VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Evolution - A More Organized Hybrid Cloud
TechStrong.IT, Monday, August 4th, 2025
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 has arrived, bringing a fresh round of terminology updates, architectural diagrams, and the promise of making the hybrid cloud feel more manageable.
Whether it fully delivers depends on how much patience you have for familiar ideas being reintroduced in new packaging. That said, the overall structure has been noticeably improved.
Federation Out, Fleet In
One of the more significant changes is the shift from Federation to Fleet. The concept isn't entirely new, but the naming and architecture have been updated to reflect a more centralized and scalable model. Previously isolated VCF instances, each managed by its own SDDC Manager, can now be brought together under a single operational umbrella (with SDDC Manager still working in the background as an API provider).