Modernize Your Infrastructure with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9
Transform Traditional Infrastructure into an Agile Private Cloud
VMware Cloud Foundation delivers a unified platform that simplifies private cloud operations and extends seamlessly to public cloud environments.
It integrates VMware’s leading technologies—vSphere for compute, vSAN for storage, NSX for networking, plus VCF Operations and Automation—into a single, flexible solution built for consistency, efficiency, and scale.
Core VCF 9.0 Features
One Interface to Private Cloud Operations
Manage fleet-wide health, patching, and compliance from a single console for a unified, reliable view of operational status across the environment.
One Interface for a Cloud Consumption Experience
Developers consume infrastructure through a single endpoint for Infrastructure as Code, utilizing Terraform providers, REST APIs, or VCF Automation blueprints, without needing to juggle separate tools or add-ons.
Run VMs and Containers/K8s
Deploy bare-metal-speed virtual machines and fully managed Kubernetes clusters on the same platform. Integrated Argo CD and native CI/CD hooks move containerized applications from repository to production without external scaffolding.
Sovereign and Secure as a Platform
Apply data residency tags, geo-fencing policies, and automated certificate rotation at the cluster level. VCF 9 provides control over where data lives, how it is protected, and ensures every cluster remains compliant with sovereign policies.
Embedded Cost Control
Built-in chargeback, showback, and cost management dashboards translate resource consumption into invoice-ready insights. Business units can budget, constrain, and expand infrastructure with real-time visibility into usage and cost.
Innovation in the Core
VCF 9.0 brings a set of foundational innovations that accelerate time to value, streamline day-to-day operations, and help organizations scale with confidence.
Advanced NVMe Memory Tiering
VCF 9 extends the memory pool with NVMe, using fast flash as a second, lower-cost tier. High-frequency trading engines, in-memory analytics, and JVM-heavy applications can keep active data close to the CPU while offloading cold pages to NVMe. The result is greater workload density per host without additional hardware investment.
vSAN Global Deduplication
Global block-level deduplication now spans entire clusters, reducing duplicate data across the environment. By reclaiming flash capacity and minimizing waste, you can support larger datasets on the same storage footprint without the performance tradeoffs of traditional post-process dedupe.
Enhanced Data Paths
Optimized kernel data paths and optional DPU offload reduce latency for east-west workloads such as AI pipelines and microservice architectures. Packets remain on-host longer and traverse fewer network hops, improving throughput and responsiveness as clusters scale.
