Proxmox VE 9 and Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 were both officially released in late July to early August 2025, introducing major platform upgrades and significant new capabilities.
VMware vSphere has long been the foundation of enterprise virtualization. Now, with VMware vSphere 9.0, VMware is taking another leap forward to support modern workloads like AI/ML, GPU-intensive applications, hybrid cloud, and containerized environments.
VMware vSAN is a powerful, software-defined storage solution that makes storage management easier by pooling local disks from ESXi hosts into a single storage platform. Its close integration with vSphere makes it a popular choice for organisations looking to modernise their infrastructure. However, implementing vSAN effectively necessitates a thorough understanding of its requirements and best practices.
This guide discusses VMware vSAN’s requirements, fault domain configurations, disk group design, host recommendations, and comparisons to block storage solutions such as Dell PowerStore and Unity. It also covers database deployment on vSAN and offers actionable tips to ensure a successful implementation.
Database administrators and IT architects face particular difficulties when it comes to storing vast volumes of unstructured data, including documents, videos, and photos. Although the Binary Large Object (BLOB) data type in Oracle Database provides a strong mechanism for handling such data within tables, scaling and managing BLOBs in a high-demand setting frequently necessitates creative solutions. Storing BLOBs outside of database tables in vSphere-powered environments can greatly improve manageability, scalability, and performance.
Data is the foundation of any organization in the digitally first world of today. Effective database management is essential, but it presents difficulties with scalability, maintenance, security, and cross-environment compatibility. A potent tool for streamlining and simplifying database administration in contemporary infrastructures is VMware Data Services Manager (DSM).
In-depth discussions of VMware Data Services Manager’s features supported solutions, deployment strategies, advantages, and use cases are provided in this blog. To help you make wise decisions regarding database operations in your company, we’ll also contrast it with conventional database management techniques and other options.
