VMware Explore 2025, September 1, 2025 – Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) today unveiled a groundbreaking collaboration with NVIDIA to integrate cutting-edge AI technology into VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), marking a pivotal advancement in enterprise AI infrastructure. This strategic partnership will empower organizations and cloud service providers to build, deploy, and scale revolutionary AI models on state-of-the-art servers within secure private cloud environments, while maintaining the trusted operational excellence VCF delivers.
Addressing the AI Infrastructure Revolution
The rapid evolution of generative, agentic, and physical AI applications is fundamentally reshaping data center architectures, creating unprecedented demands for infrastructure capabilities. This expanded integration strengthens the established Broadcom-NVIDIA partnership by introducing comprehensive support for NVIDIA’s revolutionary Blackwell GPU architecture—including the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Server Edition GPUs – alongside advanced NVIDIA networking solutions.
These extensive NVIDIA accelerated computing options address enterprises’ critical need for enhanced choice, operational flexibility, and infrastructure efficiency. The integration enables VCF customers to unlock the complete potential of NVIDIA’s AI innovation ecosystem while building upon the jointly developed VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA.
Leadership Vision for Enterprise AI Transformation
“Our customers want the freedom to innovate with AI while continuing to rely on the enterprise platforms they trust,” said Paul Turner, Vice President of Products, VMware Cloud Foundation Division, Broadcom. “Our partnership with NVIDIA delivers exactly that – enabling organizations to build, deploy and scale AI workloads alongside their existing applications without compromising on performance, efficiency, availability or operational simplicity. It’s about blending cutting-edge AI innovation with the enterprise-grade reliability and manageability for which VCF is known.”
Justin Boitano, Vice President of Enterprise AI at NVIDIA, emphasized the infrastructure transformation: “The emergence of generative AI is driving the need for a new level of accelerated computing infrastructure. With NVIDIA networking technology and Blackwell GPUs, enterprises can build and deploy powerful AI applications directly within their existing private cloud, using the full capabilities of the NVIDIA platform in combination with VMware Cloud Foundation.”
Revolutionary Technology Integration Features
Advanced GPU Architecture Support
NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture Integration: VCF now supports NVIDIA’s latest GPU architecture, specifically engineered for massive AI training, inference, and high-performance computing at unprecedented scale.
Key GPU Support Includes:
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Server Edition GPUs: Optimized for enterprises requiring efficient co-hosting of demanding Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and AI workloads
- NVIDIA Blackwell B200 GPUs: Planned for future VCF releases, delivering unparalleled performance for large-scale AI and HPC applications
High-Performance Networking Infrastructure
Enhanced DirectPath I/O with High-Speed Networking: VCF incorporates comprehensive support for NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NICs and NVIDIA BlueField-3 400G Data Processing Units (DPUs) with DirectPath I/O capabilities.
Advanced Networking Benefits:
- NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA: Enables high-speed, multi-node AI model training
- NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage: Facilitates rapid data transfer essential for demanding Generative AI workloads
- Optimized Performance: Reduces latency and maximizes throughput for AI applications
Enterprise-Grade Operational Continuity
Preservation of Core VCF Capabilities: Organizations can deploy the latest NVIDIA innovations, including NVIDIA HGX servers, while maintaining familiar VCF operational workflows and enterprise-grade virtualization features.
Retained Enterprise Features:
- vMotion: Seamless workload mobility across infrastructure
- High Availability (HA): Continuous application uptime
- Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS): Intelligent resource optimization
- Live Patching: Zero-downtime system updates
This comprehensive approach ensures reliability and flexibility for mixed workloads, enabling AI/ML applications to operate seamlessly alongside existing enterprise applications.
Strategic Market Impact and Future Vision
The enhanced Broadcom-NVIDIA collaboration addresses the growing enterprise demand for AI infrastructure that combines cutting-edge performance with operational simplicity. By integrating NVIDIA’s revolutionary Blackwell architecture into VCF’s trusted platform, organizations can accelerate their AI initiatives without disrupting existing IT operations or compromising security standards.
This partnership positions enterprises to capitalize on the AI revolution while maintaining the governance, compliance, and operational excellence required for mission-critical business applications.
Comprehensive Resource Ecosystem
Additional Information and Resources:
- Complete VMware Cloud Foundation blog collection from Explore 2025
- Detailed VMware Cloud Foundation platform information
- VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA dedicated webpage
- VMware Cloud Foundation social channels: LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube
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About Broadcom
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) stands as a global technology leader designing, developing, and supplying comprehensive semiconductor, enterprise software, and security solutions. The company’s industry-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including cloud computing, data centers, networking, broadband, wireless communications, storage, industrial applications, and enterprise software.
Broadcom’s innovative solutions encompass service provider and enterprise networking and storage, mobile device and broadband connectivity, mainframe systems, cybersecurity, and private and hybrid cloud infrastructure. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Broadcom operates as a Delaware corporation.
For more information: www.broadcom.com
