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VMware released its latest version of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), its software platform that combines compute, storage, networking, and management services. The virtualization and cloud computing software provider, now part of Broadcom, will showcase the latest version of its platform, VCF 9, at this week’s VMware Explore 2024 conference in Las Vegas.
A cornerstone of VCF 9 is its unified approach to cloud management. By integrating compute, network, storage, and automation into a single, cohesive system, the platform reduces the need for multiple management consoles. Now, cloud administrators have a single sign-on (SSO) for the entire VCF stack, which supports different tenants and users with varying levels of multifactor authentication (MFA). This streamlines admin operations and provides a centralized place for running complex private and hybrid cloud environments.
“The current cloud strategy is causing some challenges for businesses. On one hand, they have to stitch together compute or storage, networking and security and make it work like a single platform. This increases the cost and decreases agility, not only for IT but also for application developers. On the other hand, with new artificial intelligence (AI) applications, there are tremendous data privacy, sovereignty, and security concerns around intellectual property. Those are the two
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