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Cloud infrastructure.
Built. Tested. Explained.

Practical notes on private cloud, networking, Kubernetes, and automation. From architectural decisions to the details that only show up in the lab.

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Featured exploration · VCF & GitOps

GitOps for VMs on VCF 9

VM manifests in Git. Argo CD on the Supervisor. Platform policy at the API server. A lab test of what holds, and what leaks, when VMs follow the GitOps loop.

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Git repositoryManifests · pull requests
Argo CDSync · self-heal
Kubernetes APIVCF Automation policy
VM ServiceThe VM, running on vSphere
A simplified view of the loop

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VCF & private cloud

Architecture, operations, and the platform as a whole.

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Networking & NSX

Connectivity, security, and what happens on the wire.

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Kubernetes

Clusters, platform services, and lessons from the lab.

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Automation & AI

Repeatable infrastructure and new ways of working.

A few good starting points.

Selected reading

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Think beyond deployment

Owning the Platform on VCF 9

The responsibilities and decisions that come with owning a private cloud platform.

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Build a repeatable foundation

Building the Foundation for a VCF Automation All Apps Landing Zone with Terraform

A hands-on starting point for a VCF Automation landing zone with Terraform.

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Follow the network

Testing the VCF 9.1 Distributed Connection Model with BGP EVPN and VXLAN

Explore the distributed connection model through a focused lab experiment.

Fresh from the lab.

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