In the emerging AI economy, success is dictated by three factors: talent, data, and computing. While you can hire talent and acquire data, computing is the resource that is becoming increasingly expensive and difficult to scale. As tokens and data centers grow more costly, the battleground for modern IT is getting every last ounce of horsepower out of the hardware you already own.

This begs the key question: “How can you maximize your hardware utilization for AI workloads?”

The answer is VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). By virtualizing the entire stack—computing, networking, and storage—and utilizing ARIA automation to rebalance workloads, organizations can maximize utilization and break through the limitations of physical hardware.

The consumption gap

The challenge for many VCF customers is not the technology itself, but the consumption gap. You make a massive investment in the platform, but realizing its value requires a complete revamping of your infrastructure. This isn't just a software update. It is a full-scale migration program—essentially moving your entire building while everyone is still working inside it.

Without a structured approach, organizations often fall victim to inertia. They continue paying for legacy, siloed networking or storage, while their VCF investment sits underutilized.

Managing the migration with Clarity

You can’t wave a magic wand and expect a re-platforming of this scale to happen on its own. This is where a leading strategic portfolio management (SPM) solution like Clarity® by Broadcom becomes the essential steering mechanism.

What are the benefits of using Clarity for a VCF migration? Clarity helps VCF customers bridge the gap between technical capabilities and business value. With the solution, teams can achieve these key objectives:

  • Establish real milestones: Clarity helps teams move beyond "we'll get to it" by putting solid stakes in the ground for virtual networking and storage adoption.

  • Visualize interdependencies: The solution highlights the relationships between infrastructure components so teams can manage the high-risk nature of migration and identify bottlenecks before they cause downtime.

  • Enable executive visibility: Clarity provides a clear report on progress so leaders can ensure the organization is achieving the measurable gains promised by the initial investment.

In practice, VCF provides the engine, but Clarity provides the roadmap. By managing the people and processes required to adopt the full VCF stack, you ensure that your infrastructure is ready for an AI-powered world—without the need for constant, budget-breaking spending on new hardware.


Frequently asked questions

Why is computing power becoming a major hurdle for organizations in the AI economy?

While talent and data can be acquired, computing is becoming increasingly expensive and difficult to scale, creating rising data center costs.

What is the "consumption gap" in the context of VCF?

It is the challenge of making a massive platform investment, without fully revamping infrastructure. This results in underutilized software and ongoing expenditures on legacy infrastructure.

How does Clarity assist in the migration to VCF?

Clarity acts as a steering mechanism by helping teams establish real milestones, visualize interdependencies between components, and provide executive-level visibility into progress.

How does VCF help organizations avoid constant spending on new hardware?

VCF virtualizes the full stack and uses ARIA automation to rebalance workloads, allowing organizations to get maximum utilization out of their existing hardware.