VCF 9 – Post 3 | Network Design for AVI + Supervisor with VDS. #vExpert Fabio Santos Gomes
The Supervisor documentation regarding VDS and Avi clearly states that the environment requires the separation of network functions: the Management Network, the Avi Data Network, and the Supervisor Workload Network. The Avi Controller and the Service Engines’ management interfaces reside […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1: The reality of simplification.
Infrastructure leaders are being squeezed by a three-way pressure system: 1️⃣ DRAM prices are skyrocketing. 2️⃣ AI demand is accelerating. 3️⃣ The attack surface is growing. Most organizations try to solve these challenges separately. The result isn’t better performance, it’s more fragmentation. VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 changes the math. We’re delivering up to a 40% reduction in server costs and a 70% increase in deployment speed. Not by adding more tools, but by unifying the ones you have. This isn’t the promise of simplification. It’s the reality of it. Watch the video and learn what’s new in VCF 9.1: https://go-vmware.broadcom.com/whats-new-in-vcf
VCF 9.1 – New HTTP Offline Depot Support for VCF Installer & Fleet Depot Service
VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 introduced the concept of a unified VCF Software Depot, which can connect to either Broadcom’s online repository or an offline depot that is hosted within an organizations environment. By default, an offline VCF Software Depot requires HTTPS with basic authentication. In VCF 9.0, HTTPS can […]
#767 – Tommy Grot Talks Virtual Tooling and VirtualBytes Blog with Eric and Bob | Join the conversation on WE, May 6 at noon Pacific.
Tommy Grot has an amazing blog with great technical articles from 9.x topics around tiered memory to deployment fails with 9.0.1 to VCF 9 Expansion and vMotion vmkernel limitations.
vDefend’s Edge Webinar Series | Part 2: What’s New in vDefend for VCF 9. May 12, 2026 | 8:00 AM PT
Part 2: What’s New in vDefend for VCF 9
IT leaders are being squeezed by a three-way pressure system: 1️⃣ DRAM prices are skyrocketing. 2️⃣ AI demand is accelerating. 3️⃣ The attack surface is growing. Most organizations try to solve these challenges separately, increasing fragmentation. VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 changes the math….
IT leaders are being squeezed by a three-way pressure system: 1️⃣ DRAM prices are skyrocketing. 2️⃣ AI demand is accelerating. 3️⃣ The attack surface is growing. Most organizations try to solve these challenges separately, increasing fragmentation. VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 changes the math….Read More
VCF 9.1 Unveiled: 40% Lower Server Costs & Production AI at Scale | Discover how VCF 9.1 will slash infrastructure costs by up to 40% while delivering a sovereign platform for production AI. This walkthrough covers VKS updates, enhanced NVMe memory tiering, and new zero-trust security features.
Discover how VCF 9.1 will slash infrastructure costs by up to 40% while delivering a sovereign platform for production AI. This walkthrough covers VKS updates, enhanced NVMe memory tiering, and new zero-trust security features.
Unlocking Enterprise AI with VCF Private AI Services
AI is revolutionizing how we do business, yet organizations still struggle to deploy models that guarantee both enterprise-grade security and seamless scalability. VCF Private AI Services simplifies the complexities of deploying and managing high-performance AI workloads. This session high- […]
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VCF 9.1 Is Here: Broadcom Pushes Private Cloud Hard Into Production AI | #vExpert Piotr Tarnawski
Broadcom has announced VCF 9.1, and the message is very clear: Private cloud is not dead. In fact, Broadcom is positioning VCF 9.1 as the platform enterprises should use when AI stops being a lab experiment and becomes something that needs governance, security, cost control and actual […]
Avi Innovations for VCF 9.1: Powering Kubernetes, Agentic AI and VPC Workloads
The market landscape is fundamentally shifting now, making AI-ready private cloud infrastructure and robust Kubernetes adoption mandatory. Avi provides the critical foundation to meet the surging demand from agentic AI workloads, delivering an integrated cloud experience by simplifying […]
VCF 9.1 – VPCs Connectivity Policies | In this blog post, I’ll discuss the new VPC connectivity Policies and how they can be used to enhance security. – #vExpert Daniel Krieger
In this blog post, I’ll discuss the new VPC connectivity Policies and how they can be used to enhance security. – #vExpert Daniel Krieger
VMware Explore 2026: The Practitioner’s Conference for Private Cloud & AI
IT infrastructure isn’t standing still, and neither are the demands on the people running it. Today’s practitioners are expected to modernize workloads, optimize private clouds, and govern AI at scale, without dropping the ball on security or compliance. That pressure is real. And that’s why […]
Exploring Network Services for VPCs in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) delivers the compute, storage, and networking services required to power modern cloud environments. In this blog, we are focusing specifically on the Network Services available within VCF 9.1 Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs).
Scale Smarter, Save More: Redefining Infrastructure Economics with VMware vSphere in VCF 9.1
In an era where every dollar counts and every minute of downtime matters, infrastructure teams face a perfect storm of challenges: hardware scarcity projected through 2027, isolated environments created by coexisting legacy and modern architectures, continuously evolving skillset demands, and […]
Deploy Modern Apps Faster, Scale Smarter, and Lower Your TCO with VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service in VCF 9.1
For many organizations, Kubernetes adoption began as a technical initiative, but scaling it into a reliable, enterprise-grade platform often proved far more difficult than expected. What started as innovation quickly became complex with: At the same time, the stakes are increasing. AI […]
Announced today: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, a secure and cost-effective infrastructure platform for production AI workloads.
VCF 9.1 delivers an AI and Kubernetes native private cloud platform with integrated security and mixed compute infrastructure support across AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA. 🛡️
This enables enterprises to deploy inference and agentic AI applications with significantly lower costs, enhanced security, and freedom to choose best-of-breed GPU and CPU hardware.
Today’s press release:
VCF 9.1 Empowers Enterprises with Accelerated AI Workload Deployment at Lower Costs, Enhanced Security, and an Open Hardware Ecosystem. Read more in the press release.
VMware Data Services Manager 9.1: Automating the Modern Databases that Drive AI and Private Cloud
Microsoft SQL Server is now generally available in VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.1, completing a robust Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platform. This integration enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs by over 50%, and supports crucial databases like PostgreSQL and MySQL. The […]
What’s New with VMware Data Services Manager 9.1
VMware Data Services Manager is a Database-as-a-Service solution for VMware Cloud Foundation. It simplifies and automates database lifecycle management for the three most popular database engines deployed in VCF environments: PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server.
From Infrastructure to Innovation: VCF 9.1 Core Explained | VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 brings major updates across compute, storage, and networking, and in this episode, Pete and John sit down with Vijay, product lead for core infrastructure, to break it all down.
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 brings major updates across compute, storage, and networking, and in this episode, Pete and John sit down with Vijay, product lead for core infrastructure, to break it all down. From smarter memory utilization to native object storage and improved cyber […]
