VMware Explore 2025 Recap: Broadcom’s Big Announcements and What’s Next - Six Five On The Road

0:00 Intro
0:42 VCF 9.0: Execution and customer metrics
3:04 Evolution of private cloud solutions
4:09 AI integration in VMware offerings
5:51 Developer-friendly infrastructure for AI
8:01 Security challenges and solutions for AI
9:27 Addressing AI implementation challenges
10:29 Positive vibe at VMware Explore 2025
11:31 Customer retention and future outlook

What do Broadcom's announcements at VMware Explore 2025 mean for the future of private cloud, AI, and hybrid infrastructure for enterprise IT?

Hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss Broadcom’s strategic announcements at VMware Explore 2025. The conversation centers on the launch of VCF 9.0, new AI partnerships, and Broadcom’s vision for delivering secure, scalable hybrid cloud platforms – with a special focus on hybrid infrastructure and private cloud.


Key Takeaways Include:

🔹VCF 9.0 Launch: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 is a fully integrated private cloud platform, unifying compute, networking, storage, and security, and enabling seamless in-place upgrades for enterprise environments.

🔹Private and Hybrid Cloud Flexibility: Broadcom’s strategy emphasizes the resurgence of private cloud, allowing workloads to run on-premises, in the cloud, or across hybrid environments, with broad support for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, and Canonical Ubuntu.

🔹AI-Ready Foundation: Deep partnerships with NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and Canonical ensure VCF 9.0 is primed for enterprise AI, offering unified CPU/GPU management, AI-optimized tools, and secure, accelerated AI model deployment.

🔹Developer Agility with IT Control: VCF 9.0 bridges the needs of developers and IT operations by supporting self-service Kubernetes, CI/CD, and both container and VM orchestration, streamlining secure app delivery and compliance.

🔹Enhanced Security & Compliance: Integrated micro-segmentation, identity-based access, full-stack encryption, and advanced cyber compliance features address the evolving security requirements for regulated industries.