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VCF 9.1 Design Topology Field Guide Part 3: Compute, Storage, and AI Topology Patterns
An architect’s read on the compute, storage, and AI topology decisions in VCF 9.1
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VCF Operations as the Day-2 Operating Model: How to Actually Run a VCF 9.1 Fleet
The redesigned Build / Manage / Operate / Protect console, real-time metrics at 2-second granularity,
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Upgrading to VCF 9.1 from vSphere + Aria Operations: A Customer Migration Guide
The architect’s read on the journey from a standalone vSphere + Aria Operations estate to VCF 9.1. Convergence vs Brownfield Import vs Side-by-side.
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VCF 9.1 for Production AI: An Architect’s Playbook
Designing AI infrastructure on VCF 9.1 - The workload class that ties the whole release together.
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VCF 9.1 Storage Architecture Deep Dive: vSAN ESA, Global Deduplication, Object Storage, and the Disaggregated Model
vSAN ESA as the design baseline. Global Deduplication generally available with up to 8× capacity reduction. Storage in VCF 9.1 stops being a feature list and becomes a coherent architecture
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VCF 9.1 Networking Deep Dive: VPCs, Transit Gateways, and the New Consumption Model
Centralized vs Distributed Transit Gateways, the new VPC consumption model from vCenter, and what 9.1 just added — multi-TGW, Connectivity Policies, IPSec VPN, the Virtual Network Appliance, and span
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VCF 9.1 Lifecycle Deep Dive: Patching, Upgrades, and Brownfield Import
Lifecycle stopped being a tool you bolt on. In VCF 9.x, it’s the backbone — and 9.1 finishes the architectural shift with the Fleet Update Service, 4× faster parallel cluster upgrades, live patching a
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VCF 9.1: Designing Fleet and Instance Topology From HLD to LLD
Before vCenter sizing, before NSX overlay, before cluster ratios — the design decision that frames every other decision in a VCF 9.1 deployment.
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VCF 9.1: An Architect's Field Guide to the Design Changes That Matter
Twenty technology and topology updates in VCF 9.1, read through the HLD/LLD lens what actually changes in your sizing, your fault domains, your BoMs, and your patch cycles.