Best Vsphere Podcasts (2025)

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BRICKSTORM Backdoor Targetting VMWare VSphere Servers 6:18

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CIS recently released an advisory warning of a stealthy backdoor that has been targeting VMWare shots and stealing data from snapshots of virtual machines. These are the details of that backdoor Sources: https://pastebin.com/ppt9V3b1By Chloe Thonus

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#751 - VMUG Advantage Portal Bug Review with Bob and Corey

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The VMUG home lab portal has been live for 2 weeks now, we are tracking 5 bugs. We now have resolution for the download "come back later bug" as well as will be publishing support for the Administration and A/rchitect 2024 certification (previous release of vcp). We are responding to [email protected] escalations and getting things fixed now that …

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The Return of Prince of Persia 6:05

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Most threat actors come and go with the times, not lasting more than a couple years. Prince of Persia was assumed to be one such group, but it turns out they not only returned but never left in the first place. Sources: https://pastebin.com/9yJ1fxP3By Chloe Thonus

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DroidLock Ransomware Targets Pirates 6:56

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Usually ransomware targets large entities, but as always no one is truly safe online. This specific malware targets individual android users sideloading apps from illegitimate sources. Sources: https://pastebin.com/3J3uAVHtBy Chloe Thonus

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#109 - An introduction to Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) featuring Yves Hertoghs 49:15

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VMware Cloud Foundation 9 has brought the Virtual Private Cloud networking model front and center in the vSphere UI. Not only has it become extremely easy to provide a self-service solution for networking, it comes with a plethora of networking services and capabilities. Maybe even more importantly, it allows networking-noobs (like myself) to consu…

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#750 - Workload Repatriation w/Gabi Nunes

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Gabi takes us through what enterprises must consider and the tradeoffs between on-prem and off-prem workloads. From Latency, to performance to eco-green considerations. A great podcast on the topic.By vmware

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Application vs Infrastructure-Level High Availability with vSAN 35:02

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This episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast features hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson joined by returning guest Pete Koehler for a deep dive into vSAN and the evolving conversation around application versus infrastructure high availability. Pete Koehler highlights recent updates to vSAN Ready Nodes that significantly reduce hardware requirem…

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HashJack: An AI Browser Attack 6:48

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In the security world it is becoming more and more necessarily to invest in controls around AI and the web browser. This attack targets both and often leaves absolutely no trace on your end, as the attack never leaves the browser. Sources: https://pastebin.com/rz744p1bBy Chloe Thonus

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#108 - My Explore recap: VCF Native S3 Object Storage, Cyber Recovery, and vSAN on FC! 20:42

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I had some trouble scheduling guests the past weeks, and as a result, I figured I would try something new. In this episode I go over the various things I announced at Explore and Explore on Tour in London, Paris, and Frankfurt. I talk about VCF Native S3 Object Storage, the enhancements we are planning for Disaster Recovery as well as Cyber Recover…

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#749 - Vitrual Private Cloud cababilities in VCF 9 with Stephen Debarros

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Stephen is a VMware trainer who teaches classes on NSX and now has been leaving VCF networking. Eric and Stephen talk about the setup and security aspects of VPC's and how the average admin can now tackle this config.By vmware

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Cloudflare Internal Error Causes Massive Outage 8:26

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Cloudflare had a massive outage on Tuesday morning that many suspected was some kind of big attack by nation state hackers, however it turns out to have been a lot more simple than that. A little internal error caused a domino effect that took out much of the web for several hours. Sources: https://pastebin.com/ftmYtFv7…

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#748 - VMUG Advantage Support for vSphere 9 Release 12/8 w/Bob, Eric & Corey

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The new VMUG Advantage VCP portal is going live over the next two weeks. Eric, Bob and Corey discuss the release and how to get your VCF 9 tokens. If you need to refresh your license, that's support too. Great show and good community participation.By vmware

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First Fully Autonomous AI Attacks Used Claude 5:57

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We have our fears of AI taking over the world and killing all the humans, which we are still rather far from, however a more urgent worry is the use of AI automomous agents taking the place of hackers themselves. Once such group managed to offload 80% of the technical hacking work to Claude Code. Sources: https://pastebin.com/PzTM7dZT…

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#107 - Why VCF is the best platform for your modern workloads featuring Jad El-Zein! 1:05:46

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Recently, I read this article about why VCF is the best platform for modern workloads, so I figured I would invite the author, Jad El-Zein. Jad and I discuss all the arguments of why VCF and all components are the perfect destination for containers, or I should probably say your modern workloads.

