VMware Cracks -> VCF 9.0 GA Update

On June 17th 2025, VMware released VCF 9 (VMware Cloud Foundation). The first new release since Broadcom has taken over VMware. 

As a major impact of Broadcom, all VMware resourced were brought into “one” division called VCF and herby all technical and engineering strengths was combined to build a private cloud platform – and this for traditional and modern workloads, K8s & AI – in a fully automated fashion.

Strategic

• Interesting VCF 9 blog articles
  • What’s new in VMware Cloud Foundation 9:  https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/06/17/whats-new-in-vmware-cloud-foundation-9-0/
  • Kubernetes on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0: A Single Platform to Run Workloads Securely with Simplified Operations https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/06/17/kubernetes-on-vmware-cloud-foundation-9-0-a-single-platform-for-all-workloads/
  • Run Modern, AI, and Traditional Apps Better with vSphere in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/06/17/run-modern-ai-and-traditional-apps-better-with-vsphere-in-vcf-9-0/
  • VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA: Unlock AI with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/06/17/generative-ai-with-vmware-private-ai-foundation-with-nvidia-on-vcf-9-0/
  • Private Cloud Redefined: Deliver a Unified Cloud Consumption Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/06/17/unified-cloud-consumption-experience-with-vcf-9-0/
  • VMware Virtual Private Cloud in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0: A New Era of Private Cloud Networking https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/07/02/vmware-virtual-private-cloud/
• VCF 9 YouTube Series: Exploring VCF 9: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8_k3uUCO39t-8kKT6u8Ghvos4TvRyEp5

Training & Information

• VMware VCF 9 Holodeck https://vmware.github.io/Holodeck/ and here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaAquL2U88E
• VMware HOL Labs on VCF 9  https://labs.hol.vmware.com/HOL/catalog?catalogs=VCF%209.0%20GA
• Homelab: VCF 9 Installer Walkthrough https://vxworld.co.uk/2025/06/29/vmware-cloud-foundation-9-vcf-installer-walkthrough
• VCF 9 Blogs https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/tag/vcf-9-0/ 
• VMware Webinars https://go-vmware.broadcom.com/VCFWebinars
• VCF 9 Technical overview Videos
  • 1 – Introduction https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374387256112
  • 2 – Architecture https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374392039112
  • 3 – Deployment & Scale https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374392509112
  • 4 – Compute https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374386457112
  • 5 – Storage https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374386857112
  • 6 – Networking https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374387449112
  • 7 – Fleet Management https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374392508112
  • 8 – Lifecycle Management https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374385967112
  • 9 – Operations https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374391132112
  • 10 – Migration https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374392510112
  • 11 – Automation: https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374392701112
  • 12 – Kubernetes: https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374387150112
  • 13 – Private AI: https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374390365112
  • 14 – Security: https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374386663112
  • 15 – Advanced Services: https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374387548112
  • 16 – Wrap up: https://players.brightcove.net/6415810555001/JwzlD6Q6T_default/index.html?videoId=6374386271112

Product Documentation

• VCF 9 Documentation https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/vcf-9-0-and-later/9-0.html

Licensing

• Blog: Licensing in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/06/24/licensing-in-vmware-cloud-foundation-9-0/
• Overview of the VCF Business Services Console https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTPQTfMy–w
• Register your VCF Operations instance with the VCF Business Services Console https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9GRmKS5z1M 
• License Management in the VCF Business Services Console https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRvG9xUp5LE
• License Usage Analytics in the VCF Business Services Console https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUihF3iPci0
• Tenant & Access Management in the VCF Business Services Console https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6fBRiauvOA
• Detailed documentation on VCF Licensing on here https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-
• cis/vcf/vcf-9-0-and-later/9-0/licensing.html

Dudi

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