Short for software-defined data centre, where software virtualises and controls networking, storage and compute. VCF provides this in private cloud form, and SDDC Manager keeps the name.
Also called software-defined data centre.
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Terms in this definition
- WHERE
Limits a SELECT, UPDATE or DELETE to just the rows meeting a condition. Omit it, and the statement hits every row.
- General-purpose v1
The older storage account kind (
Storage), which lacks access tiers, Archive and premium file shares and retires on 13 October 2026. Converting to ZRS requires first upgrading to GPv2, a one-way change. - VMware Cloud Foundation
Broadcom's platform for private cloud. It unifies management of NSX, vSAN, vSphere, VCF Automation and VCF Operations as one fleet; VVF, by contrast, lacks automation and cloud management.
- private cloud
Infrastructure run for one organisation alone but operated like a cloud, with self-service, automation and multi-tenancy. Broadcom positions VCF as its platform for building one.
- SDDC Manager
Per-instance VCF appliance that automates jobs such as workload domain deployment, lifecycle of ESX, NSX and vCenter, importing vCenter, stretching clusters, and handling passwords and certificates. VCF 9.0 positions it within VCF Operations, whose console is replacing its separate UI.