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#747 - NetApp Ransomware & VCF9 Ontap with Chance Bingen and Mike Foley

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Community Advocates from NetApp join the podcast to discuss the new features that look data manipulation in realtime to stop Ransomware attacks years before it happens. Chane Bingen and Mike Foley discuss NetApp's feature and how they support VCF 9 as a key partner.By vmware

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UPenn Data Stolen in Breach 6:21

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Last week we discussed a weird email sent to students, staff, alumni, or basically anyone associated with the University of Pennsylvania. This week some new developments in the case occurred that could leave data at risk, but the attacker's motivations and actions seem odd. Sources: https://pastebin.com/GDKhPmrE…

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#746 - Home Lab Licensing with Daniel Keer

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Daniel Keer cover his blog article about getting his home lab licenses VCF 5.X after passing the his VCF VCP certification. There are a few places that people get stuck at, and Daniel explains the work arounds to get through the process. Eric talks about the VCF 9.x tokens which will go live at the end of the month.…

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UPenn Got Hacked 8:10

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I learned how to generate censorship bleeps! But also a strange and vulgar email was sent out to alumni, donors, clients, staff, and current students from the University of Pennsylvania warning that a data leak was inevitable. But is there any substance? Sources: https://pastebin.com/MbJwdrYABy Chloe Thonus

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#106 - Why a valued partner like ITQ believes in Broadcom's strategy and the VMware portfolio! 47:12

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Recently, I read a fantastic LinkedIn post by Francisco Perez van der Oord, the founder of ITQ, in which he explained why he believes in Broadcom's strategic direction and the VMware portfolio. It was an interesting read, and for me, a great reason to invite one of our most valued partners in EMEA to the show. I want to thank Francisco for taking t…

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#745 - NSX Cluster Outage with Eric Sloof

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Eric Sloof discusses his blog article on NSX Cluster Manager 2 of 3 node outage and how to recover when this happens. He also talks about his upcoming VCP-architecture exam prep for Explore on Tour Germany event!By vmware

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Lazarus Group Steal Drone Data via Fake Job Offers 5:54

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We've talked about North Korean threat actors being hired for jobs in order to steal data, but what about North Korean threat actors hiring people to steal data? Seems backwards, but it's been going on for years and recently teh defense sector has become a target of these attacks. Sources: https://pastebin.com/yrWK4K20…

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UNC5221 and the BRICKSTORM Campaign 26:11

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Sarah Yoder (Manager, Mandiant Consulting) and Ashley Pearson (Senior Analyst, Advanced Practices on Google Threat Intelligence Group) join host Luke McNamara to discuss UNC5221 and their operations involving BRICKSTORM backdoor. This highly sophisticated, suspected China-nexus cyber-espionage threat group is known for aggressively targeting intern…

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#744 - Explore on Tour, Miniforum Rack and Advantage VCF 9 date.

