By By David Ramel05/06/2026
Publication Date: 2026-05-06 00:00:00
Private AI, Not Public Cloud: Broadcom’s Message With VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1
Broadcom announced VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 on May 5, positioning the release as a private cloud platform update for production AI workloads, Kubernetes applications and traditional virtual machine environments.
The release gives Broadcom another update to the VMware Cloud Foundation 9 line as customers weigh where to run AI infrastructure, containerized applications and existing enterprise workloads. In its VCF 9.1 announcement, Broadcom described the release as a secure, cost-effective infrastructure platform for production AI workloads, with integrated security and mixed compute infrastructure support across AMD, Intel and NVIDIA.
Broadcom said VCF 9.1 is aimed at enterprises deploying inference and agentic AI applications with lower costs, enhanced security and choice across GPU and CPU hardware. The company also tied the release to Kubernetes scale, application delivery, network interoperability, cyber recovery and compliance features.
Broadcom’s private cloud positioning aligns with its preview of the Private Cloud Outlook 2026 report, which said 56 percent of surveyed organizations are running or planning to run production AI inferencing in private cloud, compared with 41…
