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VCF 9.1: the infrastructure efficiency that justifies -40% TCO

NVMe memory tiering, global vSAN dedup, vSphere ZTP, 5000-host scale: what actually changes in VCF 9.1 on the infrastructure cost side, decoded for architects.

E Edouard Topin

May 19, 2026 2 min read

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E Edouard Topin

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VCF 9.1: security & resilience — live patching and anti-ransomware

Live Patching for ESX with no maintenance window, continuous compliance, and on-prem anti-ransomware recovery. What changes for your recovery plan.

E Edouard Topin

June 9, 2026 1 min read

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VCF 9.1: Kubernetes & self-service, the platform takes over

VKS linked clones, 500 clusters per Supervisor, simplified Container-as-a-Service and Tech Preview object storage: how VCF 9.1 closes the self-service gap.

E Edouard Topin

June 2, 2026 2 min read

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VCF 9.1 — Networking & scale: EVPN, VPC L4 and observability

EVPN-VXLAN with the physical fabric, L4 Load Balancer and IPSec VPN on VPC, SDDC Manager sync, bare-metal edge import, multi-NIC VKS and network observability.

E Edouard Topin

May 26, 2026 2 min read

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