What's New in vSphere for VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 brings major updates to vSphere, and in this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Feidhlim O’Leary for a deeper technical look at what’s new. The conversation explores how vSphere 9.1 improves lifecycle management, streamlines firmware and driver updates, enhances VM management, and expands memory tiering capabilities introduced in earlier releases. Feidhlim also shares insights into observability improvements, operational simplification, and the types of day-to-day enhancements that practitioners will immediately appreciate. From certificate management and lifecycle automation to performance optimization and hardware enablement, this episode focuses on the practical operational improvements that make vSphere 9.1 one of the most substantial platform releases in recent years. If you’re running VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere environments at scale, this is a great technical overview of the updates infrastructure teams should know about. #VMware #vSphere #VCF #VMwareCloudFoundation #virtuallyspeakingpodcast Links Mentioned What’s New with vSphere in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1? https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-founda... VMware vCenter Virtual Hardware Gets an Upgrade in vSphere with VCF 9.1 https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-founda... Non-Disruptive VMware vCenter Patching in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-founda... CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:18 vSphere 9.1 Overview & Practitioner Takeaways 05:04 Lifecycle Management Improvements 19:04 Firmware, Drivers & Update Automation 30:13 Certificate Management Challenges 33:27 VM Management Enhancements 40:29 Memory Tiering in vSphere 9.1 50:23 AI, AMD & Platform Expansion 51:02 Favorite Features in vSphere 9.1 53:03 Closing Thoughts