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This week’s edition brings you a curated roundup of the latest technical insights, essential Knowledge Base articles, and important advisories across the VMware by Broadcom ecosystem. Dive into the most recent updates on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), Aria Operations, and other core solutions to keep your infrastructure running smoothly. Additionally, catch up on the newest podcasts, webinars, and expert community blog posts to stay ahead in the world of virtualization
The new predictable release cadence offers great visibility, with early environments smoothly paving the way for 9.1. Learn how to maximize your platform longevity. And please don’t forget that 9.0 lifecycle ends before vSphere 8! so The new predictable release cadence offers great visibility, with early environments smoothly paving the way for 9.1. Learn how to maximize your platform longevity. And please don’t forget that 9.0 lifecycle ends before vSphere 8! If you thought migrating to VCF 9.0 meant you could sit back and relax for a few years, a closer look at the new release schedule reveals why that is a misconception.
This week’s newsletter is packed with essential updates for the VMware community. We dive deep into the official launch of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, exploring its new features designed to improve efficiency, accelerate modern app delivery, and strengthen cyber resilience in a sustainable ‚Green IT‘ landscape. We also highlight critical security guidance with a breakdown of VMSA-2026-0003, providing immediate steps to patch and protect your virtual infrastructure. Beyond these headlines, you’ll find curated resources on Private AI, infrastructure economics, and the latest Knowledge Base articles to streamline your operations. Read the full brief to stay ahead.
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 marks a major milestone in the evolution of modern private cloud infrastructure. This comprehensive resource collection brings together the best technical deep dives, podcasts, and announcements covering the entire VCF 9.1 stack. From the introduction of Production AI and enhanced GPU support to breakthrough storage innovations like vSAN Global Deduplication and Auto RAID, VCF 9.1 is built for efficiency and cyber resilience. Explore our curated list of blog posts, YouTube sessions, and expert interviews to understand how VCF 9.1 simplifies operations, scales smarter, and lowers TCO for the next generation of workloads.
This blog post „Good 2 Know CW 12 & CW 13“ serves as a curated digest of technical updates, tools, and industry news for the end of March.
Key Highlights
Product Releases & Updates: Significant updates were released for VMware Aria Operations (8.18.6) and ESXi (8.0 u3i). Additionally, the USB Network Native Driver for ESXi 8.0 Update 3 is now available.
Security Advisories: A major focus is placed on VMSA-2026-0001, which addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Aria Operations (including command injection and privilege escalation). The post emphasizes the importance of applying available patches or workarounds.
Lifecycle Management: Several products, including Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition 1.20 and various Cloud Director extensions, reached their end-of-life/support dates on February 28.
Technical Resources: The post lists numerous new Knowledge Base (KB) articles tackling specific issues, such as VMware Tools installation failures on Windows 11 and vSAN cluster recovery after manual shutdowns.
Community & Learning: It highlights upcoming VMUG Connect events (Amsterdam, Minneapolis, etc.) and features curated content on topics like GPU placement efficiency and log data migration from Aria Logs 8.18 to VCF Ops 9.
Product Releases VKS Standard Packages 3.6.0 2/11 Release Notes vSphere Kubernetes 1.35.0 02/11 Release Notes USB Network Native Driver for ESXi (ESXi 8.0 Update 3) 8.0 u3 02/13 Download Blogpost Product Lifecycle Subject ID Tanzu Cloud Service Broker for AWS 1.14. 24.02 Tanzu Cloud Service Broker for GCP 1.8 24.02 VKr 1.32 28.02 VMware Tanzu…
New Part of my compact weekly review of current VMware updates. This Part including new versions for NSX, Tanzu, and Cloud Director. It highlights important Knowledge Base articles and it links to useful community posts.
Product Releases VCF Installer 9.0.2.0 01/20 Download Release Notes VMware ESXi 9.0.2.0 01/20 Download Release Notes VMware vCenter 9.0.2.0 01/20 Download Release Notes VMware NSX 9.0.2.0 01/20 Download Release Notes VCF Operations 9.0.2.0 01/20 Download Release Notes vSphere Supervisor 9.0.2.0 01/20 Release Notes VCF Operations Hardware vCommunity * 2.1.0 02/03 Download Release Notes * FYI:…
We all know how important education is. Constant change, especially in IT, has always made regular training essential. With the merge from legacy vSphere to VCF, there is a lot of new stuff to learn. That’s why I want to use this blog post to show you what options are available to support you with VCF and education.