Build an AI-ready private cloud that’s predictable, performant, and ready for Day-2
In this on-demand session, WEI’s Fred McHugh hosts Broadcom's Mike Jackson for a candid walkthrough of VMware Cloud Foundation—what it includes today, where it’s headed under Broadcom, and how to deploy it with confidence.
Watch: Webinar on Demand
What You'll Learn:
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Why “all roads lead to VCF”: Understand Broadcom’s product focus and what that means for roadmaps, support, and investment priority.
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What’s in VCF vs. vSphere Foundation: See how vSphere Foundation acts as an on-ramp to VCF and where features like Tanzu/VKS (Kubernetes in the hypervisor), vSAN, and Operations/ARIA fit.
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Day-2 operations that actually help: How Operations plugs into vCenter to surface performance, risk, and cost insights, plus planning models for “what if we add hardware or move to cloud?”
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Edge and ROBO options: Hear how VCF Edge addresses smaller sites and manufacturing footprints without giving up centralized policy and management.
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Practical paths to hybrid cloud and DR: Real talk on repatriation/rebalancing, guardrails, and how WEI designs for predictable spend and faster recovery.
Featured Speakers
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Fred McHugh, WEI: Director of Infrastructure, Cloud & Automation Services. 12+ years at WEI leading VMware, private cloud, and automation services for enterprise customers.
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Mike Jackson, Broadcom: Partner Technical Director (formerly VMware), ~15–16 years of VMware consulting and architecture experience focused on partner success.
How WEI helps you win with VCF
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Architecture & assessments: Right-size clusters, storage, and network for target apps and DR objectives.
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Integration & staging: Burn-in testing, image loading, rack-and-stack, and shipping cabinets “ready to power on.”
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Knowledge transfer & Day-2: Hands-on training and operational runbooks for patching, backup, and capacity planning.
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Deep VMware expertise: VCDX and Kubernetes certifications across the WEI engineering team.
If you enjoy the webinar, you may also be interested in WEI's free tech brief, Activating the Full Potential of VMware by Broadcom Bundles. Understand how to move from entitlement to enablement in 4–8 weeks. Download the tech brief to learn how WEI can set you on the fast track.
