The combination of vendor turmoil and a renewed focus on private clouds is causing many organizations to rethink their short-term and long-term virtualization strategies. The disruption in this space is accompanied by speculation and uncertainty for customers, making it difficult to understand how to adjust their existing plans. All of this comes at a time when cost control and impending AI projects are highlighting the importance of private clouds more than ever before.

In this briefing, we will look at VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) — both the strategy and the practical implementation. Understanding how VCF works, what its strengths/weaknesses are and how to best utilize VCF within your organization is key to properly leveraging VMware's portfolio. This briefing will help you decide if VCF is correct for your organization and how to get the most out of the software. We will also walk through a live VCF environment. You will see how VCF is built and what the "bring-up" process is like. Additionally, we'll leverage our Dell Tech SDDC Showcase to demonstrate a semi-production state for VCF and review the Day 2 state.

This briefing gives your organization the opportunity to better understand the considerations for building a software-defined data center (SDDC) architecture. SDDC is a foundational element to all cloud services (public and private) and has implications for cost optimization and modern application support.