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Duncan Epping

@DuncanYB

Author of https://nitter.cf/t.co/hniZ3uoZUq, and https://nitter.cf/t.co/EWLqRmgmxZ, host of the Unexplored Territory Podcast!

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We recently removed the requirement for vSAN Storage Clusters for a VCF Cyber Recovery clean room architecture. It's still required to use vSAN ESA, as this enables cheap / deep snapshots, but you can deploy the HCI or Storage Cluster form factor! techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/…
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We recently removed the requirement for vSAN Storage Clusters for a VCF Cyber Recovery clean room architecture. It's still required to use vSAN ESA, as this enables cheap / deep snapshots, but you can deploy the HCI or Storage Cluster form factor! techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/…
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Unexplored Territory 129 is out now: Enhanced Compression, QLC, vSAN over FC, and much more! Featuring Anoop Gunturi (UT-129) linkedin.com/pulse/enhanced-…
Enhanced Compression, QLC, vSAN over FC, and much more! Featuring Anoop Gunturi (UT-129)

Enhanced Compression, QLC, vSAN over FC, and much more! Featuring Anoop Gunturi (UT-129)

In Episode 129 of the Unexplored Territory Podcast Anoop Gunturi, vSAN Platform PM, joins me to explore how the vSAN roadmap focuses on lowering the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for the VCF platfo...

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Many have been asking for a crowdfund. Our official GoFundMe page is now live. 🙏 We're hoping for a miracle. 😢🦭 Donate via our own website: steun.zeehondencentrum.nl/1-… Donate via GoFundMe: gofund.me/2c6f68292 Take action: stichtingzeehondencentrum.co…
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New blog: Unexplored Territory 128 – Live from ITQon, announcing the ITQ Cloud Platform, and sharing stories from the VCF trenches! yellow-bricks.com/2026/10/15…
#128 - Live from ITQon, announcing the ITQ Cloud Platform, and sharing stories from the VCF...

#128 - Live from ITQon, announcing the ITQ Cloud Platform, and sharing stories from the VCF...

I was invited to present a session at ITQon last month, and I decided to bring my portable podcast recording gear to record a few clips with various people from ITQ. As most of the attendees work...

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Runnerd blog: Review van de Saucony Triumph 24 schoen! runnerd.nl/diverse/saucony-t…
Saucony Triumph 24 review - runnerd

Saucony Triumph 24 review - runnerd

Ik heb jarenlang alleen maar op Saucony schoenen gelopen, maar het is al weer even geleden dat ik een Saucony schoen kocht. De Triumph was mijn favoriet als het aankwam op rustige kilometers, maar...

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@VMware (by @Broadcom) #HybridCloud #VCF - Host placement for the secondary FT VM with Fault Domains? (by @DuncanYB) @VMwareVCF @vExpert #vExpertVCF dy.si/B2WCP72
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@VMware (by @Broadcom) #HybridCloud #VCF - Memory Tiering aware vSphere HA Admission Control in VCF/vSphere 9.1.1! (by @DuncanYB) @VMwareVCF @vExpert #vExpertVCF dy.si/mbqp6w
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Drew Nielsen introducing the overhauled VCDX program! (UT-127) linkedin.com/pulse/drew-niel… via @LinkedIn
Drew Nielsen introducing the overhauled VCDX program! (UT-127)

Drew Nielsen introducing the overhauled VCDX program! (UT-127)

I bumped into Andrew Nielsen at Explore in Las Vegas and we briefly discussed the overhauled VCDX Program. Not only did the name change from VMware Certified Design Expert to ⁠VMware Certified...

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Important message from the man who literally wrote the book on vSAN Duncan Epping @DuncanYB The hybrid configuration in vSAN Original Storage Architecture feature will be discontinued in a future VCF release. #VMware #vExpert #vSAN dy.si/bxueG
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I had to ask this question around the price of the VMware exams, and specifically around the VCDX exam. It used to be 995 USD, and before that around 3000 USD. So what does it cost today? Drew Nielsen answers it for you! If you want to hear more, go here: lnkd.in/e7XA-fsz
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Drew Nielsen introducing the overhauled VCDX program! (UT-127) linkedin.com/pulse/drew-niel… via @LinkedIn
Drew Nielsen introducing the overhauled VCDX program! (UT-127)

Drew Nielsen introducing the overhauled VCDX program! (UT-127)

I bumped into Andrew Nielsen at Explore in Las Vegas and we briefly discussed the overhauled VCDX Program. Not only did the name change from VMware Certified Design Expert to ⁠VMware Certified...

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Ready for ITQon! Looking forward to a day full of stories from the trenches!
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New blog: Host placement for the secondary FT VM with fault domains (or a stretched cluster)? yellow-bricks.com/2026/09/23…
Host placement for the secondary FT VM with Fault Domains? - Yellow Bricks

Host placement for the secondary FT VM with Fault Domains? - Yellow Bricks

On Reddit there was a question about how to specify on which group of hosts the secondary VM of an FT-enabled VM would land on. Now this is a problem that has been around for a while, and for the...

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New blog: Memory Tiering aware vSphere HA Admission Control in VCF/vSphere 9.1.1! - wp.me/p9Yzn-5Nm

Memory Tiering aware vSphere HA Admission Control in VCF/vSphere 9.1.1! - Yellow Bricks

To be fair, I have not had many customers complain about the fact that vSphere HA Admission Control was not Memory Tiering aware, but if you had concerns then it is good to know that this problem was...

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What would you like to see as a session at Explore next year? @alanrenouf and I singing 90s songs? @lamw dancing to 80s tunes? Or @vmpete and I dropping 45 minutes of demos?
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#VMwareExplore is officially on the calendar for next year! Join us at Resorts World Las Vegas, May 3 – 6, 2027. Pre-register before Sep. 30, 2026, to lock in the lowest rate and save $100 off your Full Event Pass: brcm.tech/4zsOTER
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VMware Explore@VMwareExploreSep 17
#VMwareExplore is officially on the calendar for next year! Join us at Resorts World Las Vegas, May 3 – 6, 2027. Pre-register before Sep. 30, 2026, to lock in the lowest rate and save $100 off your Full Event Pass: brcm.tech/4zsOTER
A promotional graphic for VMware Explore, featuring the event location as Las Vegas and the dates May 3 to 6, 2027. The background is a stylized design with abstract colorful curves and cloud motifs. The VMware logo appears in the top right corner.

ALT A promotional graphic for VMware Explore, featuring the event location as Las Vegas and the dates May 3 to 6, 2027. The background is a stylized design with abstract colorful curves and cloud motifs. The VMware logo appears in the top right corner.

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#126 - VMware Explore Las Vegas 2026! linkedin.com/pulse/126-vmwar…
#126 - VMware Explore Las Vegas 2026!

#126 - VMware Explore Las Vegas 2026!

I flew out to Las Vegas this week to present a few sessions at Explore 2026! I brought my mobile podcast recording kit for the first time and decided to record some clips with various people I ran...

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#126 - VMware Explore Las Vegas 2026! linkedin.com/pulse/126-vmwar…
#126 - VMware Explore Las Vegas 2026!

#126 - VMware Explore Las Vegas 2026!

I flew out to Las Vegas this week to present a few sessions at Explore 2026! I brought my mobile podcast recording kit for the first time and decided to record some clips with various people I ran...

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Always great to meet @DuncanYB, I had a quick catch up with @DuncanYB discuss how @CloudBunchUK is helping customers in upgrade path for #VCF @vmwarevcf from legacy versions 4.x and 5.x to latest #VCF9 #VMwareExplore
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