https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/06/17/now-available-vmware-vsphere-foundation-9-0/
Microsoft KEK and UEFI CA 2011 expired in June 2026. What it means for vSphere VMs with Secure Boot, and how SilentPK (8.0 U3j) and Capsule PK (9.1.1) fix it.
NVMe Memory Tiering across vSphere 8.0 U3, ESX 9.0 and 9.1: versions, requirements, DRAM:NVMe ratio, tierdevice and memtier ESXCLI commands.
Recap of Explore 2025 session INVB1158LV: managing NVIDIA vGPU for AI/ML workloads in VMware, vGPU profiles, MIG and placement tips.
Deploy a minimal VCF 9.0 lab on 2–3 hosts: single-host domain flag, NIC speed bypass, vSAN ESA HCL mock VIB, HTTP offline depot and a sample hardware BOM.
No in-place upgrade from Aria Operations for Logs 8.18 to VCF Operations for Logs 9.0: deploy fresh, run both, move integrations, then retire 8.18.
What “vSphere Cluster Services are disabled by retreat mode” means, what breaks in 7.0/8.0 vs 9.0, and how to enter or exit vCLS Retreat Mode.
vSphere Standard and Enterprise Plus stop at 8.0 U3; vSphere 9.1 ships only in VVF and VCF. See what each edition includes and which one fits you.
What vSphere Supervisor is in VCF 9: VM Service, vSphere Pods, VKS, Zones, Namespaces and Supervisor Services, walked through in hands-on lab HOL-2633-01-VCF-L.
vSphere 9 features in VCF 9.0, tested in the lab: Memory Tiering, vLCM, Live Patch, mixed-vendor clusters and more.
Hands-on with the new operations capabilities in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, module by module, in lab HOL-2610-03-VCF-L.