VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 as a Cloud Nervous System: A Practical Operating Model
Explores VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 as a coordinated feedback system, using the 'cloud nervous system' metaphor to describe its operational model and key components.
Explores VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 as a coordinated feedback system, using the 'cloud nervous system' metaphor to describe its operational model and key components.
Explores VMware Cloud Foundation as a coordinated private cloud operating model, emphasizing workload mobility, automation, and resilience through integrated infrastructure components.
Explains VMware Cloud Foundation as a vertical city mental model, highlighting how its layers (compute, storage, networking, governance) work together for private cloud architecture.
VCF NSX 9.1 transforms networking into a governed private cloud control fabric, enabling self-service VPCs, enhanced connectivity, and operational visibility.
A framework for evaluating VMware replacements in 2026, comparing options like Nutanix, Azure Local, Hyper-V, OpenShift, and Proxmox beyond hypervisor features.
Explore VCF NSX 9.1 VPC networking: secure, isolated private cloud enclaves with distributed/centralized transit, policy-driven controls, and application-centric consumption.
Compares Azure Local and VMware Cloud Foundation for enterprise private cloud, focusing on control plane, governance, and operational fit.
Explains VCF Automation 9.x's two consumption models: traditional VM provisioning and Supervisor-based tenant model, clarifying differences for architects.
A CIO decision framework for choosing between staying on VMware Cloud Foundation or replatforming to alternatives, emphasizing portfolio strategy and evidence-based evaluation.
Analysis of true private GPU costs vs. public cloud for enterprise AI FinOps, including depreciation, power, and utilization.
Comparison of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 and 9.1, detailing key changes, management architecture, and operational improvements for private cloud.
Compares VMware VVF 9.0 and VCF 9.1, explaining the difference between a workload platform and a private cloud platform.
Step-by-step guide for upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0.2 to 9.1, detailing architectural changes and consolidation.
Designing secure, air-gapped data lakehouses using Apache Iceberg for defense, healthcare, finance, and other high-security sectors.
Thomas Maurer speaks at Microsoft Digital Sovereignty Day in Zurich, covering sovereign private cloud with Azure Local for data compliance.
Broadcom announces VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 for AI workloads with enhanced security and multi-vendor hardware support.
Thomas Maurer announces his speaking session on Sovereign Private Cloud with Azure Local at Microsoft Sovereignty Day Madrid 2026.
Explores Azure Local Disconnected Operations for sovereign cloud, productivity, and AI in air-gapped environments.
Announcing a talk on Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud with Azure Local, covering data sovereignty, compliance, and hybrid cloud for regulated industries.
VCF 9 centralizes password management into VCF Operations, moving from SDDC Manager to a unified cloud console for fleet management.