From Infrastructure to Innovation: VCF 9.1 Core Explained

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 brings major updates across compute, storage, and networking, and in this episode, Pete and John sit down with Vijay, product lead for core infrastructure, to break it all down. From smarter memory utilization to native object storage and improved cyber resilience, this conversation focuses on the features that directly impact how customers run and scale their environments. Vijay also shares how VCF 9.1 simplifies networking integration and helps bridge the gap between virtual and physical infrastructure. If you’re looking to understand the core infrastructure innovations in VCF 9.1 and what they mean for real-world deployments, this episode delivers the highlights. ⸻ Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:20 Memory Pressure and NVMe Memory Tiering Enhancements 03:05 What-If Analysis and Risk Reduction 05:21 Native Object Storage in vSAN 07:10 Cyber Resilience and On-Prem Recovery 09:53 Networking Evolution with EVPN 12:20 Simplifying Operations Across Infrastructure 12:53 Closing Thoughts