Compute Storage Networking VKS Automation Security Verdict Deep Dive · VMware Cloud Foundation Everything That's New in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)9.1 Broadcom called 9.0 the architectural reset. They're calling 9.1 the optimization layer. After spending time with the release notes, the official blogs, and the hands-on labs, here's my take on what actually matters and what's just marketing fluff. May 19, 2026 Infrastructure Insights ~18 min read VCF 9.1 VMware Broadcom 5,000 Max ESX Hosts 500 K8s Clusters / Supervisor 70% Faster K8s Provisioning 40% Lower Storage TCO I'll be honest — VCF 9.1 isn't a version that'll blow you away with brand-new capabilities. It's a version that makes everything you already ...

Technical Architecture From vSphere 8 to VCF 9.x Upgrade with No Spare Hosts : The Consolidated Domain Path with DR Strategy Design. A practical guide to adopting VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.2 in a brownfield, two-site environment when dedicated management hardware is not an option. SB Sachin Bhardwaj Principal Architect · April 2026 The challenge Every customer who considers VCF 9 eventually hits the same question: where do I put the management VMs? The standard guidance calls for a dedicated management domain — a separate cluster of hosts running nothing but SDDC Manager, NSX, vCenter, and the VCF Operations stack. For a greenfield deployment that is straightforward. For a brownfield vSphere 8 environment at capacity, it is a capital expenditure problem that can stall an entire modernisation programme. The scenario this post addresses is deliberately constrained: a production vSphere 8 environment across two sites, no spare hosts , no NSX d...