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03 Nov 2026

ZSvirt vs Proxmox VE: an honest comparison (2026)

In the first article I opened ZSvirt from the outside. In the second we opened the engine. Now comes the question that shows up in every infrastructure WhatsApp group: so, ZSvirt or Proxmox VE? Before any table, let me …

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--tag=ZSvirt--tag=Proxmox VE--tag=Comparison--tag=Virtualization--tag=Open Source--tag=Migration--tag=VMware--tag=ZStack
24 Sep 2026

ZSvirt: engine architecture — async, stateless, workflow and plugins

It took me a while to bring the second article of the series. Work has been nuts at the datacenter — studies, LAB for some side projects, and my 3D FARM, which I am actually taking time to professionalize. It is already …

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--tag=ZSvirt--tag=Architecture--tag=Async--tag=Workflow Engine--tag=Plugin Architecture--tag=Open Source--tag=Systems Design--tag=Scalability
23 Sep 2026

TrueNAS launches official plugin for Proxmox VE (beta)

Anyone running Proxmox and TrueNAS together knows today’s flow well: you configure the iSCSI target on TrueNAS, point Proxmox at it, create LUNs by hand, manage snapshots in two places, and pray you never need to …

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--tag=Proxmox--tag=TrueNAS--tag=Storage--tag=iSCSI--tag=ZFS--tag=NVMe--tag=Infrastructure--tag=Open Source
21 Sep 2026

Broadcom removed VDDK and shut VMware's exit door

In late August 2026, anyone who tried to reach the VMware VDDK download hit a 404 page. No advance warning. No official notice. No suggested alternative. If you do not know what VDDK is, it sounds like a developer topic. …

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--tag=vmware--tag=broadcom--tag=vddk--tag=migration--tag=proxmox--tag=zsvirt--tag=infrastructure
11 Sep 2026

ZSvirt: what it is, what it promises, and where it fits

Last week I was in a WhatsApp infrastructure group and someone dropped a GitHub link with the line: “this one is going to cause a scene”. The repo was ZSvirt. In two weeks it had 1.7k stars, 305 forks, and …

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11 Aug 2026

Nutanix vs Proxmox: the project that made me rethink HCI for SMBs

A few weeks ago I got a project that started as a simple request: consolidate a virtualization park that had fragmented over the years across distinct platforms — Nutanix AHV, Hyper-V, and a line of legacy servers …

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--tag=Proxmox--tag=Nutanix--tag=VMware--tag=AHV--tag=HCI--tag=Hyperconvergence--tag=Virtualization--tag=VMware Migration
27 Apr 2026

Is it worth migrating to Proxmox? Cost and ROI guide (VMware vs. open source)

The Current Scenario: The “Broadcom Tax” The VMware acquisition by Broadcom was a watershed moment in global IT infrastructure. For many managers, the scenario became unsustainable due to the drastic change …

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--tag=Ceph Storage--tag=Brazil Cost--tag=Dell PowerEdge--tag=HP ProLiant--tag=Per-Core Licensing--tag=Data Center Migration--tag=Open Source Enterprise--tag=proxmox backup server--tag=Proxmox VE--tag=Hardware Reuse--tag=IT ROI--tag=vCIO--tag=Virtualization--tag=VMware Broadcom