Author: Piotr Tarnawski
vCenter Is the Crown Jewel: What “Exploitation in the Wild” Really Means for VMware Admins
Before you read : TL;DR: Broadcom confirmed active exploitation of critical VMware vCenter Server vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-38812 / CVE-2024-38813). Separately, threat intel reporting shows China-nexus operators…
Help Shape a New VMware Interview & Knowledge Lab – Experts Wanted
Over the last few months, I have been quietly building something I wish existed earlier in my own career: a practical, interview-focused VMware knowledge lab….
Should You Change or Keep the UUID After Moving a Virtual Machine?
Before you read : Understanding VMware’s “I Moved It / I Copied It” Prompt If you’ve ever moved a virtual machine’s files to a new…
Fixing “Cannot configure identity source due to Failed to probe provider connectivity… Can’t contact LDAP server” in vCenter after LDAPS Certificate Renewal
Before you read : The LDAP certificate has expired, so I wanted to renew it. I received a new certificate from my DA team, and…
Check Your vCenter & ESXi Versions in Seconds (PowerCLI One-Liner Guide)
If you need a quick, reliable way to see which vCenter build you’re on and what versions your ESXi hosts are running, this post is…
It’s Not Too Late to Become a vExpert—Here’s Why I’m Doubling Down
I’m writing this after reading Corey Romero’s new post, “It’s Never Too Late to Become a vExpert!”, and I completely agree with the spirit of…
My X Account (@AngrySysOps) Was Suspended — What Happened and What’s Next
Update: My X Account (@AngrySysOps) Was Suspended — What Happened and What’s Next Date: 4 November 2025TL;DR: My X account @AngrySysOps was suddenly suspended. I’ve…
Altman & Zuckerberg Say “AI Bubble” — What Pops, What Survives?
Big Tech royalty are tapping the brakes. Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Mark Zuckerberg (Meta) have both warned the current AI frenzy looks—at least in parts—like…
Legal-Ready AI: 7 Practical Habits So Engineers Don’t Get Burned
We love to ship. But AI changes the game: systems learn, vendors silently swap models, data moves in ways nobody expected. That’s not just a…
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 9.0 — What’s New, Why It Matters, and How to Use It
TL;DR: VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 9.0 is now GA with support for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, virtual hardware version 22, full SSL certificates, and—big…