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Bob, Eric and Corey talk about the Explore on Tour momentum and how to rack you miniforums and why! Advantage VCF9 support coming Mid November. Tony Foster joins the podcast and talks AI models you can run on your home NVIDA card with RAG !By vmware

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Government ID Breached From Discord Support 7:39

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Discord is a popular chat app used by gamers, technologists, and even local communities. Recently however, it potentially had a very serious data breach involving the government identification of its users. Sources: https://pastebin.com/1QJdNW5bBy Chloe Thonus

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#105 - How do I enable vSAN ESA Global Deduplication in 9.0? 16:05

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For this episode I invited our raging reporter on scene Pete Koehler! Pete is going over all the benefits, requirements, and limitations around vSAN ESA Global Deduplication. This feature was released with 9.0.1 and is available per request as discussed in this blog post. If you want to get access make sure to sign up using the form in the blog. Ju…

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#743 - Why become a VMware Community Advocate with Noell Grier

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Noell talks about the activity on advocacy.broadcom.com and why people should be still talking about VMware Tech, it's cool, challenging and rewarding.By vmware

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Did AI Try To Blackmail An Executive? 10:53

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In many doomsday scenarios AI become sentient and try to kill mankind, but has this already started to happen? Many sensational headlines would lead you to believe so, but the answer is a little more complicated than that... Sources: https://pastebin.com/sgjfdr8jBy Chloe Thonus

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#742 - MiniForum M2 with NVIDIA RT 4000 GPU w/Bob Plankers and Eric NIelsen

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Bob and Eric discuss the availability of the 1300.00 RT4000 with 20 Gig of memory and using it in the MiniForum to run AI models.By vmware

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3 Hacker Groups Team Up to Form Salesforce Extortion Site 6:24

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#104 - Exploring recent Ransomware Recovery and Data Recovery announcements with Jatin Jindal 32:36

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For episode #104 I invited Jatin Jindal to talk us through the recent Ransomware Recovery and Data Recovery announcements. Jatin discusses what the VMware Ransomware Recovery entails, what the differences are between a ransomware recovery process and a disaster recovery scenario, and he talks about various roadmap items like tag-based selection, se…

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#741 - Private aI in the DataCenter with Rajesh Kadam CEO PipeIQ

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How A Bad Password Killed A Decades Old Firm 11:09

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Oh how the mighty have fallen. It takes a lot for a business to survive even 5 years after an attack, let alone 158. So what could kill such a strong business that clearly has it figured out? It turns out the Achilles heel is often just a single bad password. Sources: https://pastebin.com/7M6vKycyBy Chloe Thonus

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Hackathon Champions: AI-Powered Innovation at VMware Explore 2025 10:55

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The Virtually Speaking Podcast heads to VMware Explore 2025, where Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Dale Hassinger, winner of this year’s VMware Explore Hackathon. Dale shares the story behind his team’s winning project: a Model Contextual Protocol (MCP) server built in PowerShell that connects to VMware products and leverages AI tools …

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Private Cloud Momentum: Insights from Broadcom CTO Paul Lembo 13:17

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At VMware Explore 2025, hosts Pete Flecha and Dave Linthicum sat down with Paul Lembo, CTO for Strategic Americas at Broadcom, to capture the energy and insights from the event. Paul reflects on conversations with customers, partners, and integrators, highlighting how VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is building trust by delivering on promises made th…

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Fleet Management, AI, and Self-Service with VCF 9.0 12:12

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At VMware Explore 2025, Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Chandra Prathuri, Product Management, VMware Cloud Foundation Division at Broadcom, to dive into the automation capabilities of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 The conversation kicks off with an analogy of turtles and tunnels, pointing out how slow and fragmented traditional IT operat…

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#740 - VCF 9 Adoption in Europe w/Yves Sanfort

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Comdivision CEO Yves Sanfort comes to Palo Alto to work with VCF teams and talks about customer adoption across the globe, from Europe, now to America's and also a APJ perspecitve. Yves also covers the AI drivers in the enterprise and moving workloads back to VCF from other Vendors.By vmware

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Powering Private AI: VMware by Broadcom + AMD Instinct MI350 GPUs 15:44

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At VMware Explore 2025 (Day Three), hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Raj Bhat from AMD and Dave Morera from Broadcom to discuss a major announcement: VMware’s support for AMD Instinct MI350 GPUs for Private AI workloads. Raj dives into the specs of the MI350—288GB of memory and nearly 20 petaflops of performance, packaged in a UBB…

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Kuhn Labs: Turning a Hobby into AI Infrastructure 14:33

