Krish Prasad on VCF 9.0, Private AI, and VMware’s Future Under Broadcom

In this VMware Explore 2025 episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Krish Prasad, SVP and General Manager of the VMware Cloud Foundation division at Broadcom. Krish shares how VMware, now under Broadcom, has delivered on its long-standing vision of a truly integrated private cloud platform with VCF 9.0. He explains how the new organizational structure has accelerated innovation, resulting in positive feedback from customers across industries from large enterprises to smaller organizations. The conversation covers: Why regulated industries like healthcare and banking are rapidly adopting VCF 9.0 How Private AI is now embedded directly into VCF as a core capability New compliance and security features, including automatic drift detection and remediation Broadcom’s increased R&D investment driving faster innovation and customer excitement Whether you’re an IT leader, architect, or business strategist, this episode gives a behind-the-scenes look at VMware’s direction under Broadcom and what it means for the future of private cloud.