Why VCF 9.0 Improves IT Operations and Management

VCF Operations 9.0 Management Capabilities License Management Lifecycle Management Certificate Management Password Management Integrated Monitoring Capabilities Diagnostic Findings Health Visibility Logs Analysis Storage Operations Network Operations Security Capabilities Security Operations Audit Events Resources Discover more from VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog Related Articles Newly Updated Technical Guides: MS SQL Server and ADDS on VMware Cloud Foundation Why VCF 9.0 Improves IT Operations and Management Global Support's VMware Cloud Foundation 9 - Paths to Adoption VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is a unified private cloud platform designed to host cloud native, AI, and traditional enterprise workloads. VCF uses a cloud operating model that combines the scale and agility of the public cloud with the security and performance of private cloud. With VCF 9.0, the evolution of VCF Operations capabilities has solidified its transition from a standalone monitoring tool into a comprehensive and integrated management component for private cloud. Several months into the release, this shift continues to enable customers to move beyond basic oversight toward full-stack operational intelligence and automated lifecycle management across their entire private cloud environment. We want to share key operational improvements that will help you unlock the full potential of your private cloud environment. Customers have seen that VCF Operations has become much more of a management and observability plane than just a monitoring tool. Previously, administrators needed to navigate different user interfaces to manage compute, network, storage, diagnostics, logging, and lifecycle tasks. VCF Operations in VCF 9.0 removes these silos by integrating them into a single unified workflow for performance monitoring, centralized licensing, fleet management, and holistic operations across your entire private cloud. By consolidating these essential monitoring and management functions into a single interface, VCF Operations radically simplifies the platform experience. This integration is most evident in fleet management, which reduces operational overhead by automating critical lifecycle management tasks—such as patches, upgrades, break glass passwords, and certificate rotations. By further centralizing licensing and identity management, VCF Operations transforms complex, manual chores into streamlined, day-to-day background processes for IT teams. We’ll work our way through all of these capabilities to show just how comprehensive VCF Operations has become, a good place to start will be the new management capabilities.