The Virtually Speaking Podcast is a weekly technical podcast dedicated to discussing VMware topics related to private and hybrid cloud. Each week Pete Flecha and John Nicholson bring in various subject matter experts from VMware, recently acquired by Broadcom, and within the industry to discuss their respective areas of expertise.
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Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Welcome to the seventh episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast's VCF 9 series! In this installment, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson unpack VMware Cloud Foundation 9 with William Lam, Distinguished Platform Engineer at Broadcom.
Key Highlights:
- Complete re-architecture of the software stack
- Core Platform Innovations:
- Compute: Support for VMs up to 1000 vCPUs and 16TB memory
- Memory Tiering: Transparent NVMe memory expansion
- vSAN Global Deduplication (30-40% storage efficiency)
- First-class Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) constructs in vCenter
- Unified Management Capabilities:
- Global control plane with VCF Operations
- Simplified single sign-on across identity providers
- Unified patch and upgrade management
- Non-disruptive certificate management
- Centralized fleet-level operations
- Automation and Multi-tenancy:
- Native multi-tenancy across compute, storage, and networking
- Self-service resource allocation
- Support for Kubernetes namespaces
- Declarative API and automation support
- Deployment Flexibility:
- New VCF Installer supporting Greenfield and Brownfield deployments
- Ability to import and convert existing infrastructure
Join us as we dive deep into the technical innovations of VMware Cloud Foundation 9 in this comprehensive podcast episode.
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