You didn’t need to be a coder to compete at the Explore 2025 #vmwarecode Hackathon. Teams tackled everything from RBAC compliance tools to vCheck plugin enhancements, showing that great ideas—and impact—can come from anywhere in the VMware community. brcm.tech/4neBV6F

🎙️Join the CMTY Roundtable Podcast today at NOON Pacific for a complete rundown of VMware Explore! From the Hackathon to our featured #vExperts, the {code} labs to Meetups, product news & more. ⏰ Tune in: brcm.tech/4njUJS9 Eric L Nielsen Bob Plankers Corey Romero, Sr. Community Manager at VMware

I had the pleasure of being a guest on the VMware 𝘾𝙈𝙏𝙔 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 #738, 𝙒𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙐𝙥 𝙑𝙈𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙨 𝙑𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙨, 2025. We discussed the VMware Explore Hackathon and other vCommunity activities. You can listen to the podcast on YouTube. 🎧

Check out this video for a look back at the VMware Explore 2025 Hackathon. I pulled together a few blog posts with NotebookLM, and the results are amazing. 🎙️ The video really highlights the creativity behind the projects and the Hackathon itself. Exciting time to be in

Here is a Podcast based on my latest Blog about my experince at VMware Explore 2025. 😎 NotebookLM does an awesome job taking text and images and creating a Podcast. 🎙️ VMware vExpert VMware Explore #HOL #Hackathon 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴: vcrocs.info/vmware-explore…

🏆 Hackathon Champions at #VMwareExplore! Dale Hassinger & team built a PowerShell MCP server using AI (ChatGPT + Claude) to auto-generate VMware dashboards & reports—in just 2 weeks + 4 hours at the event. 🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/vYi2KVLVSUU?si… #VirtuallySpeaking #VCF #AI

It’s going to be a low-tech week for me since I’m taking PTO and relaxing in Maine. The scenery here is absolutely beautiful! 🦞⚓⛰️

Maine is an amazing place to visit if you get the opportunity. It has stunning natural beauty. 🦞⛰️🌊

VMware (by Broadcom) #HybridCloud #VCF - Hackathon Champions: AI-Powered Innovation at VMware Explore 2025 with Dale Hassinger (by Virtually Speaking Podcast - Pete Flecha & ⍼ John Nicholson ⍼) @VMwareVCF #vExpertVCF VMware vExpert VMware Explore dy.si/FG8NC

Get Ready for the #vExpert 2026 Award, Start Today and earn it in early of 2026! If you need guidance reach out to [email protected] for help. New Blog Post Coming Soon on This Topic. vexpert.vmware.com/apply

Have you come across any cool Claude Skill examples yet? If you’re a VMware Admin who uses RVTools, here’s my first Claude Skill to demonstrate its functionality. Please watch 👀 the video to the end to see the report generated without any code. 😎 At the VMware Explore

Here’s a Claude Skill I built to connect to my lab network switch and pull live stats. 😎 I first created an MCP for the process, dropped the code into Claude, said “convert to a Claude Skill,” and—boom—done! 👍 VMware vExpert #VMware #ClaudeSkill #AI

My last two posts showed how I took my MCP server code and created a Claude Skill. Here is the link to Claude Skills if you want to dive deeper yourself: anthropic.com/news/skills

Are you looking to explore how to build VCF Operations Management Packs (MPs)? 👍 Here’s an example: I use a Synology NAS in my lab and wanted to display the storage details alongside my VMware Hosts and VMs. The new dashboard gauges make the data look great — and with VMware MP