How to disable the Efficiency Cores (E-cores)…

How to disable the Efficiency Cores (E-cores) on an Intel NUC?

How to disable the Efficiency Cores (E-cores)…

The Intel 12th Generation (Alder Lake) CPU is the first Intel consumer CPU that introduces a new hybrid big.LITTLE CPU architecture. This new hybrid Intel CPU architecture integrates two types of CPU cores: Performance-cores (P-cores) and Efficiency-cores (E-cores) into the same physical CPU die. For more information about this new hybrid Intel CPU design, check out this resource […]


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Native Key Provider and Virtual TPM (vTPM) in…

Native Key Provider and Virtual TPM (vTPM) in 10 Minutes

Native Key Provider and Virtual TPM (vTPM) in…

Looking to add a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to your VMware virtual machine? No problem! Join Bob Plankers as he actually spends nearly 12 minutes walking through the vSphere and vSphere+ virtual TPM (vTPM), and the Native Key Provider (NKP) which enables vTPM, so that you can get up and running with Microsoft Windows 11 and advanced security features in Microsoft Windows Server. For more information: https://core.vmware.com/vtpm https://core.vmware.com/vtpm-questions-answers https://core.vmware.com/native-key-provider https://core.vmware.com/native-key-provider-questions-answers ————————————————- 00:00 – [ Introduction ] 01:31 – [ Data-at-Rest Encryption in VMware vSphere and vSphere+ ] 04:51 – [ Key…Read More


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SSD with multiple NVMe namespaces for VMware…

SSD with multiple NVMe namespaces for VMware…

If space is a constraint for your VMware Homelab, you may want to consider using SSDs that can support multiple NVMe Namespaces. I first came to learn about NVMe namespaces and its benefits back in 2019 when it was first demonstrated by Micron and using it vSAN, which was also the primary […]


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Azure VMware Solution – March 2023 – What’s New…

Azure VMware Solution – March 2023 – What’s New…

We are thrilled to announce the March 2023 release for Azure VMware Solution. A variety of new and highly anticipated features such as SQL Azure Hybrid Benefit is now GA, AVS Gov is in Preview and Customer Managed Keys are now available. Read on to explore more. Azure VMware Solution […]


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Quick Tip – How to download ESXi ISO image for…

Quick Tip – How to download ESXi ISO image for…

Not all ESXi releases, including patch updates are available as an ISO image that can be downloaded. Depending on the type of ESXi release, it will either be available as an ISO and Offline Bundle (zip) format which can downloaded from the ESXi Customer Connect portal or only as an Offline […]


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