VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – The Smarter Way to Operate Private Cloud

Effectively managing a large-scale Private Cloud environment demands robust operational strategies to effectively operate a large-scale private cloud. VMware Cloud Foundation Operations delivers these capabilities, enabling IT teams to ensure consistent access, security, lifecycle management as well as performance, cost efficiency, resource utilization, and infrastructure and application health Whether you’re an experienced VCF administrator or beginning your VCF journey, you’ll leave this session equipped to confidently operate and optimize VMware Cloud Foundation at enterprise scale.

The presentation highlights the new innovative features available with VCF operations and VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, focusing on fleet management and chargeback capabilities. Fleet management includes a unified single sign-on (SSO) capability via the VCF Identity Broker (VIDB), centralized certificate and password management, configuration drift updates, and simplified lifecycle management for applying patches and upgrades. The goal is to reduce the number of UIs and management points, providing a seamless operating experience from VCF operations, also with automation and API improvements.

The chargeback feature streamlines FinOps processes by integrating financial management with operational processes, enabling cost transparency and accountability. Key capabilities include defining rate cards for compute, storage, and networking, generating bills on demand or via scheduling, and sharing bills with tenants who can view detailed cost breakdowns within the automation console of VCF. The chargeback feature complements VCF’s showback capabilities, which provide visibility into the total cost of ownership, potential savings opportunities, and resource optimization. The demonstration illustrates the cost-saving opportunities through resource reclamation, rightsizing, and transparent resource cost.