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The Virtually Speaking Podcast is back from VMware Explore 2025 with an inspiring conversation featuring Nick Kuhn. Hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson dive into Nick’s incredible home lab journey—from starting with a single HPZ 440 workstation to building a massive 16-host environment capable of running large language models. Nick shares how his …

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Spear Phishing Using AI Generate South Korean Military Documents 6:28

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Spear phishing can potentially get even more realistic with the use of generative AI. Recently North Korean threat actors leveraged prompt injection to create surprisingly realistic South Korean military documents Sources: https://pastebin.com/H4qH2YuKBy Chloe Thonus

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#103 - The performance impact of Memory Tiering featuring Qasim Ali and Todd Muirhead 30:55

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The last few months, I've had many discussions about Memory Tiering. When I saw a brand new performance white paper being released, I knew it was time to invite two of the authors. Qasim Ali and Todd Muirhead go over the ins and outs of Memory Tiering, they discuss the basics, but also explain in-depth what the potential performance impact is when …

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Private Cloud Economics: VCF 9 vs. Public Cloud 8:50

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On day three of VMware Explore 2025, Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Drew Nielsen to explore the economic value of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). Drew explains how customer sentiment has shifted since last year—organizations have moved past the “five stages of grief” around perpetual licensing and are now fully embracing VCF. He highli…

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Tanzu 10.3, Data Intelligence, and the Future of Cloud Platforms 17:08

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In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Nick Kuhn from VMware Tanzu during VMware Explore 2025. Nick—who also hosts Cloud Foundry Weekly—breaks down what Tanzu is today following VMware’s recent organizational changes under Broadcom. He explains how Kubernetes components (now called VMwa…

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Beyond Containers: Redefining Modern Apps with VMware Cloud Foundation 22:59

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In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Jad El-Zein, technologist at Broadcom, live from VMware Explore 2025. Jad, who recently returned to the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) team after his time with the Tanzu Business Unit, shares his perspective on application modernization and how VCF …

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Inside vSAN’s Evolution: ESA, Global Deduplication & Native S3 15:02

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In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast from VMware Explore 2025, Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with vSAN expert Pete Koehler to dig into the latest advancements in vSAN technology. The conversation explores how vSAN design and operations have evolved, with networking now taking center stage over disk configurations as the platf…

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VMware Certifications Simplified: New Tracks, Lower Costs, Bigger Impact 7:48

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In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson talk with Drew Nielsen from Broadcom about the major changes to VMware’s certification program following the Broadcom acquisition. Drew breaks down how VMware has streamlined certifications from five tracks into three clear, role-specific paths for: 🔹 Implemente…

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Small IT Team, Big Upgrade: USSFCU’s Journey to VCF 9 16:31

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In this VMware Explore 2025 edition of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson talk with Raj Reddi from the United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) and Alexis Colon, Sr. Solutions Architect at Broadcom. Raj shares how USSFCU—serving a sensitive membership that includes Senate and Supreme Court communities—suc…

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VCF Core Innovations That Matter: Vijay Ramachandran at VMware Explore 2025 11:28

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In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, recorded at VMware Explore 2025, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Vijay Ramachandran, VP of Products for Core Infrastructure at Broadcom. Vijay shares the latest innovations in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) that are reshaping core infrastructure: 🔹 Memory Tiering – a technical fea…

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Private AI for Everyone: Inside VMware’s Biggest VCF 9.0 Update 9:57

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At VMware Explore 2025, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Himanshu Singh to unpack one of the biggest announcements: Private AI is now natively built into VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9.0). With this shift, customers no longer need an add-on service—all Private AI capabilities are included as part of VCF entitlement, making AI more…

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IT That Saves Lives: Mary Washington Healthcare’s VMware Cloud Foundation Journey 11:50

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In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, recorded at VMware Explore 2025, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Michael Miller, IT Systems Architect at Mary Washington Healthcare. Mike shares his inspiring career journey from working the midnight help desk shift to leading IT architecture at a healthcare organization where up…