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VMware vSphere 9.0 brings robust features for virtualization. Yet achieving top performance requires smart tweaks across hardware, hypervisor settings, and virtual machine configurations. Drawing from official guidance, this post highlights ten key practices to optimize your environment. These tips help you maximize throughput, reduce latency, and ensure smooth operations. What...

Last year, VMware / Broadcom made VMware Workstation Pro free for all, including commercial and personal use. However, it’s always been a bit difficult to find the download links to install it. First, you don’t need any VMware or Broadcom subscriptions or licenses; however, you do require a Broadcom account. If you...

When customers deploy their services in a Cloud Datacenter powered by VMware Cloud Director , they often want to use their own virtual firewall appliance, rather than using the Edge and Distributed firewall built into the NSX infrastructure. Many administrators prefer to use their well-known firewalls such as CheckPoint, Fortinet or pfSense...

Starting with version 7.0, the U2 update, the way some ESXi configuration files are saved has changed. One of these files was the ESXi user password. VMware (and more recently Broadcom) officially states that it is not possible to reset the ESXi software password and if the administrator forgets the...

Exciting news for IT professionals! VMware by Broadcom has launched five brand-new certification exams based on Version 9 of the VMware Cloud Foundation platform. But this isn't just a routine update—it marks a clear shift in VMware's strategy under Broadcom’s leadership, emphasizing a stronger focus on cloud innovation, advanced virtualization,...

If you’ve been managing VMware ESXi environments for even a short period, you’ve no doubt run across some seemingly complicated and esoteric features. These features are often difficult to learn when they’re presented as a whole in the context of learning advanced VMware ESXi administration. If you’re a vSphere admin, an advanced level...

Virtual machines offer a wide range of benefits—they allow you to experiment with new operating systems, test software, or run legacy applications. Among the most popular virtualization tools are VMware and VirtualBox, each with its own strengths and limitations. The best part is that you can seamlessly move virtual machines...

This new version part of the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 update, delivers on this with several powerful new features. VMware vSAN 9.0 has been redesigned to be more flexible and powerful for your most important work, and it's also cheaper. It includes a new feature that reduces how much storage you need, which...

The VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization (VCP-NV) certification validates a person’s knowledge and skills in setting up, implementing, and supporting VMware NSX environments, which virtualize networking and security services. Regardless of the underlying physical architecture, the VCP-NV certification validates proficiency in deploying, running, and managing VMware NSX-T virtual networking...

On July 15, 2025, VMware officially released the security advisory VMSA-2025-0013, VMSA-2025-0013: VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41236, CVE-2025-41237, CVE-2025-41238, CVE-2025-41239) Vulnerability Overview 1. CVE-2025-41236: VMXNET3 integer overflow vulnerability. Vulnerability description: There is an integer overflow vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter in VMware...