Virtualization

Leaving VMware Just Got Harder After Broadcom Pulled VDDK Downloads

Broadcom has silently removed public downloads of VMware's Virtual Disk Development Kit, a library that underpins migration tools from Azure Migrate to Red Hat's Migration Toolkit. Support has reportedly confirmed the VDDK is no longer available for general use. Microsoft has already revised its Azure Migrate docs to recommend agent-based rather than agentless migration when VDDK access is blocked.

Blog post · VMware · Broadcom · Virtualization · Cloud Infrastructure

The Design & Implementation of SpritesOriginal article link with an AI-written directory summary

Thomas Ptacek explains the design of Sprites as disposable, stateful computers. The engineering account explores how Fly.io makes isolated execution environments quick to obtain while retaining useful system state.

Case study · Virtualization · Cloud Infrastructure