VMware Plans Arm Port For Cloud Foundation
VMware outlined post-Cloud Foundation 9 plans at VMware Explore this week, saying it will upgrade vSphere variants and prioritize VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) development. It plans an Arm port to support Nvidia Grace servers, extends VCF 9 "supervisor services" for extensibility, and changes channel policies to push partners and commercial customers toward full VCF deployments.
Key Points
- 1Announces upgrades for vSphere while prioritizing VMware Cloud Foundation and ongoing VCF integration
- 2Commits to porting its stack to Arm to support Nvidia Grace servers and future demand
- 3Makes VCF 9 extensible via 'supervisor services', pushing partners to adopt full VCF deployments
Scoring Rationale
Offers timely roadmap and Arm commitment but is based on secondary reporting with limited official detail, reducing impact.
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