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VMware Cloud Foundation 9

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VCF 9

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Core components

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Core Components

VCF 9, Unified Private Cloud

The five core components of VCF 9, plus Kubernetes and Private AI

vSphere 9

Compute layer with memory tiering, Confidential Computing and enhanced GPU virtualization.

vSAN 9

Hyperconverged storage with native vSAN-to-vSAN replication (1-min RPO) and 46% storage efficiency.

NSX 9

Native VPCs in vCenter, Enhanced Data Path (3x switching) and Zero Trust security.

VCF Operations

Fleet Manager for lifecycle, identity, certificates and observability, replaces SDDC Manager and Aria.

VCF Automation

Self-service IaaS with Service Broker, IaC and multi-tenancy, successor to Aria Automation.

vSphere Kubernetes Service

Enterprise Kubernetes via Supervisor, formerly Tanzu. Windows containers and VM/container side-by-side.

Introduction

What is VMware Cloud Foundation 9?

VCF 9 is the next generation of Broadcom’s private cloud platform. New architecture in three layers: Private Cloud -> Fleet -> Instance. SDDC Manager and Aria Suite have been absorbed into VCF Operations and VCF Automation, with Fleet Manager as the central brain for multiple VCF instances.

Honest advice

Is VCF 9 right for you?

VCF 9 is powerful but expensive after the Broadcom acquisition. We recommend VCF 9 when you need large-scale NSX (micro-segmentation, Zero Trust), Kubernetes at scale (VKS, Supervisor) or Private AI (NVIDIA, GPU pooling). For standard virtualization, Proxmox is often a better fit, see also our blog on VMware alternatives.

Choose VCF 9: multi-site NSX with Zero Trust
Choose VCF 9: Kubernetes with enterprise lifecycle (VKS)
Choose VCF 9: Private AI with GPU pooling
Prefer Proxmox: standard VM workloads without NSX requirements

Management

VCF Operations & Automation

The management heart of VCF 9. VCF Operations handles fleet-level lifecycle, identity (via vIDB), certificates, licensing and observability. VCF Automation provides self-service IaaS and Infrastructure as Code. Together they replace the entire Aria Suite portfolio as well as SDDC Manager.

Fleet Manager: one console for multiple VCF instances
Unified licensing: one subscription file for the entire stack
Auto-renewing certificates with multiple CAs
Self-service provisioning via Service Broker

Services

Our VCF 9 approach

With 20+ years of VMware experience we support VCF 9 adoption and provide honest advice. From assessment and architecture design to implementation and upgrade of existing VCF 5.x environments. See also our migration service.

Honest assessment: is VCF 9 really the right choice?
VCF 5.x -> 9 upgrade and Aria -> VCF Ops convergence
Fleet deployment for multi-site scenarios
Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA integration

Benefits

Why VCF 9 (when it fits)?

Unified Lifecycle

One Fleet Manager for patches, upgrades and compliance across all VCF instances.

Zero Trust Networking

NSX with native VPCs, Distributed IDS/IPS and per-workload micro-segmentation.

Enterprise Kubernetes

VKS Supervisor turns vSphere into a Kubernetes control plane, VM + container on one platform.

Private AI

GPU pooling and NVIDIA integration for on-premises AI with data sovereignty.

Use Cases

Where VCF 9 excels

Multi-site NSX

Fleet-level networking and security across multiple data centers.

Enterprise Kubernetes

VKS with lifecycle via vCenter, no separate K8s management stack.

Private AI workloads

On-premises LLM hosting and RAG pipelines with NVIDIA GPU pooling.

VCF 5.x upgrade

Existing VCF customers moving to the unified VCF 9 architecture.

VCF 9 or an alternative?

We give honest advice: VCF 9 when it fits, Proxmox when that is smarter. Discuss your situation without obligation with a specialist.

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