Broadcom has launched VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, an update aimed at companies running AI workloads in private cloud environments.
The release adds support for inference, agentic AI applications, containers and virtual machines on a single infrastructure stack, while extending hardware support across AMD, Intel and NVIDIA systems. It also introduces integrated security controls, observability tools for AI workloads and management changes intended to reduce infrastructure and operating costs.
The announcement comes as businesses weigh where to place production AI systems. Broadcom cited preview findings from its Private Cloud Outlook 2026 research showing that 56% of organisations are running or planning production inference in private cloud environments, while 41% are using or planning public cloud for the same task, down year on year.
The same research pointed to pressure on budgets and governance. Broadcom said 62% of IT leaders were very or extremely concerned…
