VMware Cloud Foundation 9 transforms private cloud operations and efficiency

VMware has released VMware Cloud Foundation 9, and OVHcloud is developing a managed offering called Private VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-Service.

• Main announcement: VMware Cloud Foundation 9 introduces a unified platform with a single lifecycle engine (VCF Operations Console) and VCF Automation for unified cloud consumption; key technical features include Advanced NVMe Memory Tiering (default DRAM:NVMe ratio 1:1, customizable to 1:4), DRS and vMotion awareness, multi-device redundancy, encryption at VM/host level, and integrated chargeback/cost transparency. The article cites Broadcom/IDC/Broadcom-internal testing figures such as up to 40% TCO savings and 25–30% increased CPU utilization.
• OVHcloud managed offering and implementation details: OVHcloud will provide Private VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-Service with VCF license portability, enforced IAM policies, pre-configured vSAN hosts, and seamless maintenance window scheduling; roadmap includes 1-AZ and 3-AZ stretched cluster versions currently in Alpha for business-critical workloads. The article is an explanatory/announcing product marketing post (author: OVHcloud copywriter and product marketing lead) and references IDC/Broadcom studies and Broadcom internal test results as supporting evidence.