 1h 30m session, available in multiple languages, offers in-depth insights into optimizing vSphere 8.0. 🌟 Key Modules: ✅ Best Practices in vSphere Performance (30 min) - Beginner ✅ Right-Sizing vSphere … Continue reading Self-Guided Workshop: vSphere Performance Intro… →

VMware Holodeck in a #HomeLabSo since all the announcement’s at VMware Explore 2023 in Vegas I thought it was time to get my lab back in order along with all the latest updates. I noticed during some of the sessions that a project called Holodeck was mentioned and soon found this was a great expansion … Continue reading VMware Holodeck in a #HomeLab →

Netdata VMware vSphere Monitoring ConfigurationMonitor your VMware vSphere environment in real-time with Netdata's cloud-based monitoring solution. Collect data, status metrics, and other metrics like hosts, virtual machines, external databases, and more. VMware Social Media Advocacy

Self-Guided Workshop: VMware Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations (HOL-2433-02-MAP) Self-Guided Workshop: VMware Tanzu for...🧪 Lab: https://via.vmw.com/LabInYT Unlock the full potential of Kubernetes with our self-guided workshop on 'VMware Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations (HOL-2433-02-MAP)'. Over a 1 hour and 30-minute session, available in both English and Portuguese, this workshop offers an in-depth exploration of Tanzu for Kubernetes … Continue reading Self-Guided Workshop: VMware Tanzu for… →

vExpert Applications are open – driftar's BlogThe vExpert applications for 2024 are open now. Nice! But what is this? Some vendors have special programs for the IT folks around the world. These programs are designed for ambassadors and evangelists. Microsoft with its MVP, Veeam with the Vanguards, and many more. VMware Social Media Advocacy