Broadcom has announced a significant expansion to its ecosystem supporting VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), positioning enterprises to customise the foundations of their private cloud environments. This expansion introduces new hardware certification programmes, collaborative networking strategies, and updates in open-source software that support AI and Kubernetes workloads.
Hardware expansion
The programme now includes VCF AI ReadyNodes and a self-certification scheme for Original Design Manufacturers (ODM). These initiatives aim to speed up adoption of the latest processors, GPUs and accelerators in data centres. Manufacturing partners such as Supermicro, OVHcloud, Intel, and SNUC are among those taking part at launch.
AI ReadyNodes, developed as a fast-track certification, provide organisations with assured compatibility for AI model training and inferencing workloads. OEM partners, beginning with Supermicro, will certify server and GPU systems for these…
