{"id":72917,"date":"2026-04-14T20:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=72917"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:21:59","slug":"how-to-save-hardware-costs-using-vmware-cloud-foundation-vcf-9-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/how-to-save-hardware-costs-using-vmware-cloud-foundation-vcf-9-0\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Save Hardware Costs using Broadcom VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hardware<\/strong> has become more expensive<\/strong>, and key components<\/strong> are harder to source<\/strong>.
\nFor many organizations, adding more servers or memory is no longer a realistic default option<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0<\/strong> is positioned as a response to this reality. Instead of scaling by buying more hardware, it focuses on using existing infrastructure more efficiently<\/strong> and avoiding unnecessary refresh cycles<\/strong>. This article explores how to save costs with VCF 9.0.<\/p>\n

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Why saving on hardware costs matters now<\/h2>\n

What was once seen as a temporary supply chain disruption has become a long\u2011term structural issue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Enterprises are now facing several persistent challenges<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  • DDR5 server memory prices more than doubled during 2025<\/strong> as supply tightened<\/li>\n
  • Major memory suppliers reported capacity sold out through 2026<\/strong>, leaving little visibility for enterprise buyers<\/li>\n
  • Around 95\u202fpercent of global DRAM supply is controlled by three vendors<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Manufacturers are shifting production toward high\u2011bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI workloads<\/strong>, reducing output of standard server DRAM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In practice, this means:<\/p>\n

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    • New servers cost.<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Large memory<\/strong> configurations are harder to justify<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • Refresh projects<\/strong> are delayed<\/strong> or downsized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Under these conditions, using existing hardware<\/strong> more efficiently<\/strong> becomes a primary cost<\/strong>\u2011<\/strong>saving lever<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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      How VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 helps reduce hardware costs<\/h2>\n

      1) Decrease server purchase costs by right\u2011sizing memory<\/h3>\n

      Memory<\/strong> is now one of the most expensive components in modern servers<\/strong>. Broadcom notes that in many current server configurations, memory accounts for more than 50 percent of the total server cost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0<\/strong> addresses this through Non\u2011Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)\u2011based memory tiering<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      Non\u2011Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)<\/strong> lets fast solid\u2011state drives (SSDs) communicate directly with the processor (CPU)<\/strong>. This makes data access much faster than older storage technologies such as Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS).<\/p>\n

      Memory tiering uses this fast storage<\/strong> as an additional memory layer<\/strong>, so not everything has to stay in expensive main memory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      Save costs through efficiency<\/h4>\n