Broadcom targets private cloud with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 release

Broadcom has announced the general availability of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, its private cloud infrastructure platform.

The latest release introduces a unified interface that brings together compute, storage, and networking virtualisation into a single operational model.

VCF 9.0 runs across data centres, edge sites, and managed cloud infrastructure, including environments provided by hyperscalers.

The goal is to streamline deployment, operations, and development across modern and traditional applications—including artificial intelligence workloads—using consistent governance and control mechanisms.

“We are again raising the bar for the modern private cloud by vastly simplifying the deployment, operations, and developer experience of the cloud,” Krish Prasad, general manager of Broadcom's VCF division said.

VCF 9.0 offers integrated self-service provisioning, allowing development teams to access infrastructure without relying on manual processes or complex tooling.

The new Quick Start App reduces setup complexity, helping organisations bring up new environments more quickly.

Cost visibility is built into the platform, with analytics that support planning, forecasting, and optimisation across infrastructure, licensing, and data centre operations.

Policy enforcement and governance are embedded, enabling automatic compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards.

Centralised identity and access management offers single sign-on and unified credential control, while fleet-wide management tools allow upgrades and changes to be planned and rolled out across clusters.

A SecOps dashboard provides real-time visibility into platform security, compliance status, and configuration controls.

Support for confidential computing technologies from AMD and Intel enables secure enclaves, encrypted memory, and hardware-based attestation to enhance data protection.

Developers benefit from built-in Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) capabilities that are elastic and automated, with pre-configured blueprints to ensure consistency across deployments.

Embedded support for VMware’s vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) allows virtual machines and containers to be managed together, removing the need for complex DevOps integrations and reducing platform sprawl.

Advanced features include vSAN-to-vSAN data protection with deep snapshots for recovery, NSX enhancements for improved data path performance, and NVMe memory tiering to lower total cost of ownership.

VCF 9.0 offers predictive analytics for cost modelling, dynamic resource optimisation to recover underused capacity, and detailed showback and chargeback reporting.

Broadcom also claims VCF can deliver near bare-metal performance with support for zero-downtime migrations even for high-demand AI applications.