VMware Explore 2025 brought together thousands of IT practitioners navigating one of the biggest shifts in modern infrastructure: the evolution to VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0. If you’re planning a migration, architecting a new deployment, or simply trying to understand what’s changed in vSphere 9, you’re not alone, and you’re in the right place.
We’ve rounded up the most popular Cloud Infrastructure sessions from the event, the ones that drew the biggest crowds and generated the most follow-up questions. These aren’t just product overviews—they’re practical, demo-heavy sessions led by engineers who’ve done this work in the field.
Whether you’re starting from scratch with a greenfield deployment or figuring out the best path from your existing environment, these sessions will give you the technical depth and real-world guidance you need. Dive into the sessions below and find the one that matches where you are in your journey.
What Is New in VMware vSphere 9 [CLOB1257LV]
In this session, we will showcase the top new technologies, changes, and differences for practitioners to note in VMware vSphere® 9, the compute engine for VMware Cloud Foundation®.
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Design and Architect: Best Practices for Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 [CLOB1427LV]
In this session, you will learn about the new VMware Cloud Foundation® (VCF) 9.0 architecture and the different components (compute, storage, networking, operations, and automation) that now make up the new VCF private cloud platform.
To aid practitioners and architects in deploying a brand new (greenfield) VCF private cloud, we will walk through the best practices, key considerations, and deployment options to meet the needs of your organization.
Finally, bringing all the concepts together, we will make this concrete with a demonstration of using the new VCF 9.0 Unified Installer that simplifies the deployment of a brand new VCF private cloud, whether that is using the UI or fully automated end-to-end with a JSON specification.
Join us to learn how VCF 9.0 can modernize your data center, enhance automation, and drive business agility.
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Choosing Your Path to VMware Cloud Foundation: A Technical Guide for Migration [CLOB1100LV]
Concerned about the risks and complexities of migrating to VMware Cloud Foundation® (VCF)? This session explores multiple proven, non-disruptive pathways for migrating to VCF from your existing VMware environments.
You’ll gain a practical understanding and comparative view of:
• VMware Cloud Foundation Import: The straightforward way to bring your current VMware environment into VCF.
• VMware Cloud Foundation® Operations HCX: Enabling large-scale, seamless workload migrations with network continuity and detailed planning using migration waves.
Leave with the knowledge to choose the right tools, effectively plan your migration waves, minimize operational disruption, and accelerate time-to-value with VCF.
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Design and Architect: Best Practices for Upgrading VMware vSphere and VCF to VCF 9.0 [CLOT1428LV]
In this session, you will learn about the new VMware Cloud Foundation® (VCF) 9 architecture and the different components (compute, storage, networking, operations and automation) that now make up the new VCF private cloud platform.
To aid practitioners and architects in transitioning from an existing VMware vSphere®-based environment and/or upgrading from an existing VMware Cloud Foundation® 5.x environment to VCF 9.0, we will take you through the best practices, key considerations, and deployment options on how you can easily transition to the new VCF 9.0 platform.
Finally, to help our practitioners quickly get the benefit of the new VCF private cloud platform, we will demonstrate how the new VCF 9.0 Unified Installer can start with your existing vSphere-based deployment and easily help you transition to VCF 9.0.
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101 Kubernetes and VMware vSphere Supervisor Masterclass: A Demo-Driven Deep Dive [CLOT1107LV]
Ready to elevate your Kubernetes and VMware vSphere® Supervisor skills? This demo-driven masterclass offers a comprehensive introduction to Kubernetes and vSphere Supervisor, visually guiding you through the essential services integrated within VMware Cloud Foundation®.
You will explore the powerful capabilities of vSphere Supervisor, including the VMware vSphere® Kubernetes Service, VM Service, and additional Supervisor Services. Through engaging demos, you’ll gain insights into managing containers, virtual machines, and infrastructure services—all using single integrated API and unified management tools.
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Missed the conference or want to revisit these highly-rated sessions? All VMware Explore content is available on-demand in the video library.
