VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 6: Topology and Identity Boundaries for Single Site, Dual Site, and Multi-Region
TL;DR Scope: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.0.0 GA (primary platform build 24703748) and the associated 9.0 GA…
VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 5: Topology Patterns for Single Site, Two Sites, and Multi-Region
TL;DR Identity is not a “later” decision. It is a boundary decision. The hierarchy you should…
VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 4: Fleet Topologies and SSO Boundaries (Single Site, Dual Site, Multi-Region)
TL;DR This post targets VCF 9.0 GA only: VCF 9.0 (17 JUN 2025) build 24755599, with…
After You Migrate: Cleanup, Governance, and Preventing Unmanaged Disks from Coming Back
TL;DR Converting disks is not the finish line. Your real goal is a new steady state:…
Convert Azure VMs from Unmanaged to Managed Disks: A Production-Ready Runbook
TL;DR Converting a VM to managed disks is usually operationally straightforward: deallocate, convert, start, validate. The…
Azure Unmanaged Disks Retirement: How to Tell If You’re at Risk Before End of March 2026
TL;DR If any Azure IaaS VM in your estate still uses unmanaged disks, it is on…
VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 3: Day-0 to Day-2 Ownership Across Fleets, Instances, and Domains
TL;DR A) One fleet, one instance, stretched where justified In VCF 9.0, identity is not a…
VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 2: Fleet Services vs Instance Management Planes (and Who Owns What)
TL;DR Practical implication: if fleet services are impaired, governance and workflows degrade, but the instance-level control…
VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 1: Fleets, Instances, Domains, and the Fleet Management Layer
TL;DR This is the “where do we do the thing” map you want in every runbook….
February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days Among 59 CVEs Patched
Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop The vulnerability allows local attackers with no privileges…
CrowdStrike Falcon Scores Perfect 100% in SE Labs’ Most Challenging Ransomware Test
SE Labs employed both direct attacks and deep attacks. Test results and the feedback of third-party…
5 Must-Try AI Tools for Linux Users in 2026
In this article, you will discover the best software tools powered by AI that you can…
LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA Evolves into Three Adversaries
GOLDEN CHOLLIMA Shared infrastructure elements and tool cross-pollination indicate these units maintain close coordination. All three…
16 Lightweight Linux Distributions for Older Machines in 2026
In this guide, we feature some of the best Linux distributions that you can install on…
CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice in 2026 Gartner® Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms
– System Security Manager, Services (non-Government) IndustryThe truest assessment of the Falcon platform comes from the…