A Closer Look at VMware Cloud Foundation Advanced Services

Why this series matters The Advanced Services for VCF portfolio Highlights from the discussion How customers should think about advanced services What’s Coming Next Links Mentioned The Virtually Speaking Podcast Discover more from VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog Related Articles Advanced Cyber Compliance: Security, Compliance, and Resilience for VCF A Closer Look at VMware Cloud Foundation Advanced Services Extreme Performance Series 2026: Using vTopology in VCF 9 VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is widely recognized as the foundation for modern private cloud. What’s less widely understood is the growing portfolio of advanced services designed to extend VCF far beyond core infrastructure and solve some of the most pressing challenges customers face today. That gap in understanding is exactly why we’re launching a new Virtually Speaking podcast series dedicated to VCF Advanced Services. This first episode sets the foundation for the series, providing a clear, high-level overview of what these services are, why they exist, and how customers should think about using them. Over time, VCF has evolved into a unified modern private cloud platform. Alongside that evolution, Broadcom has introduced advanced services that address areas like cyber resilience, security, data services, observability, cost optimization, and identity. The challenge is not capability—it’s awareness. Many customers know VCF well, but don’t fully understand: How many advanced services are available What problems they’re designed to solve How they complement (not complicate) the core platform This series is designed to change that by walking through the portfolio in a practical, customer-focused way. VMware Private AI: From advanced service to core capability One of the most important shifts discussed in this episode is the transition of VMware Private AI from an advanced service to a core capability of the VCF platform. That move reflects reality in the field. AI is no longer experimental—customers are actively running AI workloads on VCF and expect those capabilities to be built into the platform itself. Making VCF Private AI Services a core part of the platformremoves friction, simplifies deployment, and enables customers to design AI-ready environments without layering on additional services.