VMware Cloud Foundation is the Gold Standard for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Security and Compliance Efficiency and Resource Optimization Unfettered Performance Memory Storage Network Graphics Day-2 Operations Use Case: Developer Workbench as a Service Additional Use Cases Introducing the “Omnissa Horizon 8 on VMware Cloud Foundation” Reference Architecture Wrapping Up Additional Resources Discover more from VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog Related Articles Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 to 9.0: Webinar Takeaways Operationalizing the Edge with VMware Cloud Foundation VMware Cloud Foundation is the Gold Standard for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) delivers unmatched benefits for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Even after the spin-out of VMware’s End User Computing (EUC) business group into Omnissa , the fundamentals of this combined solution remain intact. However, the release of VCF 9.0 deserves revisiting those fundamentals to expose how the platform holds up. VCF 9.0 consolidates the private-cloud substrate (vSphere, vSAN, NSX) with cloud automation (VCF Automation), integrated Kubernetes (VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service / VKS) and other advanced services for VCF such as VMware Private AI Services and VMware Data Services Manager (DSM). These innovations, among many others, benefit the Omnissa Horizon VDI solution by providing an intrinsically secure, optimized and scalable foundation for the most demanding virtual desktops. Running Horizon on VCF 9.0 allows customers to benefit from the full set of services of a unified private cloud platform. VCF delivers workload domains, orchestrated upgrades, VPC-based network isolation, and a modern consumption API. It’s a platform that treats desktops as first-class workloads. Security is where VCF immediately shines. Use NSX firewall to wrap a least-privilege policy around Horizon Connection Servers, UAGs, and desktop pools without hair-pinning traffic into external firewalls. VCF 9.0’s VPC constructs enable stamping out a repeatable network perimeter for each Horizon function: Edge (UAG) Brokering (Connection Servers) Desktops Shared services These protections scale with the fleet instead of complicating it. VCF 9.0 also introduces a suite of integrated security and compliance features critical for VDI environments: Centralized network policy management with NSX bolster lateral traffic protection for sensitive VDI desktops, aligning with stringent compliance frameworks.