Hot add memory to a kubernetes node VM

Posted on June 15, 2023

Recently I had to increase the memory in a bunch of Kubernetes nodes running on VMware and I wanted to avoid switching off the nodes as it means draining them first which sometimes take quite a bit of time and can get the customer slightly nervous. So I ended up... [Read More]

Release of BDRSuite v5.6

Posted on April 27, 2023

Data protection and recovery remains a critical component of the SDDC in most organizations as losing data due to an outage with no restore capabilities can have catastrophic consequences. Keeping up with current trends is paramount to Backup vendors as ransomware attacks become more and more sophisticated. Modern cloud services... [Read More]

Virtual service shared IP in Cloud Director Kubernetes clusters

Posted on April 11, 2023

In previous blogs, I wrote about running Kubernetes clusters in VMware Cloud Director using the Cluster API provider (CAPVCD) or Cluster API Provider for VMware Cloud Director (quite a mouthful). If you are interested in more background, you can check out these blogs: Cloud Native storage on VCD... [Read More]

What's new in vSphere 8 Update 1

Posted on March 14, 2023

In 2022, VMware rolled out vSphere 8 which brought a number of new features, one of the big ones being vSAN ESA. A few months later, we are already graced with the Update 1 version which we will look at today. Note that this version was only announced and hasn’t... [Read More]

NAKIVO v10.8 Beta improves UX and infrastructure support

Posted on November 27, 2022

The landscape of VM backup solutions vendors has significantly evolved over the last few years with the emergence of cloud computing and modern apps driving innovation. Following its 3 months release cycle, Nakivo recently released the latest Beta v10.8 of NAKIVO Backup & Replication which is available for testing. This... [Read More]

What's new in BDRSuite v5.5

Posted on November 27, 2022

BDRSuite is a complete Backup and disaster recovery solution tailored to protect workloads across Virtual, Physical, on-premises, Cloud services, and SaaS applications. The world of data protection kept gaining traction in the past decade with the rise of cloud services and then the threat of Ransomware. BDRSuite carved a place... [Read More]

Goodbye Tanzu Community Edition :sad:

Posted on October 21, 2022

You may have missed the news as it was somewhat under the radar but it was an expected outcome for those that were involved in the community, Tanzu Community Edition has been murdered retired. I don’t consider myself as such since I don’t do... [Read More]

Runecast - From vSphere KBs to multi-cloud compliance

Posted on October 7, 2022

Back at the beginning of my journey through infrastructure in IT, I came across Runecast I think from Yellow Bricks (Duncan Epping’s blog). It must have been around 2015 or 2016 when I was in Scotland and back then the product was somewhat revolutionary within the VMware space as it... [Read